NEW YORK, NY, October 8, 2025—Simon & Schuster announced today that it will publish SURVIVOR: FORGED BY FIRE by Emmy Award-winning host Jeff Probst on February 24, 2026, as part of the milestone celebration of the iconic CBS series. This oversized, gorgeously designed work of art is an absolute must-have for any fan of the show.

What’s it like to be on Survivor?

It’s a question millions of people have wondered since Survivor debuted on CBS in the summer of 2000 and forever changed television. What’s it like to face-off in the grueling physical challenges? To endure the unforgiving elements of dense jungles and remote islands? To form alliances with and conspire against fellow players? To anxiously sit at tribal council and hear host Jeff Probst render the verdict on whether your torch will remain lit or be extinguished?

SURVIVOR: FORGED BY FIRE answers these questions and more, replicating what it feels like to play the game. Using stunning photography—many of the images never-before-seen—the book leads readers through each phase of the competition: from “The Arrival” to “The Return” and every thrilling, harrowing and inspiring moment in between. Curated by Survivor’s longtime director of photography Scott Duncan, the breathtaking pictorials depict the show’s most famous players and most memorable moments in an entirely fresh and even more candid way. Accompanying these striking visuals are moving reflections from Probst, who for the first time shares pages of diaries he kept during filming.

As Probst writes, “Survivor isn’t just a game. It’s a journey. One that calls to the adventurer inside us all.”

Jeff Probst said: “Forged by Fire is the most cinematic Survivor book ever made. It was a very enjoyable — and at times emotional — process for me to look back over the past 25 years of our show. I even pulled out some old personal diaries I kept along the way, which was interesting, and at times revealing, to revisit what I was thinking through the years!  The goal with this book was to mirror the many different human layers — excitement, vulnerability, unease, uncertainty, even fear — that a player experiences when they take on this epic adventure. I’m pumped to get this in the hands of Survivor fans as we celebrate our 50th season!”

Sean Manning, Vice President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster, said: “It is an honor to publish this exquisite commemoration of one of television’s most legendary series—authored by one of the medium’s all-time greatest talents. Jeff Probst’s commitment to creating consistently groundbreaking and exhilarating entertainment has been evident in every episode of Survivor over its remarkable twenty-five-year run. Forged by Fire is no different. Jeff and the show’s director of photography Scott Duncan have dreamed up an utterly unique and enthralling book.”

Sean Manning acquired World Rights from Paramount Consumer Products. 

Jeff Probst is an American television presenter, producer, and author, best known for hosting the groundbreaking reality competition series Survivor since its inception in 2000. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, Probst also serves as an executive producer on the show, contributing significantly to its enduring success and cultural impact. 

Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Adams Media, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and VBK in the Netherlands and Belgium. It proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com. 

SURVIVOR airs Wednesdays at 8pmET/PT-9:30pmET/PT on the CBS Television Network and available to stream on Paramount +.

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