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Survivor 45
Season 45
Presented byJeff Probst
No. of days26
No. of castaways18
LocationMamanuca Islands, Fiji
No. of episodes1
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) –
present
Season chronology
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Survivor 45 is the forty-fifth season of the American competitive reality television series Survivor. It is the thirteenth consecutive season to be filmed in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji, and is scheduled to premiere on September 27, 2023, on CBS in the United States.[1]

Production

On February 21, 2023, CBS renewed Survivor for its forty-fifth season.[2][3] The season, which will be the fifth aired since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to observe the strict safety protocols introduced in season 41,[4] thus it will continue to feature the reduced 26 days of gameplay, with 18 contestants starting in three tribes, as with every season since then. A sneak peek for the season was aired at the finale of the previous season, where it was revealed that Bruce Perreault, a contestant who was medically evacuated in the previous season, would return for the forty-fifth season.[5] Previously, host Jeff Probst offered an open invitation to Perreault to return for a future installment of the show, citing that he "didn't think that Bruce got his fair share of Survivor".[6]

As a result of the ongoing 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, the season will air 90-minute long episodes to fill the timeslots left vacant by scripted shows.[5] This will mark the first time in which the show will have regular episodes that exceed the regular 60-minutes allotted for the show.[7]

Contestants

The cast was announced on September 6, 2023. Consisting of 18 contestants, the cast includes Bruce Perreault, who competed on the previous season, where he was medically evacuated on the first episode after sustaining an injury.[8][9]

List of Survivor 45 contestants
Contestant Age From Tribe Finish
Original Merged Placement Day
Hannah Rose 33 Baltimore,
Maryland 		Lulu 1st voted out Day 3
Austin Li Coon 26 Chicago,
Illinois 		Reba
Brandon "Brando" Meyer 23 Seattle,
Washington 		Belo
Brandon Donlon 26 Sicklerville,
New Jersey 		Lulu
Bruce Perreault
Survivor 44 		47 Warwick,
Rhode Island 		Belo
Dee Valladares 26 Miami,
Florida 		Reba
Drew Basile 23 Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 		Reba
Emily Flippen 28 Laurel,
Maryland 		Lulu
Janani "J. Maya" Krishnan-Jha 24 Los Angeles,
California 		Reba
Jake O'Kane 26 Boston,
Massachusetts 		Belo
Julie Alley 49 Brentwood,
Tennessee 		Reba
Kaleb Gebrewold 29 Vancouver,
British Columbia 		Lulu
Katurah Topps 35 Brooklyn,
New York 		Belo
Kellie Nalbandian 29 New York City,
New York 		Belo
Kendra McQuarrie 31 Steamboat Springs,
Colorado 		Belo
Sabiyah Broderick 28 Jacksonville,
North Carolina 		Lulu
Sean Edwards 35 Provo,
Utah 		Lulu
Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup 30 O'Fallon,
Illinois 		Reba

Season summary

Survivor 45 season summary
Episode Challenge winner(s) Eliminated
No. Title Air date Reward Immunity Tribe Player
1 "We Can Do Hard Things" September 27, 2023 Reba Belo Lulu Hannah
Reba
2 "Brought a Bazooka to a Tea Party" October 4, 2023
3 "No Man Left Behind" October 11, 2023

Episodes

See also: List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes


No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [10][11]Rating/share
(18–49)		Original air date [10][11]U.S. viewers
(millions)
6491"We Can Do Hard Things"TBASeptember 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)N/A

The 18 new castaways began their adventure.

  • Reward Challenge: Two tribe members moved sandbags and rope out of a crate then retrieved a key. The next pair rowed out to another key. The final pair used those keys to unlock two poles, which were used to retrieve a flint. The first tribe to free their flint won it, plus a pot and machete.

Reba won the challenge, with Brandon being tended to by medical afterwards due to weakness. Brando & Jake for Belo and Kaleb & Sabiyah for Lulu volunteered for Savvy and Sweat, where both pairs were tasked to do two challenges within a time limit: transport logs down the beach, and then free a flint from a puzzle structure. The first pair to do both tasks won their supplies for the tribe while the losing pair got nothing. While both pairs were able to complete the Sweat portion of the challenge, both failed to complete the puzzle. At Lulu, Emily believed Kaleb and Sabiyah were hiding an advantage after the pair told their tribemates that they didn't win the camp supplies. Brandon rejoined his tribe, and Hannah told him that she wanted to quit. At Belo, the women aligned while Bruce struggled to rein in his leadership tendencies, despite saying that he didn't want to be seen as a leader. At Reba, Sifu was caught looking for an advantage and eavesdropping on his tribemates' conversations. Austin found a Beware Advantage, and was tasked with deciphering a secret phrase on his tribe's flag in the middle of camp; until he completes all of the tasks, he would be unable to vote at Tribal Council.

  • Immunity Challenge: Tribe members completed an obstacle course which involved a mud pit and dropping a crate by throwing coconuts in a net before completing a Survivor logo jigsaw puzzle. The first two tribes to finish won immunity while the losing tribe had to forfeit their flint.

Belo and Reba easily won immunity. At Lulu, Emily campaigned against Kaleb due to his tight alliance with Sabiyah, but the rest of the tribe wanted Emily out first due to her abrasiveness. However, at Tribal Council, Hannah decided to quit; with her tribemates' blessings, she became the first person to leave the game.

Voting history

Survivor 45 voting history
Original tribes
Episode 1 2
Day 3
Tribe Lulu
Eliminated Hannah
Votes 5-0[a]
Voter Vote
Austin
Brando
Brandon Hannah
Bruce
Dee
Drew
Emily Hannah
J. Maya
Jake
Julie
Kaleb Hannah
Katurah
Kellie
Kendra
Sabiyah Hannah
Sean Hannah
Sifu
Hannah None[a]
Notes
  1. ^ a b Following an open and oral poll of her tribemates, in which they confirmed they would all vote for her, Hannah was eliminated without a formal vote.

References

  1. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (August 3, 2023). "CBS Unveils Fall Premiere Dates for Survivor and Amazing Race, UK Ghosts, Yellowstone Encores and More". TVLine. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Bloom, Mike (February 21, 2023). "CBS Renews 'Survivor,' 'The Amazing Race,' and 'Tough as Nails'". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ^ White, Peter (February 21, 2023). "'Survivor', 'The Amazing Race', 'Tough As Nails' & 'Lingo' Renewed At CBS". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Dixon, Marcus James (May 31, 2023). "Everything to know about 'Survivor 45'". GoldDerby. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Bloom, Mike (May 25, 2023). "Everything We Know So Far About 'Survivor 45'". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Ross, Dalton (March 1, 2023). "'Survivor' invites medically evacuated contestant back to play again". EW.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Ross, Dalton (May 10, 2023). "Survivor and The Amazing Race moving to 90-minute episodes this fall". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Ross, Dalton (May 24, 2023). "Medevaced Survivor player Bruce Perreault returning for Survivor 45". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Ross, Dalton (September 6, 2023). "Meet the cast of Survivor 45". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Survivor Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  11. ^ a b "Survivor Season 45 Episode Guide". Zap2it.
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