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‘Survivor’ Season 51 Cast Analysis with Sharon Tharp!

September 17, 2026·2h 16m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Are you ready for the open era?! Tyson and Riley are back for the new season of ‘Survivor,’ and today they are joined by entertainment journalist and host of The Exclusive, Sharon Tharp, to break down the new islanders. They analyze possible favorites, talk about the correlation between new ‘Survivor’ players and ‘Big Brother’ players, and predict the future tribe dynamics for the twist-filled season. And stay tuned for our coverage of ‘Survivor 51’ as we officially discover the new “open era”! 00:00 - Welcome! 07:54 - Lewis Kelly  17:17 - Carter Krull  21:38 - Danny “Kilby” Kilby  28:56 - Sharonda Cox  34:56  - Mike Pinsky  42:01 - Linnea Capobianco  49:03 - Aaliyah Puglia 54:59 - Brady Booker  1:02:43 - Rob Antonson  1:08:23 - Eric Macksoud  1:12:45 - Cristian Chávez  1:18:26 - Kristin Flickinger  1:22:14 - Angelica “Jelly” Loblack  1:26:36 - Alexis Levine  1:32:06 - Jenna Doore 1:37:48 - Devin Way  1:44:39 - Ana Sani  1:48:06 - An “Thien An” Nguyen 1:54:52 - Maggie Nestor  1:59:46 - Ori Jean-Charles  02:05:13 - Patt Cannaday  02:07:22 - Fans on the island? 02:08:10 - Riley’s Reads 02:12:21 - Thanks for watching! Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee Guest: Sharon Tharp Producer: Ashleigh Smith Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Sources for pictures: CBS/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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