Mike Bloom
@amikebloomtype.bsky.social
Writer: Parade Magazine & various outlets. Podcaster: Rob Has a Podcast, Post Show Recaps & anyone willing to listen to a Muppet talk TV & film. He/him/his
Still surreal to see @robcesternino.bsky.social, one of the biggest game-changers in the world of reality TV (both in terms of strategy and media), getting the chance to return to our screens after two decades, two children, and 2 million podcasts
January 8 cannot come soon enough! #TheTraitorsUS
January 8 cannot come soon enough! #TheTraitorsUS
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Still surreal to see @robcesternino.bsky.social, one of the biggest game-changers in the world of reality TV (both in terms of strategy and media), getting the chance to return to our screens after two decades, two children, and 2 million podcasts
January 8 cannot come soon enough! #TheTraitorsUS
January 8 cannot come soon enough! #TheTraitorsUS
Because I've seen some talk about it, CBS confirms via press release that this week's #Survivor49 is NOT a double Tribal Council
Instead, it talks about "group immunity is on the line." Most likely just split with one team winning and not voting, like we saw with the Matt Blankinship & Tiyana boots
Instead, it talks about "group immunity is on the line." Most likely just split with one team winning and not voting, like we saw with the Matt Blankinship & Tiyana boots
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Because I've seen some talk about it, CBS confirms via press release that this week's #Survivor49 is NOT a double Tribal Council
Instead, it talks about "group immunity is on the line." Most likely just split with one team winning and not voting, like we saw with the Matt Blankinship & Tiyana boots
Instead, it talks about "group immunity is on the line." Most likely just split with one team winning and not voting, like we saw with the Matt Blankinship & Tiyana boots
Nate gets into how he had to hold his tongue when people talked Marvel on the island, and his "buyer's remorse" for not revealing his MCU background
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/nate-moor...
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/nate-moor...
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Nate gets into how he had to hold his tongue when people talked Marvel on the island, and his "buyer's remorse" for not revealing his MCU background
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/nate-moor...
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/nate-moor...
Shannon describes how she reacted to the tense moment of Sage declining to give her a hug on her way out of #Survivor49
Full interview: parade.com/tv/shannon-f...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/shannon-f...
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Shannon describes how she reacted to the tense moment of Sage declining to give her a hug on her way out of #Survivor49
Full interview: parade.com/tv/shannon-f...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/shannon-f...
We've seen Survivor players decline hugging the people who voted them out
#Survivor49 might mark the first time someone declined hugging the person THEY voted out
#Survivor49 might mark the first time someone declined hugging the person THEY voted out
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We've seen Survivor players decline hugging the people who voted them out
#Survivor49 might mark the first time someone declined hugging the person THEY voted out
#Survivor49 might mark the first time someone declined hugging the person THEY voted out
I missed the two tribes. I missed the standalone Reward Challenges.
But I missed you most of all, Jeff Probst challenge innuendos #Survivor49
But I missed you most of all, Jeff Probst challenge innuendos #Survivor49
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I missed the two tribes. I missed the standalone Reward Challenges.
But I missed you most of all, Jeff Probst challenge innuendos #Survivor49
But I missed you most of all, Jeff Probst challenge innuendos #Survivor49
Ok I know Shannon is driving Sage up a wall, but their dynamic is absolutely hysterical #Survivor49
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Ok I know Shannon is driving Sage up a wall, but their dynamic is absolutely hysterical #Survivor49
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Jason reveals that his alliance with fellow alternate MC was his tightest on the island, and that she actually showed him the idol she secretly found
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/jason-tre...
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/jason-tre...
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Jason reveals that his alliance with fellow alternate MC was his tightest on the island, and that she actually showed him the idol she secretly found
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/jason-tre...
Full #Survivor49 interview: parade.com/tv/jason-tre...
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Between her edit vacillating between poop/pimples and giving so much shit to her former number one ally, I am so happy for Sage bringing the…spice to #Survivor49
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Between her edit vacillating between poop/pimples and giving so much shit to her former number one ally, I am so happy for Sage bringing the…spice to #Survivor49
I feel like Jawan failed a test in not responding this way when Jason mentioned his favorite Pokémon #Survivor49
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I feel like Jawan failed a test in not responding this way when Jason mentioned his favorite Pokémon #Survivor49
Leave it to the airport worker to leave all his luggage behind as he left #Survivor49
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Leave it to the airport worker to leave all his luggage behind as he left #Survivor49
How it started vs. how it's going #Survivor49
October 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
How it started vs. how it's going #Survivor49
Jeff’s gonna have to say moving forward that “Worth playing for?” is a rhetorical question #Survivor49
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Jeff’s gonna have to say moving forward that “Worth playing for?” is a rhetorical question #Survivor49
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Any time I'm rewatching The Office and it hits "Scott's Tots" #Survivor49
October 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Any time I'm rewatching The Office and it hits "Scott's Tots" #Survivor49
Jeremiah finally answers the biggest question of #Survivor49 so far: Why did he ask Nicole to spit in his face?
Full interview: parade.com/tv/jeremiah-...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/jeremiah-...
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Jeremiah finally answers the biggest question of #Survivor49 so far: Why did he ask Nicole to spit in his face?
Full interview: parade.com/tv/jeremiah-...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/jeremiah-...
Sophi learned from the best #Survivor49
October 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Sophi learned from the best #Survivor49
If I had a nickel every time a blue tribe of 6 people featured someone who had been medevaced and lost 4 people in a row in an incredibly emotional way, I’d have 2 nickels #Survivor49
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If I had a nickel every time a blue tribe of 6 people featured someone who had been medevaced and lost 4 people in a row in an incredibly emotional way, I’d have 2 nickels #Survivor49
So this was a challenge I got to do on the set for #Survivor49. A truly surreal experience battling it out on a balance beam alongside Monét X Change and Karl from Mr. Beast
(Also sorry, Kele, I bled all over your puzzle)
(Also sorry, Kele, I bled all over your puzzle)
October 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
So this was a challenge I got to do on the set for #Survivor49. A truly surreal experience battling it out on a balance beam alongside Monét X Change and Karl from Mr. Beast
(Also sorry, Kele, I bled all over your puzzle)
(Also sorry, Kele, I bled all over your puzzle)
Jeff Probst just announced an official #Survivor book, "Forged By Fire," releasing February 24, 2026
The book features "never-before-seen photos, personal reflections, to the iconic moments that shaped Survivor into what it is today"
The book features "never-before-seen photos, personal reflections, to the iconic moments that shaped Survivor into what it is today"
October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Jeff Probst just announced an official #Survivor book, "Forged By Fire," releasing February 24, 2026
The book features "never-before-seen photos, personal reflections, to the iconic moments that shaped Survivor into what it is today"
The book features "never-before-seen photos, personal reflections, to the iconic moments that shaped Survivor into what it is today"