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It\u2019s not exactly a secret that Love Island and Survivor both film in Fiji near one another. However, this week the news blew up as fans found out the shows film so nearby that members of some of Survivor\u2019s tribes can allegedly hear the Love Island cast partying across the water. Given Survivor keeps its own cast cold and hungry, there\u2019s obviously been a lot of responses. Let\u2019s talk it out.<\/p>\n
What We Know About Survivor Filming By Love Island<\/p>\n
It was actually members of the Survivor cast who confirmed this is a thing. Season 49 winner and Season 50 early ousted contestant Savannah Louie<\/a> said she couldn\u2019t hear the other show on 49, but said during 50 that she could \u201cat one point.\u201d<\/p>\n Reports about both shows noted the two series frequently overlap.<\/p>\n While it sounds like filming was in tandem during Season 50, as well, I do think it\u2019s worth pointing out Rizo did not hear the other show while he was on the island, so it\u2019s unclear if this is a frequent phenomenon. Plus, other Season 50 star Tiffany said they might film at the same time, but called hearing the other island \u201ca lie\u201d in a separate social post. This had fans speculating about whether it\u2019s actually the ousted Survivor contestants who are able to hear Love Island from Ponderosa, as Savannah was not ousted in 49 but was ousted way before Rizo and Tiffany (who both made it close to the end<\/a>) in 50.<\/p>\n In general, CBS is known as a network for some of the best reality television<\/a>, and originally ran both shows, though Love Island has been available with a Peacock+ subscription<\/a> since Season 4.<\/p>\n Despite filming both in Fiji, there are not a ton of ways they overlap, save two. First, they sometimes share crew members. While the producers, hosts and more are different on both shows, The Sun<\/a> reports that some of the technical workers, camera operators and more crew members are locals from Fiji who may do jobs across both shows.<\/p>\n Apparently, the Ponderosa location is the same location Love Island contestants and crew stay at while filming. However, an insider says there\u2019s \u201cno interactions allowed whatsoever\u201d between the two casts. \u201cSeparation rules\u201d are enforced if both shows film at the same time and house contestants at the Mana Island Resort.<\/p>\n Credit: CBS<\/p>\n Either Way, The Internet Seems Delighted About This Development<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear if Survivor contestants really hear anything while they are alone with their thoughts and their empty stomachs pre or post-merge. I do think it\u2019s is fascinating there is overlap between the Survivor and Love Island casts. I particularly didn\u2019t realize the infamous Ponderosa setup<\/a> was the same as the other show\u2019s base camp, and I wonder how they keep everybody separate in order to make sure the ousted Survivor contestants don\u2019t leak.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not the only fan curious about the arrangement. In fact, when Internet users also found out, many of them had amusing responses about what crossovers could look like.<\/p>\n When they vote someone off of Love Island they should have to go join the Survivor cast –Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n We need a proper Love Island and Survivor crossover season where all the starving Survivor contestants start hooking up and the hot people in swimwear from Love Island start going feral –Mason<\/a><\/p>\n Survivor should let love island use exile island –KFJDGH<\/a><\/p>\n Hear me out: Love Island and Survivor are filmed on the same island. Next season they need to do a contestant swap of whoever gets voted off, see who can last until the end. –maybe-clare<\/a><\/p>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b5a98d1d421d0249793f67da6def0598.jpeg\"\/)
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