Survivor 48

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji Feb 26 – May 21, 2025 Filmed Jun 27 – Jul 22, 2024

Tribes Civa Lagi Vula Mergatory Niu Nai

Format Knowledge is Power Advantage Safety Without Power Vote Blocker Earn the Merge Beware Advantage +8 more

18 Castaways all first-time players

26 Days

8 Jury

Winner Kyle Fraser won 5-2-1

Who won Survivor 48?

Kyle Fraser won Survivor 48, defeating Eva Erickson and Joe Hunter by a 5-2-1 final jury vote.

Cast: 18 castaways
Filmed in: Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Premiere: Feb 26, 2025
Finale: May 21, 2025

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

More winners: Survivor 47 winner Rachel LaMont and Survivor 49 winner Savannah Louie. See every Survivor winner in order.

Survivor 48 features 18 new castaways divided into three tribes in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji, navigating 'new era' twists and 26 days of intense competition to 'outwit, outplay, and outlast.'

Day one split the cast into three tribes: Civa, Lagi, and Vula. Everyone here was new to the game, and three of them would go on to play again.

Full cast & placements

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

Survivor 48 cast results
Place	Castaway	Result	Days	Tribes	Votes against
1	Kyle Fraser Also played S50	5 of 8 jury votes	26	CivaVulaMergatoryNiu Nai	1
2	Eva Erickson	2 of 8 jury votes	26	LagiMergatoryNiu Nai	0
3	Joe Hunter Also played S50	1 of 8 jury votes	26	LagiVulaMergatoryNiu Nai	1
4	Kamilla Karthigesu Also played S50	Lost final 4 fire challenge	25	CivaVulaMergatoryNiu Nai	0
5	Mitch Guerra	14th voted out	24	CivaMergatoryNiu Nai	9
6	Shauhin Davari	13th voted out	23	LagiVulaMergatoryNiu Nai	6
7	Mary Zheng	12th voted out	21	VulaLagiMergatoryNiu Nai	9
8	Star Toomey	11th voted out	19	LagiMergatoryNiu Nai	5
9	David Kinne	10th voted out	17	CivaLagiMergatoryNiu Nai	6
10	Chrissy Sarnowsky	9th voted out	15	CivaMergatoryNiu Nai	9
11	Cedrek McFadden	8th voted out	14	VulaCivaMergatoryNiu Nai	6
12	Sai Hughley	7th voted out	14	VulaCivaMergatoryNiu Nai	14
13	Charity Nelms	6th voted out	13	CivaLagiMergatory	7
14	Bianca Roses	5th voted out	11	LagiCiva	2
15	Thomas Krottinger	4th voted out	9	LagiVula	3
16	Justin Pioppi	3rd voted out	7	Vula	3
17	Kevin Leung	2nd voted out	5	Vula	3
18	Stephanie Berger	1st voted out	2	Vula	4

Episode guide

All 13 episodes of Survivor 48: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

US viewers, episode by episode: 4.3M at the low point to 4.9M at the high. The dashed line is the season average of 4.6M. Episode 12 drew the biggest audience.

