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Survivor's Life Extended

Next stop, Fiji. After that…well, we're sure there are plenty of other corners of the globe yet untread by a bunch of camera-ready, immunity-challenged castaways. 

CBS announced Wednesday that it has extended the lifespan of TV's longest-running reality show, ordering up two more editions of Survivor for the 2007-08 season. 

While the Outward Bound-style competition is by no means a drain on the network's Thursday-night lineup, ratings for the series' 13th season, Survivor: Cook Islands, were down overall.  

Cook Islands' September premiere pulled in the series' lowest debut numbers since the first episode of its first season in 2000—despite the promise of racially segregated tribes that caused so much controversy during the preseason buildup. 

Of course, a low of 18 million for a season premiere is nothing to cry over, and the season went on to average 15.8 million viewers, hence the confident renewal on CBS' part.  

Last week, producers announced the lineup for the show's upcoming 14th installment, Survivor: Fiji, which kicks off Feb. 8. The 19 castaways include 38-year-old Rita Verreos, the older sister of Project Runway season two finalist Nick Verreos. 

And while the drama destined to unfold onscreen remains a mystery, off-camera this has been one of the pioneering series' more intense go-rounds. 

Early last month, a bloodless coup in Fiji's capital city, Suva, roiled the island of Viti Levu, a 30-minute plane ride away from the Survivor crew's location on Vanua Levu, the country's second-largest island. 

While longtime host Jeff Probst said at the time that filming the show in the midst of a coup was a "surreal" experience, the Fiji military assured producers that they were safe and would be able to finish shooting and leave the country without any problems.

Which, apparently, they did.

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