Survivor: Redemption Island

Survivor: Redemption Island will be the twenty-second season of the American CBS competitive reality television series, Survivor. It airs February 16th 2011. The show will feature returning players "Boston" Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz, and 16 new players to Survivor.

Contestants
Redemption Island features the return of "Boston" Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz, who both previously appeared on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villans; their feud was a running storyline in early episodes of that season. This will be Mariano's fourth appearance on Survivor, and Hantz's third. Neither will have special immunity at Tribal Council, debunking Internet forum rumours that had confirmed the presence of Mariano and Hantz prior to an official announcement but speculated at an initial long-term immunity. Probst mentioned that both players could be voted out immediately, but believes "they bring too much experience" to be initial targets for elimination. Probst, commenting on some fans of the show suffering from "Russell fatigue" after Hantz has appeared in two of the previous three seasons, considered that "[Hantz] embodies Survivor: he's polarizing. You hate him or you love him." On Mariano, Probst noted that "Rob is likable enough" to win the game, but for the same reason "Rob is going to have a tough time if he makes it to the merge."

thumb|300px|right|Rob & Russell join the cast of Survivor: Redemption Island. Survivor: Redemption Island premieres Wednesday, February 16th at 8/7c only on CBS!

Ometepe Tribe

 * &quot;Boston&quot; Rob Mariano
 * Andrea Boehlke
 * Ashley Underwood
 * Francesca Hogi
 * Grant Mattos
 * Kristina Kell
 * Matt Elrod
 * Natalie Tenerelli
 * Phillip Sheppard

Zapatera Tribe

 * Russell Hantz
 * David Murphy
 * Julie Wolfe
 * Krista Klumpp
 * Mike Chiesl
 * Ralph Kiser
 * Sarita White
 * Stephanie Valencia
 * Steve Wright