Since Survivor premiered in the year 2000, Jeff Probst’s series has become one of the best reality shows in television history. After all, there is no doubt that Survivor has had many amazing seasons, truly fantastic players, and marvelous winners. Since Survivor is so incredible, it has a passionate fan following who tend to know many facts about the show. For example, Survivor’s fans know things like who was medically evacuated first, which seasons to watch first, and which players refused to return.

When Survivor 48 was coming to an end, those passionate fans wanted to know how the season would end. The thing that nobody expected was that Survivor 48’s finale would leave fans feeling shocked because it was screwed up in advance.

Why Fans Were Shocked That A Survivor 48 Finale Preview Spoiled An Elimination

As Survivor’s host, Jeff Probst has spent years operating as a cheerleader for the show. While sometimes fans write off some of Jeff Probst’s remarks as hyperbole, the truth is that Survivor deserves much of the credit he lavishes on it.

To Jeff’s credit, he rarely chooses to sing his own praises while talking about what makes Survivor so great. Instead, Jeff has spent years tirelessly casting a spotlight on how Survivor’s cast and crew are what makes the show as impressive as it is.

No matter if fans quibble with how great Jeff claims about past seasons’ casts can be, virtually nobody would dispute how talented the show’s behind-the-scenes staff are. That is exactly why fans were so shocked that an elimination that happened during Survivor 48’s finale was spoiled.

Throughout Survivor’s history, one of its strengths has always been how effective the show’s promotional machine has been. A perfect example of that is the fact that previews for Survivor seasons and individual episodes have always made the show look truly epic.

Before the finale of Survivor 48 aired, the team behind the show released a preview for the episode, as always. While the preview for Survivor 48’s finale made the upcoming episode look interesting, there were two major problems with it that were spoilers.

In May 2025, E! Online published an article about the spoilers contained in the Survivor 48 finale preview. That article revealed that in the background of one of the shots, it appeared that Mitch Guerra could be seen with members of the season’s jury.

During the finale of Survivor 48, suspicions that the preview spoiled what happened were confirmed. The reason for that is the fact that Mitch was the first person to be voted out, and he quickly joined Survivor 48’s jury.

Unsurprisingly, fans had a big reaction to the revelation that the team behind Survivor 48 appeared to spoil Mitch’s fate in the game.

As a part of E! Online’s aforementioned article, they quoted a fan who reacted on TikTok with astonishment that Mitch joining the jury was spoiled. After admitting that they weren’t surprised Mitch got voted out, the fan expressed how shocked they were that Survivor’s promotional team had been so sloppy.

Given how talented the team behind Survivor is, the next fan response that the article quoted is understandable, even if it is funny.

Between how gorgeous Survivor looks and the fact that the show captures perfect audio while players compete in challenges that take place in choppy water, the show is incredible.

Given the attention to detail that is paid when Survivor is being filmed, it is understandable that a fan would find it hard to believe a major spoiler like that would get out.

Still, it is fascinating that E! Online’s article quoted another Survivor fan who argued on X/Twitter that the spoiler might be some kind of trick.

Fans Were Also Shocked That A Survivor 48 Finale Immunity Challenge Win Was Spoiled

During the finale of Survivor 48, there were two immunity challenges. The identity of who wins the final two immunity challenges can have a massive effect on who wins a Survivor season. With that in mind, it is shocking that the same finale preview for Survivor 48 also spoiled who would win one of those challenges.

During the preview for Survivor 48’s finale, footage of Kamilla Karthigesu with the