Lists of Survivor (American TV series) episodes

Survivor is an American reality television show, a derivative of the Swedish program, Expedition Robinson. It is broadcast on CBS and hosted by Jeff Probst.

The first season, Survivor: Borneo, premiered on May 31, 2000 as part of the summer 2000 primetime scheduling cycle, and it has been aired semiannually since 2001. As of May 21, 2025,^[update] 701 episodes of Survivor have aired, including six specials, concluding the forty-eighth season. In May 2025, the series was renewed for the 2025–26 television season for its 49th and 50th seasons, continuing with 90-minute episodes.^[1]

Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Specials References External links

Series overview

Season	Subtitle	Episodes		Originally released
				First released	Last released
1	Borneo	14		May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)	August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23)
2	The Australian Outback	16		January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28)	May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)
3	Africa	15		October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)	January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)
4	Marquesas	15		February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)
5	Thailand	15		September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19)	December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19)
6	The Amazon	15		February 13, 2003 (2003-02-13)	May 11, 2003 (2003-05-11)
7	Pearl Islands	15		September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)	December 14, 2003 (2003-12-14)
8	All-Stars	17		February 1, 2004 (2004-02-01)	May 9, 2004 (2004-05-09)
9	Vanuatu	15		September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16)	December 12, 2004 (2004-12-12)
10	Palau	15		February 17, 2005 (2005-02-17)	May 15, 2005 (2005-05-15)
11	Guatemala	15		September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)	December 11, 2005 (2005-12-11)
12	Panama	16		February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)	May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
13	Cook Islands	16		September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14)	December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17)
14	Fiji	15		February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)	May 13, 2007 (2007-05-13)
15	China	15		September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)	December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
16	Micronesia	15		February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07)	May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)
17	Gabon	14		September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)	December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14)
18	Tocantins	15		February 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)	May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
19	Samoa	16		September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)	December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20)
20	Heroes vs. Villains	15		February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)	May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)
21	Nicaragua	16		September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)	December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)
22	Redemption Island	15		February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)	May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)
23	South Pacific	16		September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)
24	One World	15		February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)	May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
25	Philippines	15		September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)	December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16)
26	Caramoan	15		February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)	May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
27	Blood vs. Water	15		September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)	December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
28	Cagayan	14		February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)	May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
29	San Juan del Sur	15		September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
30	Worlds Apart	15		February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)	May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
31	Cambodia	15		September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)	December 16, 2015 (2015-12-16)
32	Kaôh Rōng	15		February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)	May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)
33	Millennials vs. Gen X	14		September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)	December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
34	Game Changers	13		March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)	May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
35	Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers	14		September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
36	Ghost Island	14		February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)	May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
37	David vs. Goliath	14		September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)	December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
38	Edge of Extinction	14		February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)	May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
39	Island of the Idols	14		September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)	December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
40	Winners at War	14		February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)	May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
41	—[a]	13		September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)	December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
42		13		March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)	May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
43		13		September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
44		13		March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)	May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
45		13		September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)	December 20, 2023 (2023-12-20)
46		13		February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28)	May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)
47		14		September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18)	December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18)
48		13		February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26)	May 21, 2025 (2025-05-21)

1. Starting in the forty-first season, no subtitle was used in promotion of the season. Instead, the show began following a number format similar to Big Brother and The Amazing Race.

List of episodes

Seasons 1–20 (2000–2010)

Main article: List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (seasons 1–20)

Seasons 21–40 (2010–2020)

Main article: List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (seasons 21–40)

Seasons 41–present (2021–present)

Main article: List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (seasons 41–present)

Specials

No.	Title	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
S–1	"Back from the Outback"	May 10, 2001 (2001-05-10)	16.26[2]
A special episode focuses the castaways from The Australian Outback on their experiences back home after the game.[3]
S–2	"Countdown to Africa"	October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)	9.90[4]
The preview for the third season of Survivor and the introduction of 16 new contestants.[5]
S–3	"Back from Africa"	January 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)	14.10[6]
The special episode where the castaways from Africa talk about how their lives have changed since competing in the game.[7]
S–4	"America's Tribal Council"	May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)	19.11[8]
In this live special event, one of the players (Rupert Boneham) from the All-Stars season is awarded a special US$1,000,000 prize, as a result of a vote conducted by viewers. Jeff Probst reports on the players' lives back home. Plus, an announcement of the next Survivor season.[9]
S–5	"Surviving Survivor"	February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)	8.11[10]
Airing a week before the show's 20th season Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, this special episode took a look back at the last 10 years of Survivor with new interviews from previous contestants.[11]
S–6	"Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players"	February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)	3.82[12]
Airing a week before the show's 40th season Survivor: Winners at War, the special includes some of the highlights of the show's previous seasons, including interviews with Christian Hubicki, Donathan Hurley, David Wright, Cirie Fields, Rob Mariano, Amber Mariano, Jeremy Collins, Parvati Shallow, and Ben Driebergen, and a preview of Winners at War.[13]