Survivor 50: Everything You Need to Know

Survivor 50 airs Wednesdays on CBS, and streams on Paramount+. With returning players and fan-determined game design, the anniversary Survivor season is historic. Jeff Probst hosts (and occasionally raps).

Read on for a spoiler-free look at Survivor 50, including when the live season finale airs, and how to stream episodes with Paramount+. Plus, get an episode guide, and see photos of the full cast and the starting tribes.

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When does the next episode air?

The next Survivor 50 episode airs Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 8 PM ET/PT on CBS. The 90-minute episode can be streamed live on Paramount+ as it airs on CBS with a subscription to the Paramount+ Premium plan.

Starting tomorrow, Thursday, April 23, 2026, you can stream the episode on demand with a subscription to any Paramount+ plan.

When’s the season finale?

The live, three-hour Survivor 50 season finale airs from 8 PM-11 PM ET/PT, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, on CBS, and streams on Paramount+ with a subscription to the Paramount+ Premium plan.

Additionally, you can stream the finale on demand on Paramount+ on the day after it airs with a subscription to any plan, either the Paramount+ Essential plan or the Paramount+ Premium plan.

The live season finale will see host Jeff Probst reveal the Final Tribal Council votes, and crown a Sole Survivor. It will be the game’s first live reveal of its winner since Tony Vlachos claimed the W in Survivor: Winners at War, aka Survivor Season 40 — a finale that occurred virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Where to watch Survivor?

Survivor 50 airs on CBS, and streams on Paramount+. New episodes launch weekly on Wednesdays through the season finale, and can be watched live as they air on CBS with your TV using cable, satellite, or a digital antenna.

You can stream new episodes as they air live on CBS via Paramount+ with the Paramount+ Premium plan, and/or you can watch episodes on demand, the day after the air, with Paramount+ (any plan).

See below for all the Survivor 50 tune-in info you need.

Show: Survivor 50
New episodes air: Wednesdays at 8 PM ET/PT
Channel: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+*

*New episodes of Survivor 50 can be streamed live on Paramount+ as they air on CBS with the Paramount+ Premium plan, or they can be streamed on the day after they air with any Paramount+ plan.

How many episodes are there this season?

As of this update, there are eight episodes of Survivor 50 now streaming on Paramount+. In all, the season will consist of 13 episodes, with the finale set for Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Survivor 50 episode guide

Below is the Survivor 50 episode guide, featuring the list of aired and/or announced episodes:

Survivor 50 episodes

Episode 1: “Epic Party” (original air date: Feb. 25, 2026)
Episode 2: “Therapy Carousel” (original air date: March 4, 2026)
Episode 3: “Did You Vote for a Swap?” (original air date: March 11, 2026)
Episode 4: “Knife to the Heart,” featuring country music star Zac Brown (original air date: March 18, 2026)
Episode 5: “Open Wounds” (original air date: March 25, 2026)
Episode 6: “The Blood Moon” (original air date: April 1, 2026)
Episode 7: “That’s Not How I Play Survivor” (original air date: April 8, 2026)
Episode 8: “Double the Fun, Double the Demise” (original air date: April 15, 2026)

What is the Survivor 50 theme?

The Survivor 50 theme is “In the Hands of the Fans,” with gameplay elements having been determined by fan voting that was conducted during Survivor 48. And when we say gameplay elements, we mean fans were asked to weigh in on everything from the color of the buffs, to whether the Survivor 50 winner should be revealed at a live reunion show in Los Angeles, or on the island right after the jury’s ballots have been cast.

What are the starting tribes?

The starting tribes of Survivor 50 are: Cila, Kalo, and Vatu. They launch with eight players each. Below is a breakdown of which players are in which tribe as of the Survivor 50 premiere.

Cila tribe

The Survivor 50 Cila tribe is made up of:

Rick Devens
Cirie Fields
Emily Flippen
Christian Hubicki
Joe Hunter
Jenna Lewis-Dougherty
Savannah Louie
Ozzy Lusth

Kalo tribe

The Survivor 50 Kalo tribe features:

Charlie Davis
Tiffany Ervin
Chrissy Hofbeck
Kamilla Karthigesu
Dee Valladares
Benjamin “Coach” Wade
Mike White
Jonathan Young

Vatu tribe

The Survivor 50 Vatu tribe features:

Aubry Bracco
Q Burdette
Colby Donaldson
Kyle Fraser
Angelina Keeley
Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick
Genevieve Mushaluk
Rizo Velovic

Who’s in the Survivor 50 cast?

The Survivor 50 cast features 24 returning players, including Survivor legends Cirie Fields, Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Ozzy Lusth, and Colby Donaldson (all castaways with at least three past appearances), and three Survivor winners, Dee Valladares (Season 45 Sole Survivor), Kyle Fraser (Season 48 Sole Survivor), and Savannah Louie (Season 49 Sole Survivor).

Survivor 50 marks the first time the show has featured returning players since 2020’s Season 40 (aka Survivor: Winners at War).

Survivor 50 cast photos

Jenna Lewis-Dougherty

Previously competed on: Season 1, aka Survivor: Borneo; Season 8, aka Survivor: All-Stars

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Colby Donaldson

Previously competed on: Season 2, aka Survivor: The Australian Outback; Season 8, aka Survivor: All-Stars; Season 20, aka Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick

Previously competed on: Season 10, aka Survivor: Palau; Season 11, aka Survivor: Guatemala; Season 20, aka Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Cirie Fields

Previously competed on: Season 12, aka Survivor: Panama; Season 16, aka Survivor: Micronesia; Season 20, aka Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains; Season 34, aka Survivor: Game Changers

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Ozzy Lusth

Previously competed on: Season 13, aka Survivor: Cook Islands; Season 16, aka Survivor Micronesia; Season 23, aka Survivor: South Pacific; Season 34 aka Survivor: Game Changers

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Benjamin “Coach” Wade

Previously competed on: Season 18, aka Survivor: Tocantins; Season 20, aka Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains; Season 23, aka Survivor: South Pacific

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Aubry Bracco

Previously competed on: Season 32, aka Survivor: Kaôh Rōng; Season 34, aka Survivor: Game Changers; Season 38, aka Survivor: Edge of Extinction

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Chrissy Hofbeck

Previously competed on: Season 35, aka Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Christian Hubicki

Previously competed on: Season 37, aka Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Angelina Keeley

Previously competed on: 1 Season 37, aka Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Mike White

Previously competed on: Season 37, aka Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Rick Devens

Previously competed on: Season 38, aka Survivor: Edge of Extinction

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Jonathan Young

Previously competed on: Season 42, aka Survivor 42

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Dee Valladares

Previously competed on: Season 45, aka Survivor 45 (winner)

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Emily Flippen

Previously competed on: Season 45, aka Survivor 45

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Q Burdette

Previously competed on: Season 46, aka Survivor 46

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Tiffany Ervin

Previously competed on: Season 46, aka Survivor 46

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Charlie Davis

Previously competed on: Season 46, aka Survivor 46

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Genevieve Mushaluk

Previously competed on: Season 47, aka Survivor 47

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Kamilla Karthigesu

Previously competed on: Season 48, aka Survivor 48

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Kalo

Kyle Fraser

Previously competed on: Season 48, aka Survivor 48 (winner)

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

Joseph Hunter

Previously competed on: Season 48, aka Survivor 48

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Savannah Louie

Previously competed on: Season 49, aka Survivor 49 (winner)

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Cila

Rizo Velovic

Previously competed on: Season 49, aka Survivor 49

Survivor 50 starting tribe: Vatu

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