Survivor 47

Wednesday night, Sharon and I watched the final episode of season 47 of Survivor.

Season 47 of Survivor was filmed in Fiji from May 13 to June 7, 2024. The season premiered on CBS on September 18, 2024 and ran until December 18, 2024. It is the fifteenth consecutive season to be filmed in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji; this has been the show's location since Season 33. The season is part of the "new era" of Survivor, which means it will run for 26 days instead of the 39 days of the first 40 seasons.

Rachel LaMont was crowned the winner, defeating Sam Phalen and Sue Smey in a 7-1-0 vote. I frankly thought that Sam was more articulate than Rachel during the final tribal council. Although I was rooting for Rachel, I was surprised that Sam only got one vote.

As I have said repeatedly, I would really love to see the show filmed in other locations. Unfortunately, on December 15, 2023, the Fijian Minister of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, announced that the Fijian Parliament had renewed its contract with Survivor for an additional two years. Additionally, I think that the use of the sanctuary has gotten very repetitive. It seems lazy just to use the sanctuary over and over for the reward challenges.