Survival of the Longest

Longest running, that is. After 20 sweaty seasons over 10 (less-and-less) lucrative years, the great grandmother of American reality TV apparently has no plans of calling it quits. Yet. So keep that bonfire burning for the next back-stabbing Tribal Council as CBS won't be snuffing out its own torch anytime soon. Doncha know? SURVIVOR 21: NICARAGUA is currently gracing our goggle-box, which prompts me to ponder: (1) Haven't the producers run out of remote islands to film? (2) Can they still afford the US$1 million payout in spite of flagging ratings? (3) Why hasn't Jeff Probst aged at all??