Survivor 47 finale to air over 2 weeks (exclusive)

[Brian Smith]

Survivor 47 finale to air over 2 weeks (exclusive)

An after-show will still follow the crowning of a new winner.

By Dalton Ross

Published on November 18, 2024 10:30AM EST

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).

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.

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.

Source:
https://ew.com/survivor-47-finale-to-air-over-two-weeks-exclusive-8746976

[Rick]

Post by Brian Smith
Survivor 47 finale to air over 2 weeks (exclusive)
An after-show will still follow the crowning of a new winner.
By Dalton Ross
Published on November 18, 2024 10:30AM EST
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).
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.
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.
https://ew.com/survivor-47-finale-to-air-over-two-weeks-exclusive-8746976

So as a practical matter, what does this mean? Usually, the final five
go into the three-hour finale and we see a TC taking us from five to
four, then we see the fire challenge taking us to final three, then we
do the final TC where they vote for a winner, and then the after show.

So I guess this year on the first part we will see one TC taking us from
five to four, then the fire challenge taking us to the final three, and
then mayhaps they will leave the fire challenge on a cliffhanger? Then
the actual finale will show the final TC and then the after show?

That's my best guess.

[Brian Smith]

Post by Brian Smith
Survivor 47 finale to air over 2 weeks (exclusive)
An after-show will still follow the crowning of a new winner.
By Dalton Ross
Published on November 18, 2024 10:30AM EST
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).
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.
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.
Source: https://ew.com/survivor-47-finale-to-air-over-two-weeks-
exclusive-8746976

So as a practical matter, what does this mean?  Usually, the final five
go into the three-hour finale and we see a TC taking us from five to
four, then we see the fire challenge taking us to final three, then we
do the final TC where they vote for a winner, and then the after show.
So I guess this year on the first part we will see one TC taking us from
five to four, then the fire challenge taking us to the final three, and
then mayhaps they will leave the fire challenge on a cliffhanger?  Then
the actual finale will show the final TC and then the after show?
That's my best guess.

Talk of a two part finale has been out there for about six weeks. Futon
Critic has had it listed this way for a while apparently. Word on the
street is that we'll see F6 and F5 play out on 12/11 and the rest on
12/18. If that's the case, it sounds like 12/11 will actually be two
separate episodes packaged as one.

Do finales lose a lot of viewers in the last hour and this is an attempt
to keep ratings up? Two hours would be sufficient to do the F4 stuff,
FTC, and the the after show.