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Survivor Season 51: Release date, schedule, and everything we know
The beloved, long-running reality competition series pits players against one another in untamed tropical settings
Survivor aired its 50th season finale on May 20th, 2026, and audiences swiftly began questioning whether the show would be returning for Season 51 on CBS. Today, we can confirm that the long-running show will indeed be coming back for another season: CBS has already renewed Survivor, and you can expect Season 51 to debut in the fall of 2026.
In Survivor Season 50, the competitive roster was comprised of 24 returning players. The Sole Survivor of the fiftieth season was Aubry Bracco, who beat out Joe Hunter and Jonathan Young in the final vote to take the prize. For Survivor Season 51, the series will return to a roster of random contestants. During the Season 50 reunion, host Jeff Probst revealed that Season 51 would be the beginning of the "Open Era," which he explained means that any game mechanic that has previously been used on the series is fair game to be used again.
Here's a clip from Survivor Season 50:
CBS has already confirmed that Survivor Season 51 will be part of its Wednesday night line-up as part of its Fall 2026 schedule. The show will air at 8pm Eastern and Pacific, and 7pm Central, with 90-minute episodes. Based on previous years, audiences should expect Survivor Season 51 to begin in mid-October 2026.
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