Survivor 46 Explained

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Presenter:Jeff Probst
Num Days:26
Num Survivors:18
Winner:Kenzie Petty
Runner Up:Charlie Davis
Location:Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Num Episodes:13
Network:CBS
Prev Season:Season 45
Next Season:Season 47
Film End:[1]
Episode List:List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes (season 41–present)

Survivor 46 is the forty-sixth season of the American competitive reality television series Survivor. It premiered on February 28, 2024, on CBS in the United States, and was the fourteenth consecutive season to be filmed in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.[2] The season ended on May 22, 2024, when Kenzie Petty was crowned the winner, defeating Charlie Davis and Ben Katzman in a 5-3-0 vote.

Production

On February 21, 2023, CBS renewed Survivor for its forty-fifth and forty-sixth seasons. A preview for season 46 was released on December 20, 2023, right after the finale of Survivor 45 was aired. Sneak peeks of the castaways' audition tapes were released on the Survivor Instagram account in the form of a story, which were deleted after twenty-four hours.[3]

The season observed strict safety protocols just as in seasons 41 to 45, and continued to feature the reduced 26 days of gameplay, with 18 contestants starting in three tribes, as with every season since season 41.[4] Survivor 46 and The Amazing Race 36 retained the 90-minute runtime; the first two episodes of Survivor 46 each ran for two hours.[5]

Contestants

The cast of 18 contestants was announced on February 5, 2024.[6] Notable castaways this season include former BET on-air personality Tiffany Nicole Ervin.

Contestant! rowspan="2" scope="col"
AgeFromTribeFinish
OriginalNoneMergedPlacementDay
22Las Vegas,
Nevada
1st voted outDay 3
37San Francisco,
California
2nd voted outDay 5
41Orlando,
Florida
Medically
evacuated
Day 7
41Acton,
Massachusetts
3rd voted outDay 9
32Chicago,
Illinois
4th voted outDay 11
28San Diego,
California
5th voted outDay 13
31Atlanta,
Georgia
6th voted outDay 14
[7] 27,
New Jersey
7th voted out
1st jury member
24Richmond,
Virginia
8th voted out
Day 16
28French Camp,
Mississippi
9th voted out
Day 17
33Elizabeth,
New Jersey
10th voted out
Day 19
24Toronto,
Ontario
11th voted out
Day 21
[8] 29Memphis,
Tennessee
12th voted out
Day 23
48Dallas,
Texas
13th voted out
Day 24
35Orlando,
Florida
Eliminated
8th jury member
Day 25
31Miami,
Florida
2nd runner-upDay 26
26Boston,
Massachusetts
Runner-up
29Charlotte,
North Carolina
Sole Survivor

Season summary

Eighteen new castaways were divided into three tribes of six: Nami, Siga, and Yanu. Yanu fared the worst in challenges, leaving only Kenzie, Tiffany, and Q. Siga was spearheaded by a strong alliance and friendship of Charlie and Maria, who eliminated Jem with an idol in her pocket. Nami went undefeated in challenges, but the mistrust throughout the tribe hindered their ability to stay united.

Before the merge, Hunter, Tim and Q met together on a journey and decided to join forces at the merge, with each of the men choosing an ally from their tribe (Tevin, Maria, and Tiffany, respectively) to join them and form a majority, called the 6. However, Maria defected from them, joining Charlie and the others in eliminating the 6 and other major threats (including Hunter, Tiffany, Venus, and Q also getting voted out with idols.)

At the final six, Charlie and Maria turned on each other. Charlie prevailed, and he, Kenzie and Ben made it to the final three. Kenzie was praised for her social game while Charlie was commended for his strategic prowess. In the end, Kenzie won in a 5-3-0 vote over Charlie and Ben, respectively.

