On Survivor: Redemption Island, which premieres Feb. 16 on CBS, when a contestant is voted off, he or she won't leave the game completely but go instead to Redemption Island, where he or she will face off against the next person voted off in a duel. The winner lives on to face the next arrival at Redemption Island until one person left standing has a chance to return to the game.
Jeff Probst Survivor's New Rules
"We did a haphazard version of Redemption Island a few years ago called the Outcasts," host Jeff Probst explained to Entertainment Weekly. "It didn't work and it didn't please the audience and there was one fundamental flaw – we didn't tell people up front it was going to happen ... So I have no problem with people coming back into the game because everybody knows up front [now]. A rule can't be unfair if you know going in. It's an equal opportunity."
Jeff Probst Survivor's New Rules
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