'Survivor': One beach

The tiny South Pacific nation of Samoa and its neighbor... — The tiny South Pacific nation of Samoa and its neighbor Tokelau will jump forward in time on Thursday, crossing westward over the international date line to align themselves with their other 21st century trading partners throughout the region. (Dec. 29, 2011) Credit: Google Earth

By Verne GayJanuary 18, 2012

Verrrry interesting new format twist for "Survivor," returning Feb. 15 in Samoa: Everyone's gonna have to share the same beach! Sounds, um, crowded.

That's apparently the idea: With both tribes, divided by sex, in line of sight and playing in the same sand box at the same time, it means cross-tribal alliances can be established before the merge. Very clever. Here's the news release line for the new edition, titled "One World":