Overview

• Episode one airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET for two hours on CBS, with Paramount+ Premium streaming live and Essential offering next‑day access.
• Eighteen new castaways compete in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands for $1 million and the Sole Survivor title, with Jeff Probst returning as host and executive producer.
• Jason Treul and Michelle “MC” Chukwujekwu were called up as alternates shortly before filming after two selected players were removed for rule breaches.
• Following the premiere, new installments are scheduled for Wednesdays with extended 90‑minute episodes.
• This season tees up the fan‑driven Season 50, which will bring back 24 former players including two from Season 49 whose names have not been revealed.