‘Survivor’: Boston Rob Reveals If He & Amber Would Return for Season 50
Boston Rob and Amber Mariano are the most famous Survivor duo there is. Their relationship began when they were on the same tribe in Survivor: All-Stars (Season 8) in 2004, and their chemistry was immediately present. Fast-forward to 2024, and they’re still married with four kids. Rob was recently eliminated from his latest reality competition appearance in a tropical setting, NBC‘s Deal or No Deal Island, and dished on the likelihood that he and Amber would come back for Survivor Season 50 to TV Insider following his exit.
Jeff Probst let fans decide that Survivor Season 50 would be a returning players’ season in an FYC event on April 27. Since Rob holds the record for being cast in the series the most (he’s played Survivor six times and won once), we had to ask if he and Amber are interested in participating. While Rob he still loves the game, he doesn’t “feel any desire” to go on the adventure again.
“I love Survivor,” he tells TV Insider. “It’s been a huge part of my life for nearly half of my life now. I don’t feel any desire to go back there and play the game again, especially where they’re just gonna use me for a little bit and vote me out.”
He’s not entirely against the idea, mind you. “But who knows? Maybe if there’s a concept change or something I would consider it because they’ve given so much to me over my life,” Rob continues, adding with a laugh, “but even though I like to stir up a lot of trouble on social media, don’t believe everything you see posted.”
He doesn’t make any mention of Amber’s interest (or possible lack thereof) in returning. Amber has competed in three seasons. Her first appearance was in Survivor: The Australian Outback (Season 2), she won Season 8, and then she competed again (with husband Rob, too!) in Survivor Season 40, “Winners at War.” Rob won Survivor: Redemption Island (Season 22), and Probst called his playing that season the “most perfect game in Survivor ever.”
Rob and Amber don’t have to prove anything when it comes to Survivor, of course; they’re two of the show’s biggest legends. But would Rob be interested in coming back to Deal or No Deal Island, or maybe even The Traitors? He tells us that he’s noticed the recent trend of reality competition show alums like him venturing out onto other TV programs (House of Villains and The GOAT are two of the newest additions to this phenomenon).
“I definitely have been interested” in these shows, Rob admits. “I’ve noticed exactly what you’re saying that there’s been a resurgence of it.”
While he would only consider a Deal or No Deal Island return if it were many years down the road, he says we can pencil him in as a maybe for other reality competition shows. Just don’t expect him to film another one this year. (FYI: Survivor Seasons 48 and 49 are about to start filming, so production on Season 50 is a bit of a ways away.)
Boston Rob left it at this: “Right now I’m concentrating on just taking the summer off with my kids, and then, we’ll reevaluate come the fall.”
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I love him on Dealnodeal, but also loved him on HGTV 🥰 Time to offer him his own show as host! He definitely has fans that would follow him!
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Oh man he needs to do traitors! That show is the best!
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I sure hope he does do traders he would be awesome in that and I think he would have a good chance at winning that one I love watching him
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always love watching Boston Rob competing. He’s awesome!
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I think Rob would have won Deal or No Deal. On Survivor you could look at others when they finished. Since he has been on Survivor many times, he was used to their rules. Deal or No Deal was the first time he played! I am glad Jordan won, because the money helps her and her husband’s dream of a family come true!
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If it wasn't Rob, I'm glad it was Jordan as long as it wasn't Amy or Stephanie. I KNEW that the banker was HOWIE.
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Bring back Boston Rob and his wife
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ROB SHOULD TAKE OVER SURVIVOR AS HOST !
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I absolutely love Boston Rob. I am 77 yrs. old and have watched him and his beautiful wife through the years. They are such sweet and kind people!!!
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Love him, and his Game play !
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Bring back Phillip Shepard for Season 50
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He is the life of the party , so u gotta have him do the traitors or one of the reality shows for sure
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COME ON ROB. WHY !!!!!! DID YOU LOOK ON YOUR CONSTENTS Number # 75. U 😱 screwed UP its not like u to do THAT. . AND YES U COULD HAVE WON.. U SHOCKED ME. WHY!! ESPECIALLY U SAID YES I UNDERSTAND THE RULES I THINK NOW IT WAS PLANNED. YOUR NOT THAT DUMB ARE YOU...
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No to Rob or Amber. Sick of them
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Rob saying he would of won deal or no deal, maybe but cheating to win and then pretending he didn't is ridiculous.
For a man with children, be an example for them, admit you cheated and be better.
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If you had watched the show...he did admit it.
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Anyone but Boston Rob ughh give someone else a chance
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Please don't so sick and tired of seeing him . I couldn't even watch the deal or no deal because of him.
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This must have been terribly hard on you
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Why? Because he is a person with charisma and your not?
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