Survivor 49 Episode 4 reshapes alliances after Fiji shakeup

Survivor returns Wednesday night with Season 49 Episode 4, titled Go Kick Rocks, Bro, airing at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS and streaming live via Paramount Plus, DirecTV and Fubo TV. The episode continues fallout from a late-season shakeup in Fiji that producers say has pushed several players into new positions and altered the game’s trajectory, including a frantic effort by one castaway to regain a vote after the discovery of a so-called beware advantage.

Producers previewed the installment as one in which teammates must lean on one another in both immunity and reward challenges, with the outcomes poised to reshape early alliances. The episode will feature a high-stakes challenge sequence described as physically demanding, and the vote-restoration scramble centers on an advantage that stripped a player of voting power, prompting last-ditch maneuvers to reverse that loss.

Season 49 returns to its long-running production base in Fiji for the 17th consecutive season filmed there and features 18 new contestants split into two tribes competing for a million-dollar prize. The series continues to be hosted by Jeff Probst. Among the players this season are Jawan Pitts, Jeremiah Ing,...