Overview
- The Dec. 10 episode closed with a title card reading, “In loving memory of Sean Foley, our friend and colleague.”
- Foley was a supervising editor on Survivor’s first eight seasons and cut the show’s main title sequence through Season 31.
- He earned five Emmy nominations for Survivor and a sixth for The Contender during a 25-year career across multiple production roles.
- He later served as executive producer and showrunner on Discovery’s Naked and Afraid franchise, including Naked and Afraid XL.
- Colleagues and contestants shared tributes on social media; a Nov. 30 post from executive producer David Story suggested he died the preceding weekend, while outlets note no formal confirmation of the date or cause.