Season 47 of "Survivor" starts Wednesday. The long-running CBS reality show returns Sept. 18, as 18 new castaways hit the beach, all with the goal of winning $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.

Survivor returned with a two-hour premiere for season 47 on Sept. 18. For one of the 18 new castaways, the “adventure of a lifetime” was cut very short, when Jon Lovett — a Pod Save America co-host and Barack Obama’s former speechwriter — was voted out by his Gata tribemates.

Season 47 of "Survivor" saw 18 new castaways divided into three tribes: Tuku, Lavo and Gata. Here's who went to tribal council and who went home.

Jeff Probst returns to host a new season of CBS’s hit reality competition “ Survivor .” Season 47 airs Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Eighteen new castaways arrive to Fiji. Watch the season premiere for free with a trial on Paramount+, Fubo or DIRECTV Stream.

Survivor season 47 premiered this week, but the show is already casting for season 49. The wildly popular CBS reality television program premiered in 2000 with long-time host Jeff Probst, and follows a group of contestants on a remote island who must survive with few resources while participating in a series of grueling physical and mental challenges.

The 47th season of Survivor kicked off with a two-hour premiere where Jon Lovett, former speechwriter for Barack Obama, was the first to be voted out. Filmed in Fiji over 26 days, this season promises intense tribal councils and fierce competition among contestants like Noah Jensen and Jacob Reed from the Lavo tribe.