‘Survivor’ Season 50 first look reveals major celebrity surprises

The landmark next season of “Survivor” will feature its biggest celebrities yet.

“Survivor” Season 50, which airs early next year on CBS, includes several A-list stars. According to a CBS press release, award-winning music superstar Billie Eilish and “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon will “be included in fun, unique ways.”

There will also be appearances by the world’s number one YouTuber, Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, who has 454 million subscribers on the platform, and multi-platinum Grammy award-winner Zac Brown. They won’t be competing in the reality TV competition, however, with their roles at this point not yet revealed.

“The CBS Original groundbreaking reality television show continues to evolve when these 18 new players face one of the most intense versions of Survivor ever,” CBS says in a statement.

“This season continues to define a bold new era of the series with the return of risky advantages, game-changing twists and a relentless pace that will push these castaways to their limits.”

‘Survivor’ Season 50 Release Date

“Survivor” Season 50 premieres Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, at 8:00 pm EST. Here are the complete times for all US time zones.

• Eastern Time (ET): 8:00 PM
• Central Time (CT): 7:00 PM
• Mountain Time (MT): 6:00 PM
• Pacific Time (PT): 5:00 PM
• Alaska Time (AKT): 4:00 PM
• Hawaii-Aleutian Time (HAT): 2:00 PM

Where to Watch ‘Survivor’ Season 50 

CBS is where to watch “Survivor” Season 50, with each episode then streaming on Paramount+ the next day.

‘Survivor’ Season 50 Contestants

All 24 contestants for “Survivor” Season 50 have now been revealed. All of them are returning players from throughout the show’s history, dating all the way back to Season 1 in 2000, and include “Survivor” Season 49 winner Savannah Louie.

Here’s the full line-up.

• Jenna Lewis-Dougherty
  • Survivor: Borneo (eighth place)
  • Survivor: All-Stars (third place)
• Colby Donaldson
  • Survivor: The Australian Outback (second place)
  • Survivor: All-Stars (12th place)
  • Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (fifth place)
• Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick
  • Survivor: Palau (seventh place)
  • Survivor: Guatemala (second place)
  • Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (19th place)
• Cirie Fields
  • Survivor: Panama — Exile Island (fourth place)
  • Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites (third place)
  • Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (17th place)
  • Survivor: Game Changers (sixth place)
• Ozzy Lusth
  • Survivor: Cook Islands (second place)
  • Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites (ninth place)
  • Survivor: South Pacific (fourth place)
  • Survivor: Game Changers (12th place)
• Benjamin “Coach” Wade
  • Survivor: Tocantins (fifth place)
  • Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (12th place)
  • Survivor: South Pacific (second place)
• Aubry Bracco
  • Survivor: Kaôh Rōng (second place)
  • Survivor: Game Changers (fifth place)
  • Survivor: Edge of Extinction (16th place)
• Chrissy Hofbeck
  • Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers (second place)
• Christian Hubicki
  • Survivor: David vs. Goliath (seventh place)
• Angelina Keeley
  • Survivor: David vs. Goliath (third place)
• Mike White
  • Survivor: David vs. Goliath (second place)
• Rick Devens
  • Survivor: Edge of Extinction (fourth place)
• Jonathan Young
  • Survivor 42 (fourth place)
• Emily Flippen
  • Survivor 45 (seventh place)
• Dee Valladares
• Quintavius “Q” Burdette
  • Survivor 46 (sixth place)
• Charlie Davis
  • Survivor 46 (second place)
• Tiffany Nicole Ervin
  • Survivor 46 (eighth place)
• Genevieve Mushaluk
  • Survivor 47 (fifth place)
• Kyle Fraser
• Joe Hunter
  • Survivor 48 (third place)
• Kamilla Karthigesu
  • Survivor 48 (fourth place)
• Savannah Louie
  • Survivor 49 (winner; advancing to Survivor 50)
• Rizo Velovic
  • Survivor 49 (finale finalist; advancing to Survivor 50)

 ‘Survivor’ Season 50 Trailer

The first trailer for “Survivor” Season 50 has been released. In it, we see the contestants meet host Jeff Probst as they embark to the island of Fiji.

“Welcome to Survivor 50,” Probst says. “We chose you to represent 25 years of the greatest adventure on television. It’s a big honor, and the only thing we want in exchange for giving you this spot is everything.” Watch it above.

‘Survivor’ Season 50 Host 

“Survivor” Season 50 is once again hosted by Jeff Probst, who has helmed all seasons of the show since 2000.

What is ‘Survivor’?

Set on Fiji, “Survivor” sees 24 contestants compete in mental and physical challenges to outwit, outplay, and outlast the others and claim the title of Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize.