Survivor Panama and The Amazing Race to Return in February  1/10/06

CBS'S REALITY TITANS TO RETURN IN FEBRUARY

"Survivor Panama - Exile Island" Premieres Thursday, Feb. 2, 8:00-9:00 PM

Three Time Emmy Award-Winner "The Amazing Race" Returns for its Ninth Edition

With a Two-Hour Premiere, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9:00-11:00 PM

"Love Monkey" to Remain In the Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 PM Time Period

CBS's two reality heavyweights -- Survivor and The Amazing Race -- will return in February.

The 12th edition of Survivor, Survivor Panama - Exile Island, premieres Thursday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The most recent installment, "Survivor: Guatemala," won its time period every week in viewers (18.30m), adults 18-49 (6.5/18) and adults 25-54 (7.9/19) and maintained its place in history as being one of only six programs to finish every season (11 editions over the course of five and a half seasons) in the top 10.

Survivor Panama - Exile Island, hosted by Jeff Probst, will find the 16 new castaways initially divided into four tribes of four -- Older Men vs. Older Woman vs. Younger Men vs. Younger Women (the four tribes will become two during a schoolyard pick in the second episode). During the duration of Survivor Panama - Exile Island, at least one castaway each episode will be banished to a separate island miles away from camp. While being separated from the tribe is not desirable, the castaways will learn that there is a hidden Immunity Idol somewhere on Exile Island. If found, this Immunity Idol could save an individual from being voted out at a future Tribal Council.

Survivor: Panama is produced by SEG, Inc. Mark Burnett and Tom Shelly are the executive producers.

The ninth installment of The Amazing Race returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily to name a few. The three time Emmy Award-winning adventure series premieres Tuesday, Feb. 28 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

Last spring's The Amazing Race 7, the most recent edition to have the two-person team format, achieved series high ratings in viewers (13.03m), adults 18-34 (4.6/13), adults 18-49 (5.3/13) and adults 25-54 (6.1/14).

The Amazing Race, which has been the recipient of the Emmy Award for Best Reality Program for three consecutive years, is produced by Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC. Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman and Hayma Screech Washington are executive producers. Phil Keoghan is host.

Meanwhile, CBS's mid-season series Love Monkey, which premieres on Tuesday, Jan. 17, will remain in the Tuesday 10:00-11:00 PM time period.

Source: CBS Press Release