TheSurvivor 48finale date has officially been revealed. According to a press release from CBS, theSurvivor 48finale will air onWednesday, May 21, at 8 p.m. ETon CBS and Paramount+.
And, there's more good news forSurvivorfans, as well, especially those who liked the original three-hourSurvivorfinale.
Survivor 48 finale will not be split into two parts
According to CBS, theSurvivor 48finale will not be split into two parts likeSurvivor 47. For those who don't recall,Survivorbroke a decades-old traditionfor theSurvivor 47finale and split the episode into two, two-hour parts. Those episodes aired one week apart on CBS.
ForSurvivor 48,CBS is returning to the original, three-hour season finale. Usually, it shakes out to be a little more than two hours of challenges, strategy, and Tribal Council followed by the Aftershow shortly after the winner is revealed. That's probably how things will shake out forSurvivor 48,as well.
Personally, I kind of liked the two-part finale forSurvivor 47. Tribal Council at the Final Six and Final Five obviously had enough drama to keep viewers captivated, but that doesn't always happen. We also had a super dramatic fire-making challenge and an extended look at the Final Tribal Council inSurvivor 47. I enjoyed those elements, but it's clear that not every season needs that many episodes.
I'm also surprised, given the ratings ofSurvivor 47,that CBS is returning to the one-episode finale, but hey, I'm not in the rooms making those calls. We also saw so much more action in the four-hour finale than in the shorter, three-hour finale, so it'll be interesting to see how the show navigates that dilemma.
Remember, those episodes were all aboutRachel LaMontdominating challenges and playing idols and advantages to basically win the game at the very end. It was excellent TV. Maybe, that will happen inSurvivor 48.Maybe, it won't. We'll have to wait and see on May 21!
Survivor 48 will also be 13 episodes
Survivor 47was 14 episodes with the two-part finale, but looking at the calendar and release schedule, it's apparent thatSurvivor 48will only be 13 episodes like manySurvivorseasons of old. Obviously, the episode count forSurvivorhas changed over the years, but all the New EraSurvivorseasons (post-Survivor: Winners at War)have consisted for 13 episodes except forSurvivor 47.
That's assuming CBS isn't planning any schedule breaks on Wednesday nights throughout the spring. That doesn't usually happen, but unexpected events have bumped episodes in the past, so it's something to keep in mind.
Stay tuned for more news about theSurvivor 48finale! We'll be covering the season every week atSurviving Tribal!
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