‘Boy Meets World’ Stars Announce Exciting TV News: ‘This Is Not a Drill!’

Boy Meets World stars Will Friedle and Rider Strong just announced exciting TV news.

On Sunday, May 17, the former child actors who played Eric Matthews (Friedle) and Shawn Hunter (Strong) revealed that they would attend the Survivor Season 50 finale in person. The duo co-hosts a Pod Meets World podcast spinoff called Pod Meets Twirl’d, which recaps Survivor episodes. (Originally, the recapped Dancing With the Stars episodes when their former costar, Danielle Fishel, competed in Season 34.)

In the caption of an Instagram clip from the podcast, Friedle and Strong declared, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Will & Rider WILL be in attendance at the Survivor finale, cementing their position in the podcast space as ‘reality TV experts.’ Where they belong! Hear about what they expect to happen by downloading the newest Pod Meets Twirl’d, available now wherever you get your podcasts…”

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In the comments, Boy Meets World and Survivor fans alike joined them in celebrating the news. One Instagram user exclaimed, “Ahhh, so cool that y’all get to go!! Hope you have a blast!”

Someone else echoed, “Omg, so amazing!!! I hope you have the best time! 🔥.”

Another shared, “I was in the audience of the last live finale they had right before COVID. I cried…it was so surreal to be there in person. Y’all are gonna have so much fun!”

A different follower admitted, “So jealous.”

Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user commented, “Aww, congrats, guys. So excited for you! Anything with the best of the best we will watch/ listen always ❤️.”

Boy Meets World aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000. In addition to Friedle, Rider, and Fishel, the series starred Ben Savage, William Daniels, Betsy Randle, William Russ, and more. A spinoff titled Girl Meets World premiered in 2014; it aired for three seasons before ending in 2017.

Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World, streaming on Disney+; Survivor Season 50 finale and reunion, airing Wednesday, May 20, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on CBS