Jeff Probst and company will be back though.

Survivor 49 finale to be interrupted by President Trump address to nation

Jeff Probst and company will be back though.

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Raechal Shewfelt

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December 16, 2025 7:18 p.m. ET

'Survivor' season 49 concludes Dec. 17. Credit:

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It's gonna be a little longer before some fans know who wins *Survivor 49*.

The reality show's three-hour finale Wednesday will be paused while President Donald Trump delivers a speech, CBS has announced.

"CBS News will air a Special Report for President Donald J Trump's live primetime address to the nation from the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 9 p.m., ET. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell will anchor and be joined by chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, reporting from the White House," the statement began.**

President Donald Trump will interrupt the 'Survivor' finale.

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"The *Survivor* finale (starting at 8 p.m., ET/PT) will resume where it left off immediately following the president's address for Eastern and Central Time Zone viewers on the CBS Television Network and air in its entirety. Check your local listings for more details."

It noted, "Viewers can watch on the CBS News Television network, streaming on Paramount+, on CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com/live, and the CBS News app."

The much-anticipated season 49 finale sees contestants Sage Ahrens-Nichols, Sophi Balerdi, Savannah Louie, Kristina Mills, and Rizo "RizGod Baby" Velovic vying for the $1 million prize.

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"You can expect," host Jeff Probst told * *this month, "exactly what a *Survivor* finale should deliver: the culmination of everything these players have fought through for 26 days. The alliances, the fractures, the risks that paid off, the ones that didn't — it all converges."

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Probst continued, "The beauty of a *Survivor *finale is that it doesn't need me to oversell it. The game is fully in the players' hands at this point, and whatever happens, happens because they made it happen. In other words, the story they've been writing all season finally reaches its last chapter...and we all get to discover the ending at the same time."

The reality show's 50th season is scheduled to premiere Feb. 25.

But first, the *Survivor 49 *finale airs Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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