We're officially four weeks out from Survivor 50! In 28 days, we'll see 24 returning players hit the beach in Fiji to compete for $1 million, but before that, CBS has something very special planned.
In the two weeks before the Survivor 50 premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 25, CBS is running one iconic episode of Survivor every weekday.
We learned that information several months ago, but now, we finally learned what episodes will be featured and what date and time the episodes will air.
Road to Survivor 50 episode schedule on CBS
We shared the full Road to Survivor 50 schedule, via Gold Derby:
Date/Time | Episode Title | Season | Players Featured |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday, Feb. 9 (8-9 p.m. ET) | "If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese" | Micronesia | Cirie Fields |
Tuesday, Feb. 10 (8-9 p.m. ET) | "The Martyr Approach" | Tocantins | Coach |
Wednesday, Feb. 11 (8-10 p.m. ET) | “Slay Everyone, Trust No One" | Heroes vs. Villains | Cirie, Coach, Colby Donaldson, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick |
Thursday, Feb. 12 (8-10 p.m. ET) | "Loyalties Will Be Broken" | South Pacific | Coach and Ozzy Lusth |
Friday, Feb. 13 (8-9 p.m. ET) | "The Survivor Devil" | Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers | Chrissy Hofbeck |
Monday, Feb. 16 (8-9 p.m. ET) | "Jackets and Eggs" | David vs. Goliath | Mike White, Angelina Keeley, Christian Hubicki |
Tuesday, Feb. 17 (8-9 p.m. ET) | "Awkward" | Edge of Extinction | Rick Devens |
Wednesday, Feb. 18 (8-9:30 p.m. ET) | “The Ex-Girlfriend at The Wedding” | Survivor 45 | Dee Valladares |
Thursday, Feb. 19 (8-9:30 p.m. ET) | "Hide 'N Seek" | Survivor 46 | Charlie Davis, Q Burdette, Tiffany Nicole Ervin |
Friday, Feb. 20 (8-9:30 p.m. ET) | "Icarus Time" | Survivor 48 | Joe Hunter, Kamilla Karthigesu, Kyle Fraser |
This collection of episodes is so interesting! Obviously, just by design, there's not enough time to devote to include every player. Basically, CBS is running this episodes opposite of the 2026 Winter Olympics, so it's unclear just how big we expect this celebration to be, ratings-wise.
Overall, CBS did a decent job selecting these episodes. Personally, I would have eliminated the three new era episodes completely. Most fans remember Dee, Charlie, Kamilla, Kyle, Joe, Q, and Tiff, but I don't know if we all remember, as clearly, some of the older episodes featuring more the players that haven't played in a long time.
I'm very surprised we didn't get an episode featuring Jenna Lewis-Dougherty or Aubry Bracco, but we get three episodes featuring Coach.
I do understand how you leave those players out, though. If they didn't include the Survivor 46 or Survivor 48 episodes, we would miss out on a quarter of the cast being featured during the two-week celebration. It's still so wild to me that they picked three players from each of those seasons. Just based on the numbers, you'd think those players would have an advantage over all the others players. Throw in Survivor: David vs. Goliath group, which includes another three players, Mike, Angelina, and Christian. So, we have nine of the 24 players from three seasons. To say those players have an advantage, it's an understatement. They could totally control this game if they actually worked together.
This week has been absolutely jam-packed with Survivor news this week. Instead of rolling out the news slowly, CBS decided to drop all the news in just a few short days! So far, we've seen the official Survivor 50 trailer, cast photo, tribe breakdown, episode 1 synopsis, pre-game interviews, and it's only Wednesday!
The full court press is officially on for Survivor 50, and I can't wait to see what's next from CBS!
Don't forget to watch the iconic re-airs of these great Survivor episodes starting on Monday, Feb. 9! We'll share more information when it's revealed.