Author Topic: Survivor Casting and Eligibility Requirements  (Read 15414 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline marigold

  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 5149
Survivor Casting and Eligibility Requirements
« on: May 19, 2008, 01:48:32 PM »
... an intersting article

Survivor lowers its age limit to 18 for most states

Source: http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_18/2008_May_19_age_limit_lowered

As it starts casting for its spring 2009 season, Survivor is lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18 for most people. A CBS spokesperson told me today that the change was made simply because “Casting wanted to be able to consider applicants between 18 and 21.”

Previous applications said “contestants must be 21 years or older at the time of application,” but the new application [PDF] says “contestants must be 18 years or older at the time of application, except that if you reside in one of the five states listed below.” Those exceptions are DC and Mississippi, where you have to be at least 21, and Alabama, Nebraska, and Wyoming, where you have to be at least 19.

Why the exceptions? In those five states, “the age of legal majority is over 18. For applicants from those states, they need to be at least the age stated (age of majority) to be considered for the show,” the spokesperson told me.

Next season won’t be the first with contestants under 21. Last season, Frosti was 20, and CBS told me at the time that “producers decided to make an exception for him.” Apparently, they’ve just decided to make that the rule instead of the exception.

*The Survivor Eligibility Requirements are in the link below applications are due no later than Tuesday July 15, 2008 at 5:00pm *

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor16/includes/about/casting/survivor18.pdf


« Last Edit: May 19, 2008, 01:56:33 PM by ca bb fan »

Offline michael

  • The King of St Olaf
  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 5798
    • Facebook Profile
Re: Survivor Casting and Eligibility Requirements
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2008, 02:00:57 PM »
wicked
now they just need to allow canadians :)


Offline marigold

  • RFF Frantic Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 5149
Re: Survivor Casting and Eligibility Requirements
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2008, 02:19:27 PM »
wicked
now they just need to allow canadians :)

 :funny: Or we could find you a bride down there and then you can have a partner for TAR

and then mess around on Big Brother and have the marriage annulled after all your winnings  :wohoo: