Survivor 45

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji Sep 27 – Dec 20, 2023 Filmed Apr 16 – May 11, 2023

Tribes Belo Lulu Reba Mergatory Dakuwaqa

Format Advantage Amulet Safety Without Power Kidnapping Tribe Raid Earn the Merge +10 more

18 Castaways 1 returning

26 Days

8 Jury

Winner Dee Valladares won 5-3-0

Who won Survivor 45?

Dee Valladares won Survivor 45, defeating Austin Li Coon and Jake O'Kane by a 5-3-0 final jury vote.

Cast: 18 castaways
Filmed in: Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Premiere: Sep 27, 2023
Finale: Dec 20, 2023

Jump to the full cast and finish order or season voting history.

More winners: Survivor 44 winner Yam Yam Arocho and Survivor 46 winner Kenzie Petty. See every Survivor winner in order.

Survivor 45 features 18 castaways divided into three tribes in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji, highlighting the return of medical evacuee Bruce Perreault and the introduction of 90-minute episodes.

Day one split the cast into three tribes: Reba, Belo, and Lulu. One castaway arrived having played before, and two of this cast would go on to play again.

Loved ones this season

Castaways from this cast with a documented bond off the island — read the story behind each pair.

Full cast & placements

Days, tribes and votes are on each castaway's page.

Survivor 45 cast results
Place	Castaway	Result	Days	Tribes	Votes against
1	Dee Valladares Also played S50	5 of 8 jury votes	26	RebaMergatoryDakuwaqa	2
2	Austin Li Coon	3 of 8 jury votes	26	RebaBeloMergatoryDakuwaqa	0
3	Jake O'Kane	0 of 8 jury votes	26	BeloLuluMergatoryDakuwaqa	8
4	Katurah Topps	Lost final 4 fire challenge	25	BeloLuluDakuwaqa	0
5	Julie Alley	13th voted out	24	RebaDakuwaqa	7
6	Drew Basile	12th voted out	23	RebaBeloDakuwaqa	6
7	Emily Flippen Also played S50	11th voted out	21	LuluBeloMergatoryDakuwaqa	2
8	Bruce Perreault Returnee Also played S44	10th voted out	19	BeloLuluDakuwaqa	5
9	Kendra McQuarrie	9th voted out	17	BeloDakuwaqa	6
10	Kellie Nalbandian	8th voted out	16	BeloLuluMergatoryDakuwaqa	5
11	Kaleb Gebrewold	7th voted out	14	LuluMergatoryDakuwaqa	5
12	Sifu Alsup	6th voted out	14	RebaDakuwaqa	6
13	J. Maya Krishnan-Jha	5th voted out	13	RebaMergatory	10
14	Brando Meyer	4th voted out	11	Belo	3
15	Sean Edwards	3rd voted out	9	LuluReba	3
16	Sabiyah Broderick	2nd voted out	7	Lulu	2
17	Brandon Donlon	1st voted out	5	Lulu	3
18	Hannah Rose	Quit	3	Lulu	0

Episode guide

All 13 episodes of Survivor 45: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

US viewers, episode by episode: 4.5M at the low point to 5.3M at the high. The dashed line is the season average of 5.0M. Episode 12 drew the biggest audience.

