Wednesday night's season finale of marked the end of an era for the series — and the start of a new one, host Jeff Probst hopes.
The CBS competition series went above and beyond for its landmark 40th season. It brought back a cast of winners from the last 20 years, upped the gameplay and doubled the prize to $2 million, the largest in reality show history.
Old-school favorites like «Boston» Rob Marciano and Sandra Diaz-Twine declared the brutal season the start of their retirement, while new-school standouts like Natalie Anderson and new champion Tony Vlachos put themselves in a new league of players.
So, what comes next? In an interview with ET via email, Probst opens up about pulling off the season's Zoom finale, that powerful moment he