‘Survivor 50′ Scores CBS Competition Series’ Best Live+Same-Day Finale Audience In 6 Years
The finale of 'Survivor 50' achieved the highest viewership for the series in six years, attracting 5.78 million live viewers. This marked a 20% increase from the previous week and a significant rise compared to last year's finale. Aubry Bracco was crowned the winner, taking home a $2 million prize.
- ▪The finale episode drew 5.78 million live viewers, the best since Season 40.
- ▪Viewership increased by 32% compared to the most recent finale in December.
- ▪The season-to-date average audience is up 17%.
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'Survivor 50' CBS Survivor 50 ended on a high note with the franchise’s most-watched finale in six years. The finale episode, which aired Wednesday night, drew 5.78M live + same-day viewers, per Nielsen’s preliminary panel only data. That’s the best since the Season 40 finale pulled 7.61M viewers on May 13, 2020. These numbers will likely slightly increase in the final dataset from Nielsen, but not enough to change this feat. The Survivor 50 finale was also up 20% week-over-week, according to Nielsen. Also based on preliminary panel-only ratings, last night’s finale was up 32% compared to the most recent finale on December 17, which drew 4.39M live + same-day viewers. It also grew 35% compared to the 4.29M who tuned in for last year’s spring finale.
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