Survivor 48

Survivor 48 is the forty-eighth season of the American competitive reality television series Survivor. It premiered on February 26, 2025, on CBS in the United States, and was the sixteenth consecutive season to be filmed in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji. The season ended on May 21, 2025, when Kyle Fraser was voted the Sole Survivor, defeating Eva Erickson and Joe Hunter in a 5–2–1 vote.

Production

On December 15, 2023, Manoa Kamikamica, the Fijian Minister of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, announced that the Fijian Parliament had renewed its contract with Survivor for an additional two years. A preview for the season was released on December 18, 2024, right after the finale of Survivor 47 aired. Survivor 48 and The Amazing Race 37 retain the 90-minute runtime; the premiere episode of Survivor 48 ran for two hours.

Contestants

The 18 castaways competing on Survivor 48 were officially announced on January 29, 2025, with the castaways divided into three tribes: Civa, Lagi, and Vula. The name of the merged tribe is Niu Nai, a name coined by contestants David Kinne and Mary Zheng from the Chinese term Niu Nai, meaning "milk". Notable castaways include frequent Today Show contributor Dr. Cedrek McFadden. The cast also includes Eva Erickson, the first openly autistic person to compete in the history of the show.

Future appearances

Kyle Fraser, Joe Hunter, and Kamilla Karthigesu are set to return to compete on Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.