The premiere episode of the evergreen reality series helped CBS to its most-watched Wednesday night in four years, since the finale episode of Season 42 on May 25, 2022.
The three-hour opener was the night’s number one show in both total viewers and adults aged 25-54, averaging 5.06M viewers. It peaked with 6.18m viewers in its first half-hour but held on to at least 90% of its audience each subsequent half-hour, per Nielsen.
It was up 26% from its fall 2025 premiere in total viewers and up +19% from its spring 2025 premiere.
CBS said that its total viewership on the night was 81% higher than second-place NBC.
The 50th iteration of the Jeff Probst-fronted show featured some of the show’s best-known stars over the years including The White Lotus creator Mike White.
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