Survivor 43

The first episode of a new "Survivor" season can often feel like homework to longtime fans, as they're introduced to 18 new personalities.

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Jeff Probst welcomes a a new group of castaways to Fiji for the latest instalment of the reality gameshow. Here's how to watch Survivor season 43 online ...

3000 if you can somehow afford to live in the heart of Melbourne). You'll need to sign in with your cable provider details. Follow our guide below to watch Survivor 43 online from anywhere. You got it - just Season 43 will also include smaller tribes, risk/reward dilemmas, and the tension of Shot in the Dark's six-sided dice. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home. It works with lots of devices and offers super fast connections across its many servers. [9Now](https://www.9now.com.au/) (opens in new tab). Global TV (CA) There's a $1 million prize up for grabs as 18 contestants look to outlast each other for season 43 of the endurance reality show Survivor. Returning to the remote Mamanuca Islands in Fiji, the new season includes a number of the new features introduced in season 42, with a shorter series of 26 episodes. [9Now](https://www.9now.com.au/) (opens in new tab) (AU)

The host and executive producer says the show has hit the casting jackpot again for season 43, and it's all thanks to a new network casting mandate.

The host notes how the diverse cast of Survivor 43 also led to a lot of diverse reactions on his part for a season that truly runs the emotional gamut: "This entire season was so unpredictable. ET on CBS), the host says to expect more of the same. [Survivor](https://ew.com/creative-work/survivor/), [Big Brother](https://ew.com/creative-work/big-brother/), and [The Amazing Race](https://ew.com/creative-work/the-amazing-race/). "Having the power and the courage to make that happen forever changed Survivor." Erika and Maryanne also both happen to be Canadian, but [that's another story](https://ew.com/tv/survivor-jeff-probst-canadian-dominance/). "The reality TV genre is an area that's especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling," said George Cheeks, president and chief executive officer for the CBS Entertainment Group (and Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+).

LIVE after the east coast episode, Rob Cesternino and Stephen Fishbach bring you the Survivor Know-It-Alls in their recap of the Survivor 43 Premiere ...

This year marks the ten year anniversary of Survivor Know-It-Alls and we are so happy to be back! Coming to you LIVE after the east coast airing of the Survivor 43 premiere, Rob Cesternino and Stephen Fishbach, the Survivor Know-It-Alls, are back! [@RobCesternino](https://twitter.com/robcesternino) [@StephenFishbach](https://twitter.com/stephenfishbach) on Twitter and tag [@RobHasAPodcast](https://twitter.com/robhasapodcast) #RHAP to share your thoughts and submit your questions to the Know-It-Alls!

Survivor 43 premiere will continue upon a new era of the hit reality TV show, but how much time will fans get in the opening episode with the new castaways?

If the previous two seasons are any indication on what will happen, fans might expect to see two contestants exit the game during the Survivor 43 premiere. Although the uncertainty of what Survivor produces each and every season is part of what makes this show magical, Probst has given fans an idea of what can be expected. Although we do not know what new twists might show up, the season premiere of Survivor 43 will be a great indicator of what’s to come. The Survivor 43 premiere airs Wednesday, Sept. [Host Jeff Probst already talked about](https://ew.com/tv/survivor-43-jeff-probst-hourglass-do-or-die-interview/) how two incredibly impactful twists will not be making a return to Survivor 43. Survivor 43 will continue its “new era” style of play, much like seasons 41 and 42 where major twists and turns impacted the contestants and their decision-making.

Once again Survivor is following its 'new era' format that will pit 18 'castaways' on 3 teams against each other. So who are the contestants for Season 43.

