There are long-running reality shows, and then there’s Survivor. CBS’s megahit series changed the TV world forever, and is currently gearing for its whopping 45th season on the air. Survivor 44 even earned an Emmy nomination. There are generations of fans who tune into the show on Wednesday nights, and we’ve come to know and love certain challenges. But there’s one that’s been missing for a number of years now: the Survivor auction. Here’s why the beloved competition show scrapped that challenge, which was included for years and years.
The Survivor auction was always good TV when it happened on new seasons. Rather than having a traditional Reward Challenge, the castaways would be given an envelope of money, and would bid for food, letters from home, baths, and advantages to the next Immunity Challenge. But the auction was scrapped after the 30th season Worlds Apart, to fans’ dismay. And the reason is actually directly connected to that season.
