Survivor 45 features 18 castaways divided into three tribes in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji, highlighting the return of medical evacuee Bruce Perreault and the introduction of 90-minute episodes.
Day one split the cast into three tribes: Reba, Belo, and Lulu. One castaway arrived having played before, and two of this cast would go on to play again.
Starting tribes
Full cast & placements
Days, tribes and votes are on each castaway's page.
| Place | Castaway | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dee Valladares Also played S50 | 5 of 8 jury votes
| 26 | RebaMergatoryDakuwaqa | 2 |
| 2 |  Austin Li Coon | 3 of 8 jury votes
| 26 | RebaBeloMergatoryDakuwaqa | 0 |
| 3 |  Jake O'Kane | 0 of 8 jury votes
| 26 | BeloLuluMergatoryDakuwaqa | 8 |
| 4 |  Katurah Topps | Lost final 4 fire challenge | 25 | BeloLuluDakuwaqa | 0 |
| 5 |  Julie Alley | 13th voted out | 24 | RebaDakuwaqa | 7 |
| 6 |  Drew Basile | 12th voted out | 23 | RebaBeloDakuwaqa | 6 |
| 7 |  Emily Flippen Also played S50 | 11th voted out | 21 | LuluBeloMergatoryDakuwaqa | 2 |
| 8 |  Bruce Perreault Returnee Also played S44 | 10th voted out | 19 | BeloLuluDakuwaqa | 5 |
| 9 |  Kendra McQuarrie | 9th voted out | 17 | BeloDakuwaqa | 6 |
| 10 |  Kellie Nalbandian | 8th voted out | 16 | BeloLuluMergatoryDakuwaqa | 5 |
| 11 |  Kaleb Gebrewold | 7th voted out | 14 | LuluMergatoryDakuwaqa | 5 |
| 12 |  Sifu Alsup | 6th voted out | 14 | RebaDakuwaqa | 6 |
| 13 |  J. Maya Krishnan-Jha | 5th voted out | 13 | RebaMergatory | 10 |
| 14 |  Brando Meyer | 4th voted out | 11 | Belo | 3 |
| 15 |  Sean Edwards | 3rd voted out | 9 | LuluReba | 3 |
| 16 |  Sabiyah Broderick | 2nd voted out | 7 | Lulu | 2 |
| 17 |  Brandon Donlon | 1st voted out | 5 | Lulu | 3 |
| 18 |  Hannah Rose | Quit | 3 | Lulu | 0 |
Episode guide
All 13 episodes of Survivor 45: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.
| # | Episode | Aired | Reward | Immunity | Voted out | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Can Do Hard Things | Sep 27 | RebaBelo | BeloReba | Hannah Rose Quit | 5.2M |
| 2 | Brought a Bazooka to a Tea Party | Oct 4 | RebaBelo | RebaBelo | Brandon Donlon | 4.9M |
| 3 | No Man Left Behind | Oct 11 | LuluReba | RebaBelo | Sabiyah Broderick | 5.1M |
| 4 | Music to My Ears | Oct 18 | – | LuluBelo | Sean Edwards | 4.9M |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be the Worm | Oct 25 | RebaLulu | RebaLulu | Brando Meyer | 5.0M |
| 6 | I'm Not Batman, I'm the Canadian | Nov 1 | Austin Li Coon, Bruce Perreault, Drew Basile, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie, Sifu Alsup | Austin Li Coon, Bruce Perreault, Drew Basile, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie, Sifu Alsup | J. Maya Krishnan-Jha | 4.9M |
| 7 | The Thorn in My Thumb | Nov 8 | Kellie Nalbandian, Dee Valladares | Kellie Nalbandian, Dee Valladares | Sifu Alsup Kaleb Gebrewold | 4.5M |
| 8 | Following a Dead Horse to Water | Nov 15 | – | Bruce Perreault | Kellie Nalbandian | 5.1M |
| 9 | Sword of Damocles | Nov 22 | Bruce Perreault, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie | Bruce Perreault, Julie Alley, Kendra McQuarrie | Kendra McQuarrie | 4.9M |
| 10 | How Am I the Mobster? | Nov 29 | Emily Flippen | Austin Li Coon | Bruce Perreault | 5.0M |
| 11 | This Game Rips Your Heart Out | Dec 6 | Drew Basile | Drew Basile | Emily Flippen | 4.8M |
| 12 | The Ex-Girlfriend at the Wedding | Dec 13 | Austin Li Coon | Dee Valladares | Drew Basile | 5.3M |
| 13 | Living the Survivor Dream | Dec 20 | Austin Li Coon | Austin Li Coon, Dee Valladares | Julie Alley Katurah Topps Eliminated | 4.7M |
Episode, twist and location facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
Who got the edit
Confessional counts: the to-camera interviews the edit gave each castaway across Survivor 45. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.
- 1 Austin Li Coon 72
- 2 Dee Valladares 67
- 3 Katurah Topps 66
- 4 Drew Basile 64
- 5 Emily Flippen 62
- 6 Jake O'Kane 60
- 7 Julie Alley 46
- 8 Kaleb Gebrewold 45
- 9 Bruce Perreault 38
- 10 Kendra McQuarrie 37
672 confessionals across the season. Top 10 of 18 castaways shown.
Voting history
Every tribal-council vote of the season. Rows are castaways by finish, columns are councils in order. Each cell is who that castaway voted for.
Key Vote matched the boot Struck through = vote nullified by an idol No vote cast (immune, absent, or already out)
| Voter | Ep 1 Hannah | Ep 2 Brandon 3 | Ep 3 Sabiyah 2-1 | Ep 4 Sean 3-1-1 | Ep 5 Brando 3-2 | Ep 6 J. 10-1 | Ep 7 Sifu 5-1 | Ep 7 Kaleb 4-2 | Ep 8 Kellie 5-3 | Ep 9 Kendra 6-1 | Ep 10 Bruce 4-3-1 | Ep 11 Emily 1 | Ep 12 Drew 4-2 | Ep 13 Julie 2-1-1 | Ep 13 Katurah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Valladares | Sifu | Kaleb | Kaleb | Kellie | Kendra | Jake | Julie | Drew | Katurah | ||||||
| Austin Li Coon | Brando | Kaleb | Kellie | Kendra | Jake | Julie | Julie | Julie | |||||||
| Jake O'Kane | Kaleb | Julie | Kendra | Bruce | Julie | Drew | Dee | ||||||||
| Katurah Topps | Kaleb | Kaleb | Jake | Bruce | Julie | Drew | Julie | ||||||||
| Julie Alley | Sean | Kaleb | Kaleb | Kellie | Kendra | Bruce | Emily | Drew | Jake | ||||||
| Drew Basile | Brando | Kaleb | Sifu | Kellie | Kendra | Jake | Julie | Julie | |||||||
| Emily Flippen | Brandon | Sabiyah | Brando | Kaleb | Sifu | Kellie | Bruce | Julie | |||||||
| Bruce Perreault | Kaleb | Sifu | Kendra | Julie | |||||||||||
| Kendra McQuarrie | Drew | Kaleb | Sifu | Jake | Jake | ||||||||||
| Kellie Nalbandian | Kaleb | Sifu | Jake | ||||||||||||
| Kaleb Gebrewold | Brandon | Sabiyah | Julie | ||||||||||||
| Sifu Alsup | Sean | Kaleb | Bruce | ||||||||||||
| J. Maya Krishnan-Jha | Sean | Kaleb | |||||||||||||
| Brando Meyer | Drew | ||||||||||||||
| Sean Edwards | Brandon | Kaleb | Dee |
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