Survivor 45 episode guide: number, title, air date, reward and immunity winners, who left, and US viewers
#	Episode	Aired	Reward	Immunity	Voted out	Viewers
1	We Can Do Hard Things Sep 27 Reward Reba Belo 5.2M viewers	Sep 27	Reba Belo	Belo Reba	Hannah Rose Quit	5.2M
2	Brought a Bazooka to a Tea Party Oct 4 Reward Reba Belo 4.9M viewers	Oct 4	Reba Belo	Reba Belo	Brandon Donlon	4.9M
3	No Man Left Behind Oct 11 Reward Lulu Reba 5.1M viewers	Oct 11	Lulu Reba	Reba Belo	Sabiyah Broderick	5.1M
4	Music to My Ears Oct 18 4.9M viewers	Oct 18	–	Lulu Belo	Sean Edwards	4.9M
5	I Don't Want to Be the Worm Oct 25 Reward Reba Lulu 5.0M viewers	Oct 25	Reba Lulu	Reba Lulu	Brando Meyer	5.0M
6	I'm Not Batman, I'm the Canadian Nov 1 Reward Austin Li Coon, Bruce Perreault, Drew Basile, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie, Sifu Alsup 4.9M viewers	Nov 1	Austin Li Coon, Bruce Perreault, Drew Basile, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie, Sifu Alsup	Austin Li Coon, Bruce Perreault, Drew Basile, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie, Sifu Alsup	J. Maya Krishnan-Jha	4.9M
7	The Thorn in My Thumb Nov 8 Reward Kellie Nalbandian, Dee Valladares 4.5M viewers	Nov 8	Kellie Nalbandian, Dee Valladares	Kellie Nalbandian, Dee Valladares	Sifu Alsup Kaleb Gebrewold	4.5M
8	Following a Dead Horse to Water Nov 15 5.1M viewers	Nov 15	–	Bruce Perreault	Kellie Nalbandian	5.1M
9	Sword of Damocles Nov 22 Reward Bruce Perreault, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie 4.9M viewers	Nov 22	Bruce Perreault, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie	Bruce Perreault, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie	Kendra McQuarrie	4.9M
10	How Am I the Mobster? Nov 29 Reward Emily Flippen 5.0M viewers	Nov 29	Emily Flippen	Austin Li Coon	Bruce Perreault	5.0M
11	This Game Rips Your Heart Out Dec 6 Reward Drew Basile 4.8M viewers	Dec 6	Drew Basile	Drew Basile	Emily Flippen	4.8M
12	The Ex-Girlfriend at the Wedding Dec 13 Reward Austin Li Coon 5.3M viewers	Dec 13	Austin Li Coon	Dee Valladares	Drew Basile	5.3M
13	Living the Survivor Dream Dec 20 Reward Austin Li Coon 4.7M viewers	Dec 20	Austin Li Coon	Austin Li Coon, Dee Valladares	Julie Alley Katurah Topps Eliminated	4.7M

Episode, twist and location facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Who got the edit

Confessional counts: the to-camera interviews the edit gave each castaway across Survivor 45. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.

672 confessionals across the season. Top 10 of 18 castaways shown.

Voting history

Every tribal-council vote of the season. Rows are castaways by finish, columns are councils in order. Each cell is who that castaway voted for.

Key Vote matched the boot Struck through = vote nullified by an idol No vote cast (immune, absent, or already out)

Survivor 45 voting history: each row is a castaway, each column a tribal council, and each cell shows who that castaway voted for.
Voter	Ep 2 Brandon 3	Ep 3 Sabiyah 2-1	Ep 4 Sean 3-1-1	Ep 5 Brando 3-2	Ep 6 J. 10-1	Ep 7 Sifu 5-1	Ep 7 Kaleb 4-2	Ep 8 Kellie 5-3	Ep 9 Kendra 6-1	Ep 10 Bruce 4-3-1	Ep 11 Emily 1	Ep 12 Drew 4-2	Ep 13 Julie 2-1-1
Dee Valladares			Sifu		Kaleb		Kaleb	Kellie	Kendra	Jake	Julie	Drew	Katurah
Austin Li Coon				Brando			Kaleb	Kellie	Kendra	Jake	Julie	Julie	Julie
Jake O'Kane					Kaleb		Julie		Kendra	Bruce	Julie	Drew	Dee
Katurah Topps					Kaleb		Kaleb	Jake		Bruce	Julie	Drew	Julie
Julie Alley			Sean		Kaleb		Kaleb	Kellie	Kendra	Bruce	Emily	Drew	Jake
Drew Basile				Brando	Kaleb	Sifu		Kellie	Kendra	Jake	Julie	Julie
Emily Flippen	Brandon	Sabiyah		Brando	Kaleb	Sifu		Kellie		Bruce	Julie
Bruce Perreault					Kaleb	Sifu			Kendra	Julie
Kendra McQuarrie				Drew	Kaleb	Sifu		Jake	Jake
Kellie Nalbandian					Kaleb	Sifu		Jake
Kaleb Gebrewold	Brandon	Sabiyah					Julie
Sifu Alsup			Sean		Kaleb	Bruce
J. Maya Krishnan-Jha			Sean		Kaleb
Brando Meyer				Drew
Sean Edwards	Brandon	Kaleb	Dee

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