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''Survivor'''s winner will be announced live | sur_l

GANG WILL ALL BE THERE Tina, Elisabeth, and Rodger will watch as Bryant Gumbel announces the winner of this year's ''Survivor'' live

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By Lori Reese

'SURVIVOR' NEWS Just as ''Survivor: The Australian Outback'''s remaining five contestants settle into an environment that's crueler and wetter than ever, CBS has announced that the show's $1 million winner will be revealed in the dry, pristine setting of a network studio. Unlike the original ''Survivor'' -- in which Richard Hatch was crowned the victor during a taped tribal council ceremony -- this season's champ will collect his or her prize during the one hour postgame show hosted by Bryant Gumbel on May 3.

''The votes cast during the final tribal council in the Outback were sealed and have been kept under lock and key so that the outcome can be revealed live during the final show,'' CBS said in a statement released yesterday. Does this mean that all the reporters camped out in front of Amber's house can go home?

AILING Hollywood screen don Marlon Brando, 77, has reportedly been hospitalized for pneumonia. The news comes on the heels of reports that Miramax's Dimension Films and Keenen Ivory Wayans had agreed to pay the ''Godfather'' $2 million to make a brief cameo appearance in ''Scary Movie II''. The actor's illness could delay shooting on the sequel, according to Daily Variety. Brando's representatives have not returned calls for comment.

REALITY TV Fox continues to cash in on ''Boot Camp''. Nearly 12 million people tuned in for the third episode -- airing in a special Tuesday 9pm slot -- outdoing competition from ABC's new comedy, ''What About Joan''. However, the masochistic machismo contest has yet to surpass its predecessor, ''Temptation Island,'' in ratings among adults aged 18 to 49. Why don't they try ''Bikini Boot Camp''?

Remember the days when we all loved to watch Burt Reynolds cavort with chimps? USA Network is betting we still will. The net has greenlit the reality series ''The Real Cannonball Run 2001'' for its August schedule. The show is based the 1981 Reynolds comedy about a wacky cross country car race. However, word is that the net was unable to get Sammy Davis Jr. to disguise himself as a priest.