For Joe Hunter and Eva Erickson , the cameras had long faded away by the time of their memorable moment in Survivor 48’s milestone Episode 5, during which Jeff Probst cried on-camera for the first time in the show’s history. Eva, Survivor‘s first openly autistic player , experienced what she called an “episode” after a particularly difficult immunity challenge. Joe, her No. 1 ally and the only person with whom she had disclosed her autism, had been put on another team for the challenge, preventing him from supporting her during the event.

When her breakdown continued post-game, Jeff let Joe go to her. What happened next brought the host to tears. Survivor is nominated for four Emmys this year, including Outstanding Host and Reality Competition Program. As voting comes to a clo

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