The season finale of โSurvivor,โ scheduled to air Dec. 17, will feature a bit of a hitch when President Trump will interrupt the broadcast to deliver a primetime address to the nation.
The final episode of the 49th season of the long-running reality TV staple is scheduled to run for three hours, but the presidentโs speech will bump the timeline for viewers.
There are five castaways remaining in the quest to outwit, outplay and outlast each other for the $1 million grand prize:
- Kristina Mills, 36, Edmond, Oklahoma, MBA career coach
- Rizo Velovic, 25, Yonkers, New York, tech sales
- Sage Ahrens-Nichols, 30, Olympia, Washington, clinical social worker
- Savannah Louie, 31, Atlanta, former reporter
- Sophi Balerdi, 27, Miami, entrepreneur
Hereโs wat you need to know about how to watch the โSurvivorโ finale.
What time is the ‘Survivor’ finale?
The โSurvivorโ finale will air Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
When will the ‘Survivor’ finale be interrupted?
โCBS News will air a Special Report for President Donald J. Trumpโs live primetime address to the nation from the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET,โ Paramount, which owns CBS, said in a statement.
The schedule on the CBS website lists the โSurvivorโ finale starting at 8 p.m. ET, with the presidentโs speech beginning at 9 p.m. ET and a resumption of the finale at 9:22 p.m. ET, at which point it will run for two more hours, concluding at 11 p.m. ET.
When will the ‘Survivor’ finale return?
The episode will continue after the president finishes his speech.
CBS says the finale โwill resume where it left off immediately following the presidentโs 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.โ
It should be noted no other time zones were mentioned.
