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Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans calendar
By: Jeff Pitman | Last updated: April 2, 2026
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Pre-game
Day 0
(May 25)

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(May 26)

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(May 27)

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(May 28)

CBS officially releases cast list, cast presumably now in or on the way to Fiji.
Day 0
(May 29)

Survivor 49 wrapped ~2 weeks ago
Day 0
(May 30)

Day 0
(May 31)

25th anniversary of Borneo premiere.
Pre-game Ep1: "Epic Party"
Day 0
(June 1)

Day 0
(June 2)

Day 0
(June 3)

Pre-game interviews? (Mike Bloom's, at least)
Day 0
(June 4)

Day 0
(June 5)

Day 1
(June 6)

Filming begins.

Ep.1 RC: Maroon 50

Ep.1 RC: Maroon 50

Ep.1 RC: Maroon 50

Marooning challenge. One person must dig under a log (Savannah, Stephenie, Kamilla) to retrieve a key. One person (Aubry, Christian, Chrissy) uses that key to release paddles from a sliding-bars log. Two people (Q, Angelina; Jenna, Cirie; Mike, Tiffany) unload heavy ropes from a boat, then two people (Kyle, Colby; Ozzy, Joe; Coach, Jonathan) pull rope to pull the boat out to a buoy to retrieve a shileded torch, then paddle it back to shore. The last two people (Rizo, Genevieve; Devens, Emily; Dee, Charlie) use poles to retrieve a final key from an overhead spring, the key unlocks the torch, then the whole tribe lights the torch in a wok, to light a larger wok. Vatu has a huge lead from the start, wins easily. They get a bonfire on their beach, plus flint.

Next: Ep.1 journey →

Ep1 RC: "Maroon 50" - Vatu wins flint, bonfire.

Ep.1 journey: Fight for Supplies

Ep.1 journey: Fight for Supplies

Ep.1 journey: Fight for Supplies

Ozzy, Coach, and Q compete. They must retrieve bundles from the top of a pole, dig in a sandpit, then swim out to a buoy. Once all three are retrieved, open them, tie the sticks together with rope, and retrieve a single key from behind a gate, as in "Prison Break". Ozzy eventually knocks the key off. Coach snags it and takes it. He gets a machete and a pot. Q and Ozzy learn they are now stuck on Exile Island overnight.

← Previous: Ep.1 RC Next: Ep.1 Exile →

Ep1 journey: "Fight for Supplies" - Coach wins supplies; Ozzy & Q exiled.
Day 2
(June 7)

Ep.1 Exile: Advantage deal

Ep.1 Exile: Advantage deal

Ep.1 Exile: Advantage deals

As Ozzy and Q get ready to depart Exile Island on morning 2, they're given a note to read, that tells them one must give up their vote in exchange for camp supplies (pot and machete). The other person will receive that lost vote as an extra vote, but no camp supplies. Ozzy convinces Q to take the supplies, while Ozzy leaves with the extra vote. (Vote is good until final 7.)

← Previous: Ep.1 journey Next: Ep.1 RC/IC →

Ep1 Exile: Ozzy gets extra vote; Q loses vote.
Ep1: "Epic Party" Ep2: "Therapy Carousel" Ep3: "Did You Vote for a Swap?" Ep4: "Knife to the Heart"
Day 3
(June 8)

Ep.1 RC/IC: Highway 50

Ep.1 RC/IC: Highway 50

Ep.1 RC/IC: Highway 50

Tribes cross a ramp, go under a muddy net, then two tribe members (Joe, Devens; Q, Colby; Jonathan, Dee) roll a heavy cage. Two more people then unload coconuts from the crate. Then one person *Q, Charlie, Ozzy) toss the coconuts into a net, which lowers to release a monkey fist. One person (Aubry, Cirie, Coach) throw the monkey fist to latch a lever to drop a ramp. THe whole tribe then climbs the ramp to a tower, where two final people (Kamilla, Chrissy; Angelina, Genevieve; Emily, Christian) work a vertical season 50 puzzle. First tribe to finish gets immunity and a large fishing kit, second place immunity and a smaller kit. Last place still loses flint. Results: Kalo leads entering the puzzle, wins easily, Vatu is second, Cila third because Cirie struggles on monkey's fist. Vatu coasts to second. Challenge briefly stops as Kyle hurts his ankle, gets medical to check him.

← Previous: Ep.1 Exile Next: Ep.1 idol →

Ep1 RC/IC: "Highway 50" - Kalo wins, Vatu 2nd.

TC1 - Jenna voted out (7-1), 23 left.
Day 4
(June 9)

Ep.1 idol: Genevieve to Ozzy

Ep.1 idol: Genevieve to Ozzy

Ep.1 idol: Genevieve to Ozzy

Genevieve and Stephenie are looking for idols on their beach, and Genevieve finds a package. She opens it to learn that it's the "Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol," which is a regular idol that must be sent to someone on another tribe. If they're voted out without playing it, it "boomerangs" back to Genevieve. She picks Ozzy to receive it. He must play it himself, for himself, and can't give it away. It's good until final 5.

← Previous: Ep.1 RC/IC Next: Ep.2 journey →

Genevieve finds idol, sends to Ozzy.

Ep.2 journey: Savannah vs. Colby

Ep.2 journey: Savannah vs. Colby

Ep.2 journey: Savannah vs. Colby

Savannah, Colby, Mike attend on Day 4. Only two can play (sigh). They draw rocks, Mike draws the white rock (heh), has to go back to camp.Savannah and Colby must add Tetris-shape puzzle pieces to a vertical puzzle until it falls. Whoever makes it fall loses their vote (that's Colby). After Colby leaves, Savannah receives a note, telling her fans voted for dynamic advantages and she receives a block-a-vote.

← Previous: Ep.1 idol Next: Ep.2 RC →

Ep2 journey: Savannah wins advantage, Colby loses vote.

Kyle medevac, 22 left.
Day 5
(June 10)

Ep.2 RC: Swimmy Hendrix

Ep.2 RC: Swimmy Hendrix

Ep.2 RC: Swimmy Hendrix

Kamilla sits out. Three players (Joe, Ozzy, Emily; Colby, Steph, Aubry; Mike, Tiffany, Dee) leap off a platform and smash a tile to release a key, grab it, then cross a floating balance beam and swim to a dock. Once all three keys are retrieved, one person (Savannah, Jonathan, Genevieve) must leap and dive down, unclip two rings and retrieve those. Then the three remaining tribe members will use the keys to unlock a third ring, and one person (Devens, Coach, Q) must land the three rings on three floating poles.Rings landed: Devens-1, Coach-1,2, Devens-2,3 (Cila wins!), Coach-3 (Kalo second). Q finally tossing, but lands none. Cila two hammocks and a tarp, Kalo a smaller hammock and a smaller tarp.

← Previous: Ep.2 journey Next: Ep.2 idol →

Ep2 RC: "Swimmy Hendrix" - Cila wins, Kalo 2nd.

Ep.2 idol: Christian to Aubry

Ep.2 idol: Christian to Aubry

Ep.2 idol: Christian to Aubry

Christian finds Cila's BEBI idol just sitting in at eye level on a tree next to a path near camp. After learning he doesn't get to keep it, he decides to send it to Aubry.

← Previous: Ep.2 RC Next: Ep.2 IC →

Christian finds idol, sends to Aubry.
Day 6
(June 11)

Ep.2 IC: Baby Snakes

Ep.2 IC: Baby Snakes

Ep.2 IC: Baby Snakes

Chrissy sits out. As seen in the Ep1 IC from Survivor49. In pairs, contestants must run into the jungle, untie a giant snake (200 lb), then go back through the rope tunnel, under a net, and put it on a frame. Once all three are back, three people (Ozzy,Cirie, Christian; Jonathan, Coach, Charlie; Genevieve, Angelina, Charlie) must maneuever a ball through a horizontal snake track, avoiding obstacles. Results: All tribes roughly even starting the snake maze. Vatu is first. Kalo second.

← Previous: Ep.2 RC Next: Ep.3 swap →

Ep2 IC: "Baby Snakes" - Vatu wins, Kalo 2nd.

TC2 - Savannah voted out (6-1), 21 left.
Day 7
(June 12)

Ep.3 tribe swap

Ep.3 tribe swap

Ep.3 tribe swap

The tribes puzzle over a cryptic reward-sounding treemail, and arrive to what looks like a challenge. But after being subjected to several bars of Jeff Probst rapping, they are told to drop their buffs, and three new tribes of seven are drawn. Having suffered enough already, the new tribes are sent back to their respective camps.

← Previous: Ep.2 IC Next: Ep.3 RC/IC →

Swap: Three new tribes of seven.
Day 8
(June 13)

Ep.3 RC/IC: In the Dark

Ep.3 RC/IC: In the Dark

Ep.3 RC/IC: In the Dark

As seen in the Survivor 48 Ep3 RC/IC. One caller (Kamilla, Christian, Chrissy) directs three pairs of blindfolded tribemates to collect three colored rings (water bucket, pole, high pole). Once all are retrieved, all must cross the course together to the puzzle table, where one pair (Rizo, Charlie; Ozzy, Q; Genevieve, Coach) must unlock (using keys attached to the rings) and solve a block puzzle, while still blindfolded. Results: Cila leads early, first to puzzle. Cila wins! Kalo is second. Cila also gets four chickens, Kalo gets one.

← Previous: Ep.3 RC Next: Ep.4 idol →

Ep3 RC/IC: "In the Dark" - Cila wins, Kalo 2nd.

TC3 - Q voted out (5-1), 20 left.
Day 9
(June 14)

Ep.4 idol: Genevieve to Rizo

Ep.4 idol: Genevieve to Rizo

Ep.4 idol: Genevieve to Rizo

After seeking out an obviously idol-hunting Aubry, Genevieve looks, and finds Kalo's one herself. This time, she keeps the find to herself, and sends the idol to Rizo.

← Previous: Ep.3 IC Next: Ep.4 RC/IC →

Genevieve finds Kalo idol, sends to Rizo.

Ep.4 RC/IC: Arch Nemesis

Ep.4 RC/IC: Arch Nemesis

Ep.4 RC/IC: Arch Nemesis

Genevieve, Cirie sit out. Contestants must jump off a dock, swim to a narrow deck, then when all are up, untie two high buckets, then jump off, wade out to a submerged boat full of sandbags. They empty the boats (tipping over, bailing with the buckets), and push it uphill to a track in the sand, loading letter cubes along the way. Then push/pull it under a net to the end of the track. Then unload the letter cubes and use them to form a word in an overhead arch puzzle (CELEBRATION). Kamilla, Chrissy, ? direct the arch puzzle making. Results: Kalo wins, barely ahead of Cila. Vatu gets stuck under the net, never gets close. Kalo wins an afternoon at the Sanctuary with Zac Brown, with fish he spearfished. Cila just gets immunity.

← Previous: Ep.4 idol Next: Ep.5 IC →

Ep4 IC: "Arch Nemesis" - Kalo wins, Cila 2nd.

TC4 - Mike voted out (3-2-1), 19 left.
Ep5: "Open Wounds" Ep6: "The Blood Moon" Ep7: "" Ep8: "" Ep9: ""
Day 10
(June 15)

Day 11
(June 16)

Ep.5 IC: Spiral Architect

Ep.5 IC: Spiral Architect

Ep.5 IC: Spiral Architect

Chrissy, Colby; Kamilla, Rick sit out. Two tribe members (Ozzy, Stephenie; Joe, Genevieve; Jonathan, Charlie) will start on a platform in the ocean, and one at a time, cross various water obstacles, collecting bags of coconuts along the way. On shore, they must dig under a log, shove the bags through, and place them in a square. Then one person (Christian; Tiffany; Cirie) empties the bags to retrieve four keys, then one person (Emily, Aubry, Dee) uses the keys to unlock a grappling hook, which one person (Angelina, Coach, Rizo) uses to retrieve a bag of five sandbags, which they must then land on five overhead platforms. Order to sandbags: Kalo (thanks to Tiffany), Cila, Vatu. Bags landed: Tiffany-1/Joe-4 (Kalo wins), Jonathan-3, Ozzy-2. Cila and Vatu must go to Tribal.

← Previous: Ep.4 RC/IC 

Ep5 IC: "Spiral Architect" - Kalo wins.

TC5 - Angelina voted out (4-1), 18 left.

TC6 - Charlie voted out (4-3), 17 left.
Day 12
(June 17)

Merge: three tribes, 17 people at Vatu beach.
Day 13
(June 18)

Ozzy finds advantage, gets exiled, takes Rizo.

Ep6 RC/IC: "Chimney Sweeps" - Christian, Dee, Stephenie win. Orange team wins reward.

TC7 - Kamilla voted out (3-2), 16 left.

TC8 - Genevieve voted out (4-0), 15 left.

TC9 - Colby voted out (4-0), 14 left.
Day 14
(June 19)

Ep7 RC/IC: "" - ? wins.

TC10 - ? voted out, 13 left.
Day 15
(June 20)

Ep8 RC/IC: "" - ?, ? win.

TC11 - ? voted out, 12 left.

TC12 - ? voted out, 11 left.
Day 16
(June 21)

Ep9 RC/IC: "" - ?, ? win.

TC13 - ? voted out, 10 left.

TC14 - ? voted out, 9 left.
Ep10: "" Ep11: "" Ep12: "" Ep13: ""
Day 17
(June 22)

Ep10 RC/IC: "" - ? wins.

TC15 - ? voted out, 8 left.
Day 18
(June 23)

Ep11 RC: "" - ? wins.
Day 19
(June 24)

Ep11 IC: "" - ? wins.

TC16 - ? voted out, 7 left.
Day 20
(June 25)

Day 21
(June 26)

Ep12 IC: "" - ? wins.

TC17 - ? voted out, 6 left.
Day 22
(June 27)

Ep13 RC: "" - ? wins.
Day 23
(June 28)

Ep13 IC: "" - ? wins.

TC18 - ? voted out, 5 left.
Ep14: "" (finale) Game over
Day 24
(June 29)

Ep14 F5 IC: "" - ? wins.

TC19 - ? voted out, 4 left.
Day 25
(June 30)

Ep14 F4 IC: "" - ? wins.

TC20 - ? out (not via fire?), 3 left.
Day 26
(July 1)

Final Tribal Council and jury vote - ? wins.

(July 2)

Departure. Contestants return home, resume Instagram influencing.

(July 3)


(July 4)


(July 5)

 

Historical notes:
  • Martin Holmes at InsideSurvivor (4/20/25): Announces that Day 1 of filming for Survivor 49 was Sunday, April 20, 2025, Fiji time. Based on the 47-48 filming dates, Survivor 50 should then start on roughly June 5th.
  • Official CBS Survivor Instagram (6/6/25): Posts a selfie video from Jeff Probst describing the marooning and first challenge "today." Clearly filmed midday, but uploaded to Instagram early morning (~5 am) of the 7th, Fiji time, confirming the Friday, June 6th (local time) start date for filming.