Survivor 48 episode guide: number, title, air date, reward and immunity winners, who left, and US viewers
#	Episode	Aired	Reward	Immunity	Voted out	Viewers
1	The Get to Know You Game Feb 26 Reward Lagi Vula Civa 4.3M viewers	Feb 26	Lagi Vula Civa	Lagi Civa	Stephanie Berger	4.3M
2	Humble Traits Mar 5 Reward Civa Lagi 4.3M viewers	Mar 5	Civa Lagi	Civa Lagi	Kevin Leung	4.3M
3	Committing to the Bit Mar 12 Reward Lagi Civa 4.6M viewers	Mar 12	Lagi Civa	Lagi Civa	Justin Pioppi	4.6M
4	The House Party's Over Mar 19 Reward Lagi Civa 4.7M viewers	Mar 19	Lagi Civa	Lagi Civa	Thomas Krottinger	4.7M
5	Master Class in Deception Mar 26 Reward Lagi Vula 4.8M viewers	Mar 26	Lagi Vula	Vula Lagi	Bianca Roses	4.8M
6	Doing the Damn Thing Apr 2 Reward Chrissy Sarnowsky, David Kinne, Kamilla Karthigesu, Kyle Fraser, Mary Zheng, Star Toomey 4.8M viewers	Apr 2	Chrissy Sarnowsky, David Kinne, Kamilla Karthigesu, Kyle Fraser, Mary Zheng, Star Toomey	Kyle Fraser	Charity Nelms	4.8M
7	Survivor Smack Talk Apr 9 Reward Joe Hunter, David Kinne 4.9M viewers	Apr 9	Joe Hunter, David Kinne	Joe Hunter, David Kinne	Sai Hughley Cedrek McFadden	4.9M
8	A Rift Between All of Us Apr 16 Reward David Kinne, Mary Zheng, Eva Erickson, Joe Hunter 4.8M viewers	Apr 16	David Kinne, Mary Zheng, Eva Erickson, Joe Hunter	David Kinne, Mary Zheng, Eva Erickson, Joe Hunter	Chrissy Sarnowsky	4.8M
9	Welcome to the Party Apr 23 Reward Joe Hunter 4.6M viewers	Apr 23	Joe Hunter	Joe Hunter	David Kinne	4.6M
10	My Enemies Are Plottin' Apr 30 Reward Kyle Fraser 4.6M viewers	Apr 30	Kyle Fraser	Joe Hunter	Star Toomey	4.6M
11	Coconut Etiquette May 7 Reward Kamilla Karthigesu 4.4M viewers	May 7	Kamilla Karthigesu	Kamilla Karthigesu	Mary Zheng	4.4M
12	Icarus Time May 14 Reward Shauhin Davari 4.9M viewers	May 14	Shauhin Davari	Joe Hunter	Shauhin Davari	4.9M
13	Only One of Yous Can Win May 21 Reward Kamilla Karthigesu 4.6M viewers	May 21	Kamilla Karthigesu	Kamilla Karthigesu, Kyle Fraser	Mitch Guerra Kamilla Karthigesu Eliminated	4.6M

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 48. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.

668 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 48 voting history: each row is a castaway, each column a tribal council, and each cell shows who that castaway voted for.
Voter	Ep 1 Stephanie 4-1	Ep 2 Kevin 3	Ep 3 Justin 3-2	Ep 4 Thomas 3	Ep 5 Bianca 2-1-1	Ep 6 Charity 7-5-1	Ep 7 Sai 5	Ep 7 Cedrek 5-1	Ep 8 Chrissy 8-1	Ep 9 David 6-3	Ep 10 Star 5-3	Ep 11 Mary 6-1	Ep 12 Shauhin 4-2	Ep 13 Mitch 4-1
Kyle Fraser				Thomas		Charity		Cedrek	Chrissy	David	Star	Mary	Shauhin	Mitch
Eva Erickson						Sai	Sai		Chrissy	David	Star	Mary	Shauhin	Mitch
Joe Hunter				Kyle		Charity	Sai		Chrissy	David	Star	Mary	Shauhin	Mitch
Kamilla Karthigesu				Thomas		Charity		Cedrek	Chrissy	David	Mary	Mary	Mitch	Mitch
Mitch Guerra					Sai	Sai	Sai		Chrissy	David	Mary	Mary	Shauhin	Kyle
Shauhin Davari				Kyle		Sai		Cedrek	Chrissy	David	Star	Mary	Mitch
Mary Zheng	Sai					Charity		Cedrek	Chrissy	Mitch	Star	Joe
Star Toomey						Charity	Sai			Mitch	Mary
David Kinne						Sai		Cedrek	Chrissy	Mitch
Chrissy Sarnowsky					Bianca	Charity	Sai		Shauhin
Cedrek McFadden	Stephanie	Kevin	Mary		Bianca	Charity		Shauhin
Sai Hughley	Stephanie	Kevin	Mary		Chrissy	Cedrek
Charity Nelms						Sai
Thomas Krottinger				Kyle
Justin Pioppi	Stephanie	Kevin
Kevin Leung	Stephanie	Sai

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