Here’s everything you need to know about what happened in Survivor: Philippines Episode 1 — “Survivor Smacked Me in the Chops” – who won the challenges, who was voted of, who played well, and who is on the outs. Feel free to add your notes, thoughts, and questions.

Michael Skupin (“Survivor: Australian Outback”), Jonathan Penner (“Survivor: Cook Islands” and “Survivor Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites”) and Russell Swan (“Survivor: Samoa”) return to the show for the first time since being medically evacuated from their respective seasons to finish what they started and for one more chance at the million dollar prize.

Today CBS announced 15 of the 18 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES. The Emmy Award-winning series will return for its 25th season with a special 90-minute edition, Wednesday, Sept. 19 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Three of the 18 castaways, to be revealed later this week, are former players who were medically evacuated from the game and are returning to finish what they started. The 15 new [...]

Sports gossip site Deadspin is relaying a Survivor Fever report that former San Fransisco Giants second baseman Jeff Kent will be a contestant on Survivor: Philippines.