CBS orders more ‘Survivor’ editions

CBS has ordered two more editions of “Survivor” for next season – the 13th and 14th for the groundbreaking reality series – but it remains uncertain whether host Jeff Probst will stay on board.

The network’s contract with Probst, who has been with the show since it started in summer 2000, extends through the 12th “Survivor.” Now being filmed at an undisclosed location, it will be broadcast next spring.

Negotiations on a new contract have yet to begin.

Soak up more ‘SpongeBob’

Pull up for another meal at the Krusty Krab – Nickelodeon has ordered 20 more episodes of “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

That will make for a total of 100 adventures for the animated sea creature when the new episodes finish airing in 2007.

Nickelodeon stopped making new episodes while the “SpongeBob SquarePants” feature film was in production, but 20 episodes were ordered last year and are airing now. It’s the kid-oriented network’s most popular show.

In Friday night’s special episode, “Where’s Gary?” (8 p.m., cable channel 40 in Spokane, 29 in Coeur d’Alene), SpongeBob’s pet snail runs away after feeling neglected. Nick has enlisted skateboard king Tony Hawk in the “search,” and more than 700,000 youngsters have already played an online game.