I am – Hercules!!
If anybody deserves another shot at the million-dollar “Survivor” prize it’s Yao-Man Chan, who played masterfully but had victory snatched from him in the final episode by the deceitful Dreamz, who betrayed Yao after Yao gave Dreamz a new truck. The prize went instead to Yao’s partner, Earl, the first survivor to win by unanimous vote. The other reason to watch “Survivor: Micronesia,” which premieres tonight, is the opportunity to gauge the mutual loathing shared by show host Jeff Probst and Jon “Fairplay” Dalton, a loathing both men confessed in a recent issue of TV Guide. If you’re just tuning in, the theme this season is “Favorites Vs. Fans”: one tribe composed of vets; the other of starstruck viewers. A rundown of the “faves”: FROM SEASON 7 (PEARL ISLANDS): Jon “Fairplay” Dalton, 33, lying liar. FROM SEASON 9 (VANUATU): Eliza Orlins, 25, hot law student. Ami Cusack, 34, Playboy model and barista. FROM SEASON 12 (PANAMA): Cirie Fields, 37, couch potato, fearer of leaves. FROM SEASON 13 (COOK ISLANDS): Jonathan Penner, 45, abandoner of Yul and Becky. Ozzy Lusth, 26, challenge monster and porn star. Parvati Shallow, 25, smiley cocktail waitress/boxer. FROM SURVIVOR 14 (FIJI): Yao-Man Chan, 55, betrayed by his Dreamz. FROM SEASON 15 (CHINA): Amanda Kimmel, 23, Amazonian former beauty queen. James Clement, 30, bodybuilder/grave-digger. Dalton is the only contestant who played prior to the 2004 All-Stars edition. Newbies include a commercial builder, a business owner, a personal trainer, a writer/actor, a firefighter, a golf-course vendor, an ice cream scooper, and a beauty pageant coach. Four of the 10 newbies are in their twenties; seven are 34 or younger; the oldest newbie is 48. Find video interviews with all the Micronesia contestants here. 8 p.m. Thursday. CBS.

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