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Survivor 50 premieres in February 2026 — but the kickoff begins sooner than you’d think

Survivor 50 will premiere at the end of February, but CBS will be kicking off the countdown to the season early in the new year!
“Cherry on Top” – Revenge is a dish best served cold when one castaway tries to get back at the person who eliminated their day one. One castaway’s journey becomes a race against mother nature to outrun the tides. Then, a new version of a familiar challenge stands between castaways and the immunity necklace, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 3 Jeff Probst. Photo: CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“Cherry on Top” – Revenge is a dish best served cold when one castaway tries to get back at the person who eliminated their day one. One castaway’s journey becomes a race against mother nature to outrun the tides. Then, a new version of a familiar challenge stands between castaways and the immunity necklace, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 3 Jeff Probst. Photo: CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

As is always the case,Survivorwill head on a break for a few weeks before the new season kicks off, timed to the arrival of CBS’s midseason slate. While the summer hiatus is typically a longer one with the show wrapping in May and returning in September, fans ofSurvivorcan look forward to the new season kicking off on the final Wednesday of February.

CBS has confirmedSurvivor 50will premiere on Wednesday, February 25, 2026! That means fans will have to wait just 70 days between theSurvivor 49finale and theSurvivor 50premiere, which is nothing compared to the 90+ days we wait between seasons in the summer.

The nice thing is that, although the season won’t begin until the end of February, CBS is actually kicking off the countdown to the season at the beginning of the month!

CBS will bring fans a month-long celebration of Survivor in February 2026

While the historic season ofSurvivorwill not arrive until the end of the month of February, CBS is doing something special incelebration ofSurvivor 50– something the network has never done before!

In the two weeks leading up to the three-hourSurvivor 50premiere, CBS will be presenting a near month-long celebration of its hit series! Over the course of two weeks, CBS will air 10 encore episodes bringing fans a look back at iconic moments from the past featuring players from theSurvivor 50cast.

CBS has not yet revealed the specific episodes that will air in the days leading up to theSurvivor 50premiere; however, it has revealed the schedule for the special celebration. This celebration will seeSurvivortaking over the CBS prime-time schedule in a way we’ve never seen before with the show airing across several nights in the week as follows:

  • Monday, Feb. 9 and Tuesday, Feb. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM)
  • Wednesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, Feb. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM)
  • Friday, Feb. 13, Monday, Feb. 16 and Tuesday, Feb. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM)
  • Wednesday, Feb. 18 through Friday, Feb. 20 (8:00-9:30 PM)

The celebration culminates with theSurvivor 50premiere on February 25, as the returning players make their way to Fiji to compete to etch their name inSurvivorhistory!

Now, of course, if you can't wait to kick off theSurvivor 50celebration, you don't have to wait until CBS'sSurvivormarathon! Every season of the show is available to steam on Paramount+, making it easy to catch up on the seasons featuring the season 50 cast.

In total, there are 22 seasons of the show represented in theSurvivor 50cast, so if you want to re-watch every season featuring a member of the season 50 cast, you might want to get started this December! This binge would include seasons 1-2, season 8, seasons 10-13, season 16, season 18, season 20, season 23, season 32, seasons 34-35, season 37-38, season 42, and seasons 45-49.

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