Survivor 39 contestant Janet Carbin noted how the casting producers “just wanna know who you are, are you funny, are you strategic, what kind of person or personality are you?” ...

Beck competed in Survivor 39, “Island of the Idols,” and was eliminated in the fire-making challenge. She used her Extracted set visit as a chance for personal “redemption.” ...

So one season, we said, 'That's enough.'" Finally, even if a return to 39 days isn't on the horizon for Survivor, there may be one hallmark of the new era that could see a comeback.

In their mind, Survivor is 39 days…. So they think that with the exception of Covid, which I'm sure we get a pass for, that we should have and still could go back to 39 days….