Episode! colspan="2" scope="col"
Challenge winner(s)Eliminated
No.TitleAir dateRewardImmunityTribePlayer
1"This is Where the Legends Are Made"February 28, 2024Jelinsky
2"Scorpio Energy"March 6, 2024Jess
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3"Wackadoodles Win"March 13, 2024Randen
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4"Don't Touch the Oven"March 20, 2024Bhanu
5"Tiki Man"March 27, 2024Jem
colspan="2"
6"Cancel Christmas"April 3, 2024Ben, Hunter, Kenzie,
Q, Tevin, Tim
[Tiffany]
Moriah
7"Episode Several"April 10, 2024Maria
[Charlie, Liz,<br>Soda, Tevin,<br>Venus]
KenzieTim
MariaSoda
8"Hide 'N Seek"April 17, 2024HunterTevin
9"Spicy Jeff"April 24, 2024CharlieHunter
10"Run the Red Light"May 1, 2024Q
[Kenzie, Maria,<br>Tiffany]
CharlieTiffany
11"My Messy, Sweet Little Friend"May 8, 2024Maria
[Ben, Q]
MariaVenus
12"Mamma Bear"May 15, 2024Charlie
[Kenzie, Liz]
MariaQ
13"Friends Going to War"May 22, 2024Kenzie
[Ben]
KenzieMaria
Ben
[Charlie]
Liz

Episodes

See also: List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes.

Voting history

Original tribes! No tribes! colspan="10"
Merged tribe
Episode12345678910111213
Day357911131416171921232425
Tribe
EliminatedJelinskyJessRandenBhanuJemMoriahTimSodaTevinHunterTiffanyVenusQMariaLiz
Votes5–04–1Evacuated3–04–210–14–24–28–24–4–16–15–34–24–1
VoterVoteChallenge
KenzieJelinskyJessBhanuMoriahTimTevinQHunterQVenusQMaria
CharlieJemVenusSodaTevinHunterHunter TiffanyVenusQMaria
BenMoriahHunterTevinHunterHunterTiffanyKenzieQMaria
LizMoriahSodaTevinQQTiffanyVenusQMaria
MariaJemJemMoriahSodaTevinHunterHunterTiffanyVenusCharlieBen
QJelinskyJessBhanuMoriahTimTevinBenTiffanyVenusCharlie
VenusMoriahSodaTevinQHunterQQ
TiffanyJelinskyJessBhanuMoriahTimTevinHunterHunterQ
HunterTimVenusQ
TevinMoriahVenusVenus
SodaMoriahVenus
TimJemMoriahHunter
MoriahBen
JemBen
BhanuJelinskyJess
Randen
JessJelinskyBhanu
Jelinsky
Jury vote
Episode 13
Day26
FinalistKenzieCharlieBen
Votes5–3–0
Juror
Liz
Maria
Q
Venus
Tiffany
Hunter
Tevin
Soda
Notes

Reception

Survivor 46 received mostly positive reviews. Praise was given to the cast and the abundance of stand-out moments during the season but the season was also criticised for its disproportionate editing, particularly during the pre-merge. Entertainment Weeklys Dalton Ross ranked the season 21st out of 45, praising the season's strong cast and presence of drama and rivalries that had been missing from recent seasons.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survivor 46 calendar . True Dork Times.
  2. Web site: Bloom . Mike . December 22, 2023 . Survivor' Season 46: Everything We Know So Far (Including When it Premieres) . December 22, 2023 . Parade.
  3. Web site: January 6, 2024 . Ready to get a glimpse of the #Survivor: 46 cast? Keep an eye out for their audition tapes to see how they earned their spot on the island! . January 6, 2024 . Instagram. CBS - Survivor.
  4. Web site: James Dixon . Marcus . December 20, 2023 . Everything to know about 'Survivor 46': Watch the preview trailer . December 20, 2023 . GoldDerby.
  5. Ross . Dalton . November 13, 2023 . Survivor and Amazing Race to continue with 90-minute episodes in 2024 . November 13, 2023 . Entertainment Weekly.
  6. Ross . Dalton . February 5, 2024 . Meet the cast of Survivor 46 . February 5, 2024 . Entertainment Weekly.
  7. Web site: Mercurio . Grace . Bay Shore graduate to compete on 'Survivor' . The Long Island Advance . en . 21 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Alsup . Blake . Mississippi native, former Ole Miss athlete Quintavius Burdette to compete on 'Survivor' Season 46 . Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . en . 28 February 2024.
  9. Ranking every season of Survivor . .