Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-1294345-20170318142836/@comment-6987998-20170319182422

Bwburke94 wrote:

LincolnAloisio wrote: Game Changers's episodes 8 and 9 will be on the same day, so let's see what happens. Source? http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/survivor/listings/

Distanceriez E. wrote:

The double episodes are just two episodes they decided to air in the same night, this is why they have different title (I have no idea why they didn't give Million Dollar Gamble part 2 its own title), it's not the case with premieres for obvious reasons. What obvious reasons? I don't see any difference between the editing of double premieres and other double episodes, it's just covering two cycles on the same night. The double episodes are always planned by the editing team from the beginning, no matter if it's a premiere or not.

Also, trying to follow CBS's numbering is a lost cause since they often contradict themselves about it (like the whole "500th episode" thing, or the recap of "The Stakes Have Been Raised" on CBS's website only covering the first part). Even for the doubles eps with two different titles, on CBS's video list they are considered as one episode.

It's a premiere, so they are obviously going to promote it as just one big episode. That's why they always are part1/2, so it's easier. And I don't believe episodes that are aired in the same day are planned to be aired in the same day since the beginning as one thing has nothing to do with the other and is just an schedule thing.

I didn't say to follow CBS's numbering, especially because they don't make any sense, but I suppose this revamping in the numbers is supposed to be closer to their numbering.

I don't know why they didn't include TSHBR's second part in the recap, but up until MDG, all double episodes had one different recap page for each episode. So if you follow that, just including the reunions betwwen the finales/premieres, I believe you will get about the same number.