‘Survivor’ Alum Elisabeth Hasselbeck Reveals the Shocking Reason She Refuses to Ever Return to the Game
You won’t be seeing Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Survivor anytime soon—or ever.
Before starring on The View from 2003 to 2013, which she rejoined this week as a five-day guest co-host, the conservative TV personality first rose to fame as a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2001, where she placed fourth.
In a new interview on The View‘s companion podcast, Behind the Table, Hasselbeck revealed if CBS has ever asked her to return to the hit reality series.
“They have,” Hasselbeck said, before explaining that she’ll never go back to the show. “Solid no. Solid no, every single time.”
Prior to the cast announcement in May 2025, Hasselbeck was rumored to be a contestant on Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans. The landmark season features all-returning players from every era of the show, including Hasselbeck’s Australian Outback co-star Colby Donaldson.
When asked if she was invited to be on Survivor 50, Hasselbeck paused, then responded, “I think, maybe, there was an indirect ask. I think I’d trained them to know [I’d say no].”
She then explained her reasoning, saying, “I don’t think I could leave the kids. I barely want to miss a [sports] game today that I know is going on.”
Hasselbeck shares daughter Grace, 20, and sons Taylor, 18, and Isaiah, 16, with husband Tim Hasselbeck, whom she married in 2002.
When asked if she’d want to “skin a pig again” on the reality show, Hasselbeck laughed and said: “No, I can not!”
