Survivor 51: Everything You Need To Know

Survivor Season 51 premieres Wednesday, Sept. 23. Billed as Survivor 51, the new season will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. As confirmed with the cast reveal on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Survivor 51 boasts all first-time players. Emmy® winner Jeff Probst returns as host.

Scroll on for a sneak peek of Survivor 51, and get info about the cast, the release schedule, and find out what Probst has said about the upcoming new season.

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When does Survivor 51 premiere?

CBS

Survivor 51 premieres Wednesday, Sept. 23, as part of CBS’ Fall 2026 schedule. The show launches with a two-hour episode from 8 PM ET/PT – 10 PM ET/PT. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 30, it moves to its regular, 90-minute, Wednesday time slot, from 8 PM ET/PT – 9:30 PM ET/PT.

Survivor 51 will mark the seventh straight season (dating back to Season 45, aka Survivor 45) of 90-minute episodes.

All episodes of Survivor 51 air on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

Here’s a look at the Survivor 51 release schedule at a glance:

Survivor 51

Premiere date: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, from 8 PM ET/PT – 10 PM ET/PT
Regular time-slot premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, from 8 PM ET/PT – 9:30 PM ET/PT
Channel: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+*

*New episodes can be streamed live on Paramount+ as they air on CBS with a subscription to the Paramount+ Premium plan. New episodes can be streamed on demand, on the day after they air, on Paramount+ with a subscription to any plan.

Who is in the cast?

Today, Wednesday, Aug. 26, Jeff Probst announced the Survivor 51 cast on the official YouTube channel SurvivorOnCBS. After taking viewers on a walk through this season’s Tribal Council setup, the host revealed the 21 new castaways.

Here’s the full list:

Aaliyah Puglia

Age: 24
Hometown: Gloucester City, N.J.
Current Residence: Providence, R.I.
Occupation: Chef

Alexis Levine

Age: 34
Hometown: Atlanta
Current Residence: Atlanta
Occupation: Criminal defense attorney

An “Thien An” Nguyen

Age: 24
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Current Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
Occupation: Medical student

Ana Sani

Age: 34
Hometown: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Current Residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Voice actress

Angelica “Jelly” Loblack

Age: 29
Hometown: Garland, Texas, and Midwest City, Okla.
Current Residence: Bloomington, Ind.
Occupation: Sociology professor

Brady Booker

Age: 27
Hometown: La Salle, Ill.
Current Residence: Knoxville, Tenn.
Occupation: Pro wrestler

Carter Krull

Age: 24
Hometown: Rock Rapids, Iowa
Current Residence: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Occupation: Livestock farmer

Cristian Chavez

Age: 26
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Current Residence: Salt Lake City
Occupation: Head of HR

Danny “Kilby” Kilby

Age: 30
Hometown: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada
Current Residence: London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Game designer

Devin Way

Age: 33
Hometown: Lufkin, Texas
Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Actor

Eric Macksoud

Age: 34
Hometown: Lincoln, R.I.
Current Residence: Windsor Locks, Conn.
Occupation: Mental health counselor

Jenna Doore

Age: 30
Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio
Current Residence: Toledo, Ohio
Occupation: Wedding photographer

Kristin Flickinger

Age: 49
Hometown: Ketchum, Idaho
Current Residence: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Occupation: Crisis management

Lewis Kelly

Age: 28
Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
Current Residence: Puerto Rico, USA
Occupation: Farmer

Linnea Capobianco

Age: 25
Hometown: Kearny, N.J.
Current Residence: Jersey City, N.J.
Occupation: Entrepreneur

Maggie Nestor

Age: 40
Hometown: Middleway, W.Va.
Current Residence: Charlestown, W.Va.
Occupation: Farmer

Mike Pinsky

Age: 32
Hometown: New York City
Current Residence: New York City
Occupation: Baseball executive

Ori Jean-Charles

Age: 27
Hometown: Spring Valley, N.Y.
Current Residence: Spring Valley, N.Y.
Occupation: Personal trainer

Patt Cannaday

Age: 33
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Current Residence: Washington, D.C.
Occupation: Federal prosecutor

Rob Antonson

Age: 40
Hometown: Johnston, R.I.
Current Residence: Cumberland, R.I.
Occupation: Airline gate agent

Sharonda Cox

Age: 34
Hometown: Pompano Beach, Fla.
Current Residence: Richmond, Ky.
Occupation: Resident, OBGYN

Watch the first sneak peek

You can watch the first Survivor 51 sneak peek right here. The nearly two-minute-long clip was released during the season finale of Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans. “A new crop of players is about to birth a new kind of game,” Jeff Probst says in the preview. But this doesn’t mean the game will be unrecognizable to longtime fans – why, is that an old-fashioned, premiere-episode marooning we spy? See the sneak peek for yourself:

What Jeff Probst has said about the new season

At the Survivor 50 finale, Jeff Probst said Survivor 51 is the start of the show’s open era. What’s that? “The open era is taking … the idea that anything that has ever happened, at any time on the show, can happen in any season – at any time, in any order, without any warning,” Probst said on the Survivor 50 finale.

If you’re keeping score, Survivor seasons 41-49 are considered the show’s new era (with Survivor 50 being a bit of a mashup, with old-school players competing alongside new-era players, in an unpredictable, or open, game environment).

Probst, for one, has given Survivor 51 his endorsement. “We’ve shot 51. It is a very fun [season],” he said.

Where to watch Survivor before the new season premieres

It’s no challenge to pass the time before Survivor 51 premieres: You can watch all episodes of Survivor – from 2000’s Season 1 (Survivor: Borneo) to the just-concluded Season 50 (Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans) – on Paramount+ with a subscription. When you’re subscribed, you can also explore the curated playlists of iconic episodes in The Survivor Collection.

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