CBS has released a new commercial for Survivor Redemption Island. Hard to believe the new season will premiere in just a few weeks on February 16th!

Learn more about the Survivor 2011 castaways and check out their pics.

Bonus Update: Here’s a brand new commercial from tonight during the playoffs. Russell and Rob coming tearing through the jungle in the promo below:

The two mystery contestants for Survivor Redemption Island have been revealed by CBS as bad boy Russell Hantz and veteran Rob Mariano. Looks like we were right about our guess.  Check out the video:

Which one do you think will outwit, outlast and outplay the other?

CBS released the list of castaways for Survivor Redemption Island on Monday, but they left out two of the names. Those mystery castaways are said to be former Survivor players and there are some pretty believable rumors on who we can expect to see back in the jungle. Read on if you don’t mind some spoiler speculation.

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You’ve seen the CBS promo, now take an up close look at the new Survivor Redemption Island cast! There are 16 castaways who have been revealed so far while there will be 2 more castaways from past seasons of Survivor.

Those last two names will soon be released, but for now you can check out who you’ll be watching in the 22nd season.

The crop of 16 includes Ashley Underwood, a 25-year-old nurse who represented Maine in the 2009 Miss USA pageant; Steve Wright, who played on the same Dallas Cowboys team as Survivor: Guatemala’s Gary Hogeboom; and Grant Mattos, most recently a Tennessee Titans wide receiver. Others include former Marine Andrea Boehlke, farmer Ralph Kiser, and three contestants working in or studying law: Francesca Hogi, Kristina Kell and David Murphy.

The youngest contestant is 19-year-old dancer Natalie Tenerelli, while 52-year-old technology executive Philip Sheppard is the oldest.

Survivor Redemption Island cast photos:

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CBS has put out a video with 16 of the 18 new castaways for Survivor Redemption Island.  Two are missing.  Hmmmm wonder who that could be? LOL

Do you see anyone worth pulling for?

If you were upset about last season’s quitters, NaOnka Mixon and Kelly Shinn, ending up on the jury then you weren’t alone. Jeff Probst explains that this season, Survivor Redemption Island, will give producers the option whether or not to let castaways who quit prior to elimination stay to be part of the jury.

“The most frustrating part for me was that both of them, due to a precedent we already set on the show, were allowed to stay on the jury and have an influence at the end of the game,” Probst tells PEOPLE. “And that was not a judgment call on our end. We had already set that in motion with Janu back in Palau. She was already in the jury phase, she quit, so she becomes a jury member. But there were people who said, ‘Aww man, that’s not right! They should be out of the jury!’ Because they were big votes.”

Seems like producers were caught off-guard by the pair of quitters and couldn’t change things mid-season. So now they’re going in to this round telling the players that they won’t have a guaranteed spot in the jury.

There’s still a problem here though. It’s a gray area. Producers will have the option to send a quitter home or they might get to stay for the jury. So really, if one person quits and they decide to let them stay then they’ll have to do the same for the second person.

Come on, Survivor producers, just set a rule. If they quit, then they’re gone. Keep it simple and remove the vagueness.

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Survivor returns for its 22nd season on February 16th, 2011 with an all new twist: Redemption Island. Well, mostly new. Jeff Probst spoke with People Magazine and explained how this second-chance is similar to a recent season:

“We did a haphazard version of Redemption Island a few years ago called the Outcasts,” host Jeff Probst explained to Entertainment Weekly. “It didn’t work and it didn’t please the audience and there was one fundamental flaw – we didn’t tell people up front it was going to happen …

So I have no problem with people coming back into the game because everybody knows up front [now]. A rule can’t be unfair if you know going in. It’s an equal opportunity.”

If you missed the details behind Survivor Redemption Island then be sure to check out Probst’s explanation from the Nicaragua finale.

What do you think? Is a second chance at the prize money fair if everyone knows it’s going to happen? Or once the castaways are eliminated they should stay gone?

Jeff Probst revealed the details during the Nicaragua finale for the new season, Survivor Redemption Island, but in case you missed it, here’s the video recap:

What do you think of this Redemption Island twist? Could this make the 22nd season the best ever for Survivor? I’m excited to see how it works out.

Update: CBS says Survivor Redemption Island will start on February 16, 2011!

WOW the person I pulled for most of the season was crowned the Survivor Nicaragua winner.  When the votes were tied at four a piece I was nervous but what a comeback Judson Birza had to win it all!  Winning three immunity challenges in a row when he needed them the most sealed his fate.  Well that along with all the backstabbing done throughout the game by Chase and Sash lol. 

The disdain the jury felt towards Sash was fun to watch.  It was nice to see him actually have to squirm a little lol.  For some reason the little girls on the jury had too much jealousy to vote for a MAN younger than them.  And yes Fabio is a man, Alina.  What a biatch in her slam at the end towards Fabio.  If I was out there with her prissy ass I’d have gone off big time!!

NaOnka is having some trouble in her teaching job with parents calling not wanting their kids in her class.  Hmmm who didn’t see that one coming?  Of course they don’t want you near their kids!  There’s no way I’d want my kids around her but hey maybe she is a different person in real life…NOT! LOL

Final thoughts on the reunion: Jane won fan favorite by the largest majority ever.  WOW!  She was one tough cookie.  I wouldn’t want to go against her lol.  Shannon was STILL running his mouth and being a total you know what.  He couldn’t even say something nice at the reunion?  What a loser!  

The twist for Survivor 22 was revealed tonight and showed us Redemption Island, a place where those who are voted out of the game are sent.  When one is voted out they are sent to this Island and await for the next person to voted out.  The two then square off and fight it out and the winner moves on to wait on the next player.  Whomever is left at the end gets to come back in the game for another shot at the million.  That’s not a terrible twist but more than likely the person that comes back will get voted out immediately unless they win immunity.  No mention of the Rob and Russell showdown.

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Get ready to what I’m hoping is an exciting conclusion to a rather lackluster season of Survivor Nicaragua.  Three hours of Survivor is on tonight as Fabio and Dan try to win back to back to back immunity challenges in order to earn a place in the finals.  Seeing that Dan is NOT the best in the competitions I’m hoping Fabio will continue with an immunity run to inspire us viewers.  

Be sure to check out the CBS website to vote for your favorite player to win the 100k.  I’ve got my vote in for Fabio because he has made me laugh all season. 

Be sure to catch all the action tonight and see who is crowned the title of sole survivor and the winner of one million dollars.  It all starts at 8E/7C.