TV Survivor 47 finale to air over 2 weeks (exclusive) An after-show will still follow the crowning of a new winner. By Dalton Ross Dalton Ross California Dreams was better than Saved by the Bell. There, I said it. EW's editorial guidelines Published on November 18, 2024 10:30AM EST Comments Survivors ready…! Now stay ready. There have been a lot of changes on Survivor over the years, but one thing that has remained constant over the first 46 seasons was a three-hour finale. Going all the way back to season 1 in the summer of 2000, Survivor has always aired a final installment that clocked in at 180 minutes with commercials — combining both the final episode as well as either a live reunion, on-location after-show, or Covid-required post-game Zoom interview (Winners at War). 'Survivor 47' host Jeff Probst. Robert Voets/CBS Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. But that will not be the case for the Survivor 47 endgame airing this December. Instead of one big three-hour extravaganza, the current season will be splitting its finale into two two-hour episodes spread over two weeks. Part one of the finale will air Dec. 11 on CBS from 8 to 10p.m. ET/PT, while the second half will air on Dec. 18 at the same time. Like all new-era seasons, the crowning of a new Survivor champion will be immediately followed by an after-show with host Jeff Probst, the finalists, and the jury filmed directly following the reading of the votes. The splitting of a three-hour finale into four hours of material spread over two weeks continues the trend of Survivor super-sizing that began with Survivor 45. Because of the simultaneous actors’ and writers’ strikes in 2023, CBS increased the Survivor airtime that season from 60 to 90 minutes, and the show has never looked back. The network has even aired several two-hour installments over the past three seasons. Splitting the Survivor 47 finale into two weeks also means the season will now be spread out over 14 weeks as opposed to the traditional 13. The cast of 'Survivor 47'. Robert Voets/CBS Survivor 47 star Sol Yi reveals what we did not see at live Tribal Council As of now, the race to win Survivor 47 remains wide open after Genevieve Mushaluk masterminded the departure of Sol Yi on last week’s episode. While Genevieve has been playing a savvy, stealthy game, there are other big threats still in her way of the title. Gabe Ortis seems to have control over the Tuku foursome, while Teeny Chirichillo, Rachel LaMont, and Sam Phalen have all established themselves as gamers. And you never know when another AlliGabler is going to emerge out of nowhere, giving hopes to Andy Rueda, Caroline Vidmar, Kyle Ostwald, and Sue Smey. While viewers will now have to wait an extra week to see who is crowned champion, they at least will get to bed an hour earlier after said crowning.