It's time once again to see who will outwit, outplay, and outlast the rest, as Survivor Season 49 sees the long-running CBS reality survival program return for its second series of 2025. We have all the information you need on how to watch Survivor Season 49, no matter where in the world you live, and potentially for free.
After Kyle Fraser was crowned sole survivor in Season 48 back in May, fellow New Yorkers Sophie Segreti and Rizo Velovic entered the season looking to make it two wins in a year for the Big Apple. They started the season up against 16 other contestants — gathered from California to Toronto, ages 25 to 52 — all looking to play physical, mental, and emotional games on their quest for the $1 million grand prize. As the season has worn on, the number of remaining players has slowly dwindled.
It's a cast that includes life coaches, journalists, fitness fanatics, and political strategists. Those are all skills that should, in theory, transition well to the wilds of Fiji's Mamanuca Islands. But Survivor's 25 years on air have shown multiple times over that it takes a special combination of qualities to last all the way to the crucial jury vote that ultimately decides the winner at the end of the series.
With a premiere episode titled 'Act One of a Horror Film,' you get an idea of what the latest castaways have gotten themselves into. Expect them to continue to be picked off one by one, as they face the very real threat of the elements… and each other. Keep reading to see how to watch Survivor Season 49 and why using a VPN will help if you're overseas when you want to stream an episode.
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How to watch Survivor Season 49 in the US
As it has done from the very beginning, Survivor Season 49 will go out on CBS in the US. Episodes air at 8 p.m. ET/PT every Wednesday starting September 24. Based on previous season lengths, Season 49 will most likely wrap up sometime in mid-December.
It's also possible to watch online thanks to the network's Paramount Plus streaming service. If you want to live stream episodes at the same time as they go out on CBS, then you'll need the Paramount Plus Premium plan (from $13/month). Or, if you don't mind waiting a day to stream episodes, you can opt for the more affordable Paramount Plus Essential (from $8/month). And if you haven't subscribed to Paramount Plus in the past, you can give it a try for free thanks to the service's seven-day free trial.
Fans can also live stream CBS and a variety of other channels through a live TV streaming channel package, such as DirecTV or Fubo. Subscriptions start at $85 a month for Fubo Pro and $90 a month for DirecTV Entertainment, but the streamers also carry CBS in select areas in certain cheaper packages, including DirecTV's MyNews plan and Fubo's Sports + News plan. All DirecTV and Fubo plans come with a five-day free trial for new customers, and many offer additional introductory savings.
How to watch Survivor Season 49 in the UK
Unfortunately, the US version of Survivor isn't available to live stream in the UK. Even if you have a Paramount Plus account, Season 49 episodes aren't available to stream on the app. The UK has its own version of Survivor, which aired two seasons in the early 2000s on ITV and was briefly revived (and canceled again) by the BBC for a 2023 season.
How to watch Survivor Season 49 in Australia
Survivor fans in Australia are among the luckiest in the world, as episodes are absolutely free to watch Down Under on TV and online. Episodes air on Thursdays (from September 25) at 7:30 p.m. AWST (7:30 a.m. ET) on the 9Go! channel, and land at the same time on the network's free-to-stream 9Now platform and app.
How to watch Survivor Season 49 in Canada
With two Canadians — Jake and Jeremiah — in the Survivor Season 49 cast, you can watch episodes as they go out on Global TV on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT, which you can live stream using your cable login details. You can also stream every episode absolutely free on the Global TV website and app for the first seven days after they've aired. New episodes will become available on the app by the next day.
How to watch Survivor Season 49 from anywhere
No matter in which country above you normally reside, try to watch your usual Survivor streaming service when you're overseas and you'll soon discover that you can't. But you can outwit the geo-restrictions that stand in your way by using a VPN (virtual private network) that helps make your laptop, smartphone, tablet, or other streaming device appear to be back in your home country and let you watch as normal.
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Survivor Season 49 cast and tribes
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