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Survivor 47 wasn’t quite a ratings hit for CBS (at least compared to its scripted shows)

Survivor remains one of the most-watched reality TV shows on the air, but season 47 didn't exactly stand out in CBS's fall lineup.
“The Last Stand” – The stakes could not be higher at a crucial, muddy immunity challenge. Castaways must spark a win or flame out at a fire-making showdown to earn their way to the final three. Then, one castaway will be crowned Sole Survivor and awarded the $1 million prize, on the season 47 finale, followed by the After Show hosted by Jeff Probst, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+(live and on demand for Paramount+
“The Last Stand” – The stakes could not be higher at a crucial, muddy immunity challenge. Castaways must spark a win or flame out at a fire-making showdown to earn their way to the final three. Then, one castaway will be crowned Sole Survivor and awarded the $1 million prize, on the season 47 finale, followed by the After Show hosted by Jeff Probst, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+(live and on demand for Paramount+

Now that the first part of the 2024-25 season has come to a close,ratings reports have begun surfacingonline which paint a picture of how well the current seasons of broadcast’s hit series have been performing includingSurvivor.

Overall,Survivorremains a strong performer in the reality TV genre; however, when you look at the bigger picture the show wasn’t quite a ratings hit for CBS this fall. In fact, the show barely cracked the Top 15 coming in right at No. 15 out of 20 total shows from the network.

Season 47 averaged 5.95 million total viewers across the fall months which is solid, but when you look at the overall numbers for CBS’s fall lineup there were 14 shows that pulled in bigger viewership numbers for the network during the fall stretch. This means thatSurvivor 47was actually one of CBS’s least-watched shows of the fall months with the following shows all pulling in more viewers during their fall runs:Tracker(No. 1 overall),Matlock(No. 2 overall),60 Minutes(No. 3 overall),Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage(No. 4 overall),FBI(No. 5 overall),Blue Bloods(No. 6 overall),Elsbeth(No. 7 overall),NCIS(No. 8 overall),Ghosts(No. 9 overall),The Equalizer(No. 10 overall),FBI: International(No. 11 overall),Fire Country(No. 12 overall),FBI: Most Wanted(No. 13 overall), andNCIS: Origins(No. 14 overall).

Season-to-date, the only five shows thatSurvivormanaged to out-perform in viewership areSWAT, The Neighborhood, Poppa’s House, 48 Hours,andThe Summit.

WhileSurvivor 47comes in at the bottom of CBS’s viewership rankings, it needs to be stated that the show remains one of the most-watched reality TV series on broadcast. The latest season of the show finished the year as the second-most watched reality show of the season with onlyThe Voiceon NBC drawing more viewers this season.

Out of the nine reality series that aired in the fall,Survivortook the No. 2 spot overall by just narrowly outpacingDaning with the Stars(5.9 million viewers) which is much better than placing No. 15 overall at CBS among all programs. It’s also worth noting thatThe Voice, Survivor,andDancing with the Starshad a commanding lead over their fellow reality TV competitors in the fall with no other reality show managing to clear the 4 million viewership mark in the fall.

For a show that is literally 47 seasons in, it’s not surprising thatSurvivormight not be at the top of CBS’s most-watched shows list; however, it continues to be a force within the reality TV space and we don’t see that changing anytime soon! Still, it will be interesting to see how the spring season of the show fares compared toSurvivor 47’s numbers in the fall.

Survivor 48premieres Feb. 26, 2025.

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