‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst reacts amid backlash over mistake

survivor host Jeff Probst He rushed to quell the backlash from viewers after accidentally spoiling the result of a challenge during the game Season 50 ending.

“I love doing live TV,” Probst, 64, joked while trying to explain himself during the Wednesday, May 20, finale of The Show .

Not long ago, viewers watched Aubrey Bracco Win the final immunity challenge and save Joe Hunterthus sending Riso Velovich and Jonathan Young Enter the fire making challenge by default. (The signature fire-making challenge was used to determine who would join Bracco, 40, and Hunter, 46, for the climactic tribal council.)

In a live segment from the finale, Probst called Verovich, 26, to talk about how scary the fire-making challenge was.

Probst casually referred to Verovich as “the final member of our jury” during a commercial break. The host appeared confused and the audience fell into silence as Probst mistakenly spoiled the results of the fire-making challenge before it aired.

“What just happened?” Probst asked.

“They haven’t seen the fire yet,” shouted one contestant, and Verovich clarified, “The fire hasn’t happened yet.”

The crowd started to grumble when Probst admitted, “I’m not even sure what’s going on, but then, we’re going to have one final surprise for the players.”

survivor Fans were shocked when Probst accidentally sabotaged one of the most anticipated challenges in the show’s history.

“50 seasons survivorJeff Probst just ruined the finale’s biggest climax… live during the finale,” one viewer written by Wednesday. “I can’t believe we just witnessed this. What do you mean there was no delay live.”

Another fan was equally disappointed, writing“Jeff ruined his own show… Oh grandpa, it’s time for bed.”

“Jeff deliberately sabotaged the live reunion so he would never have to do another one,” a third viewer joke.

once survivor After the commercial ends, Probst tries to explain to viewers what went wrong.

“If you’re confused, this is what happens,” he began. “We were going to show you making fire and then have Rizo, the fire making loser, come out and talk about how maybe if he practiced making fire he would win. Instead we did a survivor Twist, this is the final twist of the season. We call it “Looking Ahead.” So now, we’re going to see Rizzo lose to Jonathan in a fire. “

The mistake reignited speculation among fans on social media about whether it was time for Probst to retire. survivor host after 50 seasons.

Exclusive statement US Weekly Before Season 50 begins, Probst says he hopes to stay involved survivor for a long time to come.

“We stay in a little box like Survivor, but once you step inside that little box you realize the space is huge,” Probst explains. “You can try all kinds of things. So, for example, if you hire a different type of person to host, and then you bring in a different type of person to produce, and you take their different perspectives, the show could very well go in a completely different direction.”

He added, “I do think that’s going to continue and I’m hoping that even if I’m not hosting, maybe I can still be a part of it because I love the show.”

Although the fire making challenge was ruined, survivor Viewers were able to watch the final Tribal Council proceed as expected. Bracco wins $2 million jackpot and the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser, which beat Young and Hunter in an 8-3-0 jury vote.

survivor airs on CBS.