The morning after the "Survivor 50" marooning, I hitch a boat ride from Fiji's Tokoriki Island to base camp, located about 25 minutes away at Mana Island. Now, Probst is ready to celebrate 25 years of "Survivor," a show he executive-produces, hosts, and showruns. When TVLine catches up with Probst, he's hard at work on the promotional side of things in preparation for the highly anticipated anniversary season. The hype for "Survivor 50" has been snowballing ever since its "In the Hands of the Fans" concept was announced nearly a full year ago. "I'm typically thinking about the events of the morning, my job as a host.