It’s time for you, the viewers, to cast your own Survivor tribal council vote, but this time it’s a good thing to have Jeff Probst find your name in the bucket.

For whatever reason, Xfinity is hosting a vote for a new round of inductions to their Survivor Hall of Fame. Readers can vote for their favorite castaways from any season to become part of the unofficial Hall of Fame. Half of the decision is made by reader votes and the other half is made by the likes of Jeff Probst, John Kirhoffer (challenge producer), last year’s inductees, and Xfinity crew.

You’ll only have until 5PM ET (2PM PT) today (12/2/11) to leave your nominations in the comments over at Xfinity’s page (noms left here won’t count).

Ozzy proved once again to be unstoppable on Survivor when he defeated both Dawn and Whitney at the Redemption Island Arena. Once they were eliminated from the game both women headed off to Ponderosa where they settled in to a more comfortable life of showers, cooked food, and pillows.

Sure enough, that included plenty of kisses and hand holding between Keith and the very much married Whitney. Classy! Perhaps most entertaining was Keith’s comment that he was excited to be starting “their” life together right away.

Check out Survivor’s behind the scenes clip of Dawn and Whitney arriving at Ponderosa:

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Survivor South Pacific pressed on tonight with just seven castaways left in the main game and only one of those is not part of the original Upolu tribe. Soon we’ll find out if Cochran can avoid an impending doom and what will become of the three Savaii members facing off in the Redemption Island arena.

First up we headed to the arena where Dawn, Ozzy, and Whitney battled it out with a balancing game. Dawn was the first to be eliminated, leaving behind Ozzy and Whitney. This was one nerve wracking competition to watch! Sure enough, Ozzy stayed alive and outlasted Whitney. Watch out Te Tuna!

The Immunity Challenge had two parts and we’ve seen both of them before. First round, featuring a bag toss, narrowed down to just three castaways: Albert, Rick, and Sophie. Round two was a repeat of the slingshot game and ended with Albert securing immunity and a massage. Bonus!

When tribal council arrived the votes were close, well not really (5-2), but in the end Cochran couldn’t overcome Upolu’s steadfast solidarity. Te Tuna is now Upolu all over again. Can Ozzy beat out Cochran and stay in the game? Who will Upolu throw out first? We’ll find out in a week!

Survivor Results: Te Tuna Tribe voting:

• Brandon Hantz – Cochran
• Cochran – Rick
• “Coach” Benjamin Wade – Cochran
• Albert Destrade – Cochran
• Edna Ma – Rick
• Sophie Clarke – Cochran
• Rick Nelson – Cochran

Survivor South Pacific returns tonight after a turkey break last week and it looks like this could be well worth the wait. CBS hints that one castaway will “make a big gesture” at the immunity challenge which makes me think someone yields to Coach so he can win protection. Why am I expecting that? The episode appears to be called “Cult Like” and who is the cult leader this season? You guessed it.

Over at the Redemption Island arena we’ll get another three person “duel” like the kind we were told up front wouldn’t happen… Ozzy will face off against Dawn and Whitney for his chance to get back in the game. We’ll see if all that fish food and tree climbing has kept Ozzy in peak condition for another battle.

As far as which tribe member is in the most danger tonight we’re still getting hints that it’ll be Lil’ Hantz. In the clip below Cochran is telling Coach he has four votes to send Brandon to the arena if he joins them. Will Coach go for it and send home his grasshopper apprentice or stick to the Upolu tribe and eliminate the final Savaii member? We’ll find out soon!

Side note: CBS is calling this episode #12 as they’re including last week’s clip show in the total count. I’m stubborn and calling this #11 since there was no progression of the story in last week’s episode.

We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and a break from the Upolu slaughter of Savaii, but the race to the one million dollar prize must now resume.

Only seven castaways remain with just one of those being a former Savaii member. Is Cochran the next to head to Redemption Island and face off against Ozzy? Well, before we get there we’ll have to see how Whitney and Dawn handle the Ozzy threat in the arena.

This week’s Survivor South Pacific promo (watch it below) leads you to believe Brandon could be in danger, which makes me think that’s not going to happen. Sneaky CBS always tries to mislead us like that.

Which castaway do you think will be next to go on Survivor?

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Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next sole Survivor? Then prove it! Audition events are opening up for Survivor 2012 so here’s your big chance. CBS says you don’t have to bring anything other than your ID card, so this should be nice and easy. If you’re brave enough to audition, then let us know how it goes!

• December 2, 2011 – Snoqualmie, WA – Snoqualmie Casino (Ballroom) (map details): 5:30PM – 8:00PM
• December 7, 2011 – Westland, MI – MJR Westland Grand Digital Cinema 16 (map details): 4:00PM – 7:00PM
• December 16, 2011 – Bee Cave, TX – Hill Country Galleria Amphitheater (map details): 1:00PM – 5:00PM

You can check CBS’ listings in case there are new additions for casting.

FOX may be braving the holiday with their big X Factor results show tonight, but CBS is going to have none of that. Instead Survivor will be delivering a clip show of “never before seen” footage. Footage that was so unimportant it couldn’t be shown until now. Exciting stuff.

So I’ll be watching the other channel with fingers crossed that Astro-tude is sent packing, but this should still be entertaining enough for when I’m stuffed with turkey and laying lifeless on the couch tomorrow.

Since there’s a lack of Survivor South Pacific preview videos to show you, check out this video from Jim and Keith arriving at Ponderosa and enjoying clean clothes, beer, and a shower. Separately, of course! Jim’s not married, so Keith isn’t interested in him like that. Zing!

Think you’ve seen it all? Think again! Survivor South Pacific is coming at you with all new unseen clips for this week’s episode on Wednesday. So yes, sadly, this means there won’t be any new progress, but there should be some fun times.

The preview clip below teases that Ozzy was busy making deal offers to Coach, who apparently didn’t take them, while Whitney was busy getting close to Keith. I guess now that the cat is out of the bag, or should I say, now that Whitney divorced her secret husband to be with Keith, there isn’t much of a secret to hide so watch them to milk that angle. So get ready for “aww, isn’t infidelity cute!” moments as you watch the married Whitney cuddle up to Keith.

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Rejoice, Survivor fans. CBS has ordered up Survivor 2012 and Survivor 2013!

We were already assured of season 24 next year when the potentially named Survivor One World arrives in early 2012 with a February 15th premiere date. Now we also know we’ll get a second 2012 season along with a 26th installment arriving in early 2013. That’s a lot of Survivor!

But wait, you might say, what about Jeff Probst? Fear not! The original reality TV host will return both as host and executive producer for the extra two seasons. When will this series end? Who knows! Just get ready for at least 3 more seasons.

Thanks to reader Sparky for the news tip!

Well this is a strange one. Whitney Duncan, former Savaii member, came on Survivor South Pacific as a self-labeled single woman. She wasn’t.

Whitney was married to Donny Fallgatter back in August 2010 though they kept the marriage a secret and only told family they were engaged. Fast forward to South Pacific filming where Whitney appears to have developed a relationship with fellow tribe member Cochran, just kidding!, Keith Tollefson.

Since returning from filming the latest Survivor, Whitney has been spotted in Tennessee with Keith and has even referenced a boyfriend in Twitter postings. What of Fallgatter and the marriage? Duncan has filed for divorce and is awaiting final processing to make it official. Ouch. Keith the home-wrecker? Who knew?

Update: A source told US Weekly that Whitney never technically committed adultery against her husband and that she was honest about her new relationship. Ahh, so starting a relationship with someone else and having a boyfriend while married is not adultery. Again, who knew?