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CBS Re-Ups Survivor

CBS is re-upping "Survivor" for next season, ordering the 17th and 18th installments of the reality series. Jeff Probst will still be on board as host. The show "has become an expected treat every Thursday at 8 p.m. The series' 16th run, "Survivor: Micronesia," is set for a Feb. 7 premiere and casting for "Survivor 17" is underway.

In its most recent installment, "Survivor: China," the show pulled an average of 15.2 million viewers and a 5.1 rating/14 share among adults 18-49. And if the franchise has been waning in the ratings since its early heyday, it still dominates its time period as the anchor to CBS' Thursday night lineup. "It is truly a remarkable feat to be winning your time period in all ratings categories after 15 editions," says CBS reality chief Ghen Maynard.

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