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.

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.

[6] Notable castaways this season include former BET on-air personality Tiffany Nicole Ervin.

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.

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.)

Back at camp, Jelinsky and Q were chosen to do Sweat for Yanu, which was to haul sea water using buckets that had holes in them.

Jelinsky, who had the skull, tried to convince Maria but gave up quickly and forfeited his vote at the upcoming Tribal Council.

Tiffany then found a Beware Advantage and solved the clue for the location of the key to unlock a hidden immunity idol.

At Tribal Council, while tribe members spoke about difficulties connecting socially with Jess, they voted unanimously for Jelinsky to be the first person eliminated from the game.

At Yanu, tribemates were concerned that Jess would play her Shot in the Dark, so they made a fake idol.

At Tribal Council, a paranoid Bhanu whispered to Kenzie and Tiffany, but Jess was sent home after playing the fake idol.

Meanwhile, Randen woke up having the medic check him out as he felt numb on one side of his body and was unable to move his hand.

Ben and Bhanu were the two competing, but both were unable to complete it in the time limit, so they both lost their vote in the next Tribal Council.

At Yanu, Tiffany and Kenzie talked Q out of falling on his sword due to his poor tossing segment.

At Nami, Tevin became concerned about Soda's social prowess, so he suggested to Hunter and Liz that they vote her out if they lost the immunity challenge.

At Tribal Council, Bhanu shared his life story and was comforted by his tribemates before being sent home without a formal vote.

Yanu lamented their continued losing status, and Q hinted to Kenzie that he wanted out of the game, but it was a ruse to make her feel comfortable enough to not play her Shot in the Dark.

They then agreed on Hunter competing in the challenge, arranging twenty Survivor logos in chronological order within a certain amount of time, but he failed and lost his vote.

At Tribal Council, they sided with the men and blindsided Jem with an idol in her possession, using Maria's extra vote to do so.

The fallout of the previous Tribal Council led to everyone being furious with Q for his antics, with Tiffany severing ties with Q completely after he revealed that she had an immunity idol.

Liz had a visceral meltdown over not being chosen, as she hadn't been able to eat much food on the island due to her allergies.

Though most of the tribe wanted Q gone, Maria looped in Charlie, Ben, and Q for a blindside against Tiffany before trying to convince Liz to join the plan.

Liz and Kenzie hoped to vote out Q but kept their options open after Maria and Q targeted Charlie as a big threat.

At camp, Maria tried to sway Charlie and Liz into voting out Ben, believing him to be a harder player than he was perceived as.

He felt that Liz was the biggest threat and debated whether to pit Charlie or Kenzie against her in the fire making challenge.

Charlie highlighted how he managed information, options, and threat throughout the game, while Kenzie emphasized her positive relationships with the jury and perseverance in the face of her original tribe's early struggles.

Ben acknowledged how the season challenged him; he was seen by the jury as a follower who got lost in the shuffle multiple times.

[28] In December 2024, Liz Wilcox was voted Person of the Year on Spotted Ratings, defeating Kaitlin Olson, Carrie Preston, Angela Murray, and June Squibb to become the sixth annual winner of the extremely prestigous award.

[29] She also won the Spotted Award for Best Meme of 2024 with her "I'm Pissed" line from her famous rant that occurred as a result of not being selected to attend the Applebee's-sponsored reward meal.