Overview
- CBS paused the three-hour episode at 9 p.m. ET for President Donald J. Trump’s Oval Office address and resumed the show immediately afterward for Eastern and Central viewers.
- Viewers were directed to watch on CBS, CBS News platforms, and Paramount+, with the full episode available in its entirety.
- The finale featured the show’s standard endgame structure, including final challenges, Tribal Councils, jury questioning, a fire-making tiebreaker, and an after-show segment.
- A winner was crowned and awarded the $1 million prize, closing the season filmed in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands and hosted by Jeff Probst.
- A trailer announced Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans as a 24-player returning-cast season, revealing two Season 49 competitors will play again when it premieres Feb. 25, 2026.