The pediatric nurse feels that to be successful in the field you need to be able to thrive in chaos. The self-described ‘chizmosa’, or a nosy person, she plans to get the lowdown on her fellow castaways without giving herself away. Carmine at 42 years old is one of the oldest contestants, but she doesn’t see her age as a weakness but a strength. “The more variables, the more chaos, the better for me,” he says. She’s used to highly competitive atmosphere and being the only female in the room, working in cybersecurity sales. Like her father, with whom she used to watch the show growing up, she plans to start from the bottom and work her way up. However, the 30-year-old turned his life around and now has a PhD in Political science. Like he always says “a good friend will always stab you in the front” so he’s hoping to charm his fellow castaways taking them out one-by-one with a smile. The performing arts teacher at a middle school in Philadelphia has a very colorful and joyous personality which she’ll use to win Survivor season 43. Over the course of 26 days they will have to outwit, outplay, and outlast all the rest for a chance to take home the one-million-dollar prize. Like the previous two seasons there will be 18 castaways as opposed to the previously 20. A new group of 18 castaways will be dropped off in the [Mamanuca Islands](https://en.as.com/latest_news/survivor-2022-location-where-was-season-43-filmed-n/) off the coast of Fiji.

'Survivor 43' premiere recap: A new game has begun and it's as dangerous as ever! Who was the first person voted off the island?

They make the pitch to Elie and Jeanine, and since they know he doesn’t have an advantage, it seems like a clear shot. Despite the tribe feeling like one happy family (and Morriah trying to convince a bewildered Jeff that they actually won, since they gave it their all) the tension starts to rise as they talk about making connections, reaching out to each other and keeping the tribe strong. Since Gabler was one of the ones to lose it on the table, he tells everyone that he doesn’t want to hide behind his idol (?) and that as a result of his performance, he’ll play his Shot in the Dark and leave it to chance (??). Working together, they have to get up the ramp and across a beam. She and Jeanine both agree that they need to keep all of the men, which unfortunately paints the target on Morriah. The first tribe to get it earns the flint, a machete and a pot. When they get back to camp, Dwight decides to tell his tribe the truth, but Cody doesn’t believe him. It could lead to an advantage, or it could lead to losing a vote. The other tribes catch up, and thanks to a great suggestion from Cody, Dwight is able to get his flint inside the pole and tear it off, making Vasi the first triumphant tribe of Survivor 43. And they’re about to dive right into the season’s very first… There’s also Lindsay, a mom and pediatric nurse who’s been applying to the show for 22 years, and Sami, a BYU student and pet cremator who claims he’s a very “energable person” (not a word, but nice try!) ( And maybe a monster lurking in the jungle?

Spoiler Alert. Robert Voets/CBS. [Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Survivor Season 43 two-hour premiere, “LIVIN.”].

The players army-crawled through mud to begin, then had to comb through a giant pile of leaves to find their three balls — the leaves sticking to their bodies because of the mud. The first tribe to get all of their players across gets their choice between three table games, the second picks from two, and the third gets the last available table. He feels guilty for being “part of the loss” but being immune from elimination, so he tries to save face back at camp. The first to finish keeps their flint, as well as earning a pot and machetes. The trio makes their way to a giant rock, not a mountain like in 41 and 42’s Summit Challenges. As he rides away, the players question their willingness to let him sail off to a possible advantage without protest. Ryan and Geo volunteer, and Ryan has the idea to tackle the digging in an x formation, “working smarter and not harder.” Thanks to Ryan’s strategy, they found the buried bag in the first 30 minutes of their 4-hour window. One player stands on top of the crates and uses a bamboo pole to fetch their flint from a high height. And Cody, an elevator salesperson, is convinced salespeople are a big threat to the game. The final leg was on the beach, requiring the teams’ remaining two players to form a cube out of the collected crates. The first leg was in the jungle, requiring two players from each tribe to run and carry back heavy crates. The second leg was aquatic, prompting the pairs to unclip loaded boats and drag them back to shore.

This was actually one episode consisting of three days and one Tribal Council for a full two hours. How rad is that? So rad. Some might even say as rad as a ...

I don't know if the new Prisoner 2.0 is better or not, but I appreciate that in a 2-hour episode it only took up a small portion of the proceedings, thereby keeping the emphasis on getting to know the players and regular tribe dynamics, which is really what you want to devour at the start of the game. But what was bizarre was when the man holding an immunity idol then announced to the tribe that he was going to play his Shot in the Dark at Tribal Council "because I should be at risk tonight." Is that from digging and forcing herself under that log in the immunity challenge or did Sami's Shih Tzu jump out of the incinerator and attack Jeanine's face? But this is definitely the tribe I feel I have the least of a handle on. The big thing to note early from the Baka tribe in the game is that nobody from the Baka tribe seemed to want to play the game. Of the three keys I had to get by using a long pole to slide the ring up another pole and to the ground, I got the first one on my first try, another one of my second, and struggled a bit on the third. Essentially, Violet's idea was that instead of giving tribes the same choice in a challenge — like selecting between a 5, 10, or 50 piece puzzle — that the first team to arrive at that section of the competition was allowed to choose between all three options, the second team must select from the remaining two choices, and the last tribe was stuck with what's left. Instead of trying to get the pole into the ring to push up, he told Dwight to put the flint dangling from the ring into the hole of the top of his own bamboo pole and then just move it to the right until it fell off. Is that what happened at the end of the reward challenge here at the marooning? Everything is beautiful because Survivor is back and all is right in the world… Yes, there was a journey to an island and an updated version of the risk/reward choice that yielded a single immunity idol for… I know I have made (and reneged on) such promises before, but eyes on the prize, baby!

Just like the last two cycles, this year's crop of 18 contestants have been divided into three tribes (Baka, Coco and Vesi).

They went to Elie and Jeanine with the option of going for Owen because the risk of going for Gabler was too high and so it put Elie and Jeanine in the middle. At the very end was a set of table mazes where the first tribe to arrive got to choose one of three, the second tribe to arrive got to choose from the remaining two and the last tribe had to take on the unchosen maze. Then he declared that he wouldn’t be using his idol that night and would instead play his shot in the dark advantage as a way of owning up to the fact that he should be at risk based on his challenge performance. Meanwhile, Dwight learned he lost and showed that he lost to the rest of his tribe, noting that it means Gabler won the advantage. Karla was happy with her decision, seeing the other two as being someone that lost a vote and the other as a threat to the rest of their tribe, suggesting that neither was likely to make the merge. When he went off to find out the result of the risk, Gabler screamed, a clear alert to the rest of his tribe that he won the advantage. His strategy continued as the tribe got to work on their shelter, with him doing a brunt of the chopping and telling them that he’s 22 years old instead of the truth that he’s 19 years old. If that was going to remain a trend with his tribe, he envisioned that they might have a hard time staying connected as a tribe later in the game. In that task they had four hours and only two official attempts to move two bones in a set of numbers in order to rearrange them into the largest possible number. – The yellow Baka tribe and the red Vesi tribe were the first to finish the first stage, sending their second set of players into the water. James and Lindsay of Coco were the first to climb their box, but Lindsay struggled to get the flint off of the pole. A handful of the players talked to Jeff about their history with the show and how it’s always been a family dream to be on it.

Survivor season 43 is underway in 2022. Find out which player was voted out tonight.

— Gabler beat out Dwight in the draw, earning an idol good through the first two Tribal Councils he attends. There, they were presented with an opportunity to risk their vote for a random draw for an advantage. And early on, the Baka classroom she resided in had a happy-go-lucky vibe. Teacher Morriah had by far the most colorful personality, wardrobe, and hair entering Survivor 43. We were treated to 18 new castaways with brand-new stories to tell as they play the greatest game on Earth.

John Powell - GlobalTV.com Are you feeling it? For me, Survivor has a different energy this year. It is definitely more distinctive than the last two.

Every week John Powell makes his picks for the worst and best players of the week. Unfortunately, she never got beyond the starting gate. She perhaps waited a little too late to do so. Morriah wasn’t thrown overboard because of any missteps or mistakes. News Does Cody get injured in some way? Nobody would hold it against Mike if he played his immunity. The experience should be harsh and rough. The Baka tribe was in the honeymoon stage of the game in which everyone was one big family roasting marshmallows around the fire and singing campfire songs when they should have been preparing for war like the other tribes were. I could have been but I choose a different path. It is definitely more distinctive than the last two seasons and I think it is more than finally being free of the physical and mental restrictions of the COVID era. Not because I was in a gang or anything like that.