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Survivor fans should circle December 17 on their calendars right now

We finally know when the Survivor 49 finale will be.
“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.

Survivor 49is coming to an end very soon! CBS officially revealed when theSurvivorfinale will be and when we'll find out who the jury picks as theSurvivor 49winner.

TheSurvivor 49finale is scheduled to air on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and Paramount+. Like mostSurvivorfinales, theSurvivor 49finale will also be a three-hour episode, but it will not have a live component like many are assumingSurvivor 50will.

Instead, like all the new era seasons so far, Jeff Probst will announce theSurvivor 49winner immediately after Final Tribal Council before they have a mini-reunion and celebration for the winner and two other finalists.

As always, if you're not going to watch live, like the whole West Coast of the United States because they have to wait until 8 p.m. PST on Dec. 17, I would avoid social media for that three-hour block from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST. That rolls right into the airing on the West Coast, so there won't be much time that fans will know who wins before the West Coast airing begins.

There's only two episodes of Survivor 49 left

Huge Dose of Bamboozle
“Huge Dose of Bamboozle” – The fatiguing nature of the game is highlighted as some castaways hit their personal breaking points. Following tribal, one castaway is left visibly shaken after being left out of the vote. Then, an epic blindside takes place at tribal council, leaving some players spinning, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Nov. 26 Sophi Balerdi. Photo: CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

At the time of publishing, we only have one more episode, episode 12, "The Die is Cast," which airs on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS and Paramount+. There are now six players left this season afterSophie Segreti was voted outinepisode 11. That means, we'll be down to five players just in time for the finale.

From there, it's a sprint to the finish with an immunity challenge, Tribal Council, another immunity challenge, and the fire-making challenge to decide who the three finalists ofSurvivor 49will be. Then, it's Final Tribal Council where those three players will make their case to win $1 million.

That's going to look a little different than theSurvivor 47finale, which was the first two-part, four-hour finale inSurvivorhistory. Rachel LaMont won that season. Probst and the gang got back on track inSurvivor 48where Kyle Fraser was crowned the winner.

Who is going to winSurvivor 49?After the vote in episode 11, I have a feeling how things are going to play out. There's a clear 3-3 split among the remaining players, but we also just had the first unanimous vote out in a while, so there's definitely wiggle room.

We'll probably get our first official look at Survivor 50

SURVIVOR 50
Mike White, pictured here during season 37 “SURVIVOR: DAVID VS. GOLIATH” will return to compete on the milestone Season 50 of SURVIVOR, premiering Spring 2026 on CBS and Paramount+. Mike previously appears on season 37 (DAVID VS. GOLIATH). Photo: Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, Dec. 17 is an important date for another reason forSurvivorfans. It's probably going to be the first official look we get at which premieres onWednesday, Feb. 25, on CBS.

After we learn the winner and the players have a little group therapy session to talk about the season, Jeff always shares the first teaser for the next season ofSurvivor.Most of the time, we don't know any of these new players, so we just get a glimpse of the vibe. It's usually the first time we see them, as well, so then the rumors start flying. The sleuths do all the dirty work to find out just who these new players are. It's become a fun tradition forSurvivorfans.

Now, though, things are different.Survivor 50is the first seasonfeaturing returning players, so we'll definitely know a little bit more about what to expect when we see that trailer.

I'm also curious when theSurvivor 49players who will be competing onSurvivor 50will be announced. We know who it is, of course, from reports, but it's unclear if that information will be announced immediately after the season. I doubt it, but it's possible given what Jeff has said about players competing for spots.

Stay tuned for more information about theSurvivor 49finale. Make sure you mark your calendar for Dec. 17! You definitely don't want to miss it.

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