'Survivor' Ratings Flagging

Off 17 percent heading into its Sunday finale.
by Toni Fitzgerald, May 12, 2006

Ratings for CBS's "Survivor: Exile Island" have been eroding all season, and with the final episode just days away, they are not getting any better.

Last night's penultimate episode averaged a 5.7 overnight rating among adults 18-49. While that was well ahead of the second-place finisher, NBC's sitcoms, it was down 17 percent from the same night last year, when the second-to-last episode earned a 6.9.
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Is the end near for our favorite reality show? I'm fairly sure it will last at least another year (two more Survivor seasons), but what about after that?

Are there any changes that can be made to extend the life of the show? New host? New locations? New format or challenges? Include Survivors from other English speaking countries?

What I like about Survivor is the interaction of people. And people-wise Exile Island was more interesting than Guatemala, although Guatemala was one of the more interesting locales.

Now it is hard to imagine anyone other than Jeff Probst hosting Survivor, but before Survivor I would not have thought that the former host of Rock 'n' Roll Jeopardy would have done this good of job. So I'm open to the idea of a new host, but I don't think any former contestants will be very good as host.

Well, that's about all I have for now.
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend but don't forget its meaning.