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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 3446331" data-attributes="member: 10479">I know that the show doesn't air within a week of being taped, anyway.  There's an online Survivor Live show you can watch through the CBS website -<a href="http://www.cbs.com/innertube/" target="_blank">http://www.cbs.com/innertube/</a>- (the episodes are also available there the day after being televised, including all the way back to the season premiere).  Within a couple of days of the episode, Survivor Live will have the person who was last voted off the show.  Recent dump-ee Rocky appeared to have gained a good twenty pounds.  I think I had heard that all contestants have NDAs until after a season finale has aired, so I assumed they tape the whole thing and then edit the episodes to put together as compelling a season as possible, whilst taking full advantage of the whole cast to weave a confusing through-line.  Hard to say if they focus on someone new to show how well they are doing or to make sure we see them for at least a little bit before they get axed.</blockquote>