Survivor 48

Last Wednesday night, Sharon and I watched the final episode of season 48 of Survivor.

Season 48 of Survivor was filmed in Fiji from June 27 to July 22, 2024. The season premiered on CBS on February 26, 2025 and ran until May 21, 2025. It is the sixteenth 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 ran for 26 days instead of the 39 days of the first 40 seasons.

Kyle Fraser was voted the Sole Survivor, defeating Eva Erickson and Joe Hunter (Sacramento Fire Captain) in a 5–2–1 vote.

Unlike some recent seasons, I felt that this was a final four that belonged there. Sharon and I were rooting for Joe or Eva. Although Joe didn't acquit himself very well at the final tribal council, I was surprised the vote wasn't more evenly split. Sharon was disappointed that Kyle won.

As I have said repeatedly, I would really love to see the show filmed in other locations. 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.