Jeff Pitman's S49 recaps
Jeff Pitman's Survivor 49 recaps
Survivor 49 Recaps/ analysis

An enthusiastic introduction

Episode 1: An enthusiastic introduction

Published: September 28, 2025

The premiere of Survivor 49 was bursting with energy from the new crop of contestants, and while the overlong episode meandered a bit at times, most of the cast seem likely to deliver a fun, gameplay-focused season, even if the first vote was a dull, keep-the-tribe-strong affair.

Jeff Pitman's recapsJeff Pitman is the founder of the True Dork Times, and probably should find better things to write about than Survivor. So far he hasn't, though. He's also responsible for the Survivometer, calendar, boxscores, and contestant pages, so if you want to complain about those, do so in the comments, or on twitter: @truedorktimes