Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans is officially here. The season premiere arrives on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, and kicks off the biggest season since, at least, Survivor: Winners at War, and maybe ever.
Jeff Probst is leading a group of 24 returning players competing for the $1 million grand prize and title of Sole Survivor. Honestly, winning Survivor 50 is going to make one of these returning players a Survivor legend. And, it could even launch some of these players (the current legends or winners) into the conversations about the best Survivor players of all time.
What time are Survivor 50 episodes on CBS and Paramount+?
New episodes of Survivor 50 will be released on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. C on Wednesday nights. The first episode of the season, which is fittingly titled "Epic Party," and it's going to be a three-hour episode!
That's right; we have the longest, non-finale episode of Survivor history to watch on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to kick off the season. It's going to be a good one!
After the season premiere, we should see 90-minute episodes throughout the rest of the season, unless CBS has some more big plans to allow Survivor to dominate a night of TV.
Survivor 50 episode schedule
There are 13 episodes in Survivor 50, starting with the three-hour season premiere. The season will air weekly on Wednesdays throughout the spring until the season finale on Wednesday, May 20.
We shared the full episode schedule for Survivor 50. We'll continue to update the episode schedule with
Episode | Date |
|---|---|
"Epic Party" | Wednesday, Feb. 25 |
"Therapy Carousel" | Wednesday, March 4 |
"Did You Vote for a Swap?" | Wednesday, March 11 |
Episode 4 | Wednesday, March 18 |
Episode 5 | Wednesday, March 25 |
Episode 6 | Wednesday, April 1 |
Episode 7 | Wednesday, April 8 |
Episode 8 | Wednesday, April 15 |
Episode 9 | Wednesday, April 22 |
Episode 10 | Wednesday, April 29 |
Episode 11 | Wednesday, May 6 |
Episode 12 | Wednesday, May 13 |
Episode 13 | Wednesday, May 20 |
Survivor 50 finale will feature a live reunion
For the first time since season 39, we're going to see a live reunion during the Survivor 50 finale on Wednesday, May 20. Fans had the choice to vote for the live reunion vs. the afterparty in Fiji for the "In the Hands of the Fans" aspect of Survivor 50, and obviously, fans picked the live reunion.
That's a big deal because it means that fewer people will know who, exactly, wins Survivor 50. Throughout the new era, we've only had the taped finales and afterparty out in Fiji to watch. That also means that many people have known who exactly wins each season for a long time.
The Survivor 50 live reunion will be held in Los Angeles, and the winner will be revealed right before the live reunion.
It's going to be really exciting to watch the live reunion for the first time in a really long time!
Survivor 50 cast
Last but certainly not least, we have the Survivor 50 cast to talk about. We'll have a full preview of the cast with pictures published just in time for the premiere, but we have shared all 24 returning players competing for the Survivor 50 crown.
The Survivor 50 cast is the biggest in the show's history by four players. Up until this season, we've only seen 20 players, max, competing on each season, but that's all changing in Survivor 50.
We shared the full cast list below!
- Angelina Keeley
- Aubry Bracco
- Benjamin "Coach" Wade
- Charlie Davis
- Chrissy Hofbeck
- Christian Hubicki
- Cirie Fields
- Colby Donaldson
- Dee Valladares
- Emily Flippen
- Genevieve Mushaluk
- Jenna Lewis-Dougherty
- Joe Hunter
- Jonathan Young
- Kamilla Karthigesu
- Kyle Fraser
- Mike Young
- Ozzy Lusth
- Q Burdette
- Rick Devens
- Rizo Velovic
- Savannah Louie
- Stephanie LaGrossa Kendrick
- Tiffany Ervin
Survivor 50 starting tribes
Survivor is starting with season 50 with three tribes of eight players. We're used to this format, but we've never seen this many players on three different tribes. We've seen three tribes of six players and two tribes of 10 players, but it's going to be very interesting to see how these big tribes get started in the game.
We shared all three tribe names and the list of players on each tribe:
Kalo
- Jonathan
- Dee
- Mike
- Kamilla
- Charlie
- Tiffany
- Coach
- Chrissy
Cila
- Joe
- Savannah
- Christian
- Ozzy
- Cirie
- Emily
- Rick
- Jenna
Vatu
- Colby
- Genevieve
- Rizo
- Angelina
- Q
- Stephenie
- Kyle
- Aubry
Survivor 50 first look
One day before the premiere, CBS shared the first five minutes of Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans on social media. It's honestly a super exciting look at what's to come in the new season.
Watch the first five minutes now!
Stay tuned for more news about Survivor 50! We'll be sharing more information about the full season each week.