Most network executives have no problem extolling the benefits of live television programming.
There’s a certain unpredictability and “anything can happen” quality that can only exist in live programming.
The problem, as CBS found out recently, is that “anything” can encompass the good, the bad, and the incredibly awkward.
CBS’s long-running reality competition series “Survivor” was winding down its monumental 50th season, airing the finale on Wednesday night.
The show was a bit of a mishmash, with part of the show being live, and the other part having been pre-recorded.
During the live bit, host Jeff Probst was doing his spiel when he briefly referred to the results of one of the competitions.
The problem? That competition hadn’t happened yet — at least not for the viewers.
Probst was speaking, and it appeared that he was about to announce a fire-making competition, according toPeoplemagazine.
“Camp life is also about firemaking,” Probst said while standing next to competitor Rizo Velovic. But instead of announcing the upcoming competition, the 64-year-old Probst went in a completely different — and perhaps spoil-y — direction.
“I don’t know if there’s something in there to think about, anyway, Rizo, you’ve become the final member of our jury,” Probst said, referring to the process of eliminated contestants joining a competition jury. “Take a spot over here.”
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