I saw somewhere else, perhaps Reddit?, that Deal or No Deal Island was shot with an entirely different cast right after the pandemic but it got terrible test audience scores. So they went back to casting and reshot it with the inclusion of a big name - Survivor Rob.
If that's true, what will they do for next season? Are they banking on people tuning in to see Rob & getting hooked so they come back next season? Or will they repeat the formula and case one big name ex-reality star each season?
And if they go with casting one big name reality star, you KNOW next season is going to be Cirie Fields.