Another season of Survivor , another season of marveling at Jeff Probst . The 49th season of the long-running American iteration of the CBS show premiered on September 24. 2025 also marks 25 years since the American Survivor premiered back in May of 2000, and the 49th time Jeff, one of the most popular competition hosts on TV, returns to the jungle and says "the tribe has spoken." And it's not hard to believe that over two decades into his TV career, the host has made a pretty penny from the show.

Jeff, now 63, began his career in media working as a producer and narrator of training videos before landing a stint with Access Hollywood as a reporter. It was then he caught series creator Mark Burnett's eye for his candor and warmth as an interviewer, believing that a fresh face

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