''Survivor 44'' is the forty-fourth season of the American competitive

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'' Survivor''. This season, filmed from June 5 through June 30, 2022, is the twelfth consecutive season to be filmed in the

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in Fiji. It premiered on March 1, 2023, on

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in the United States, and on

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in Canada.

Production

CBS renewed ''Survivor'' for its forty-third and forty-fourth seasons on March 9, 2022. As with every season since season 41, ''Survivor 44'' features 26 days of gameplay, pitting eighteen contestants against one another in three initial tribes. Filming began in June 5, 2022 and concluded on June 30, 2022.

Contestants

The cast was announced on January 31, 2023, and consists of 18 new players divided into three tribes:

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, Soka, and Tika. Among the contestants is former Seattle Seahawks fullback

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Season summary

Episodes

Voting history

References

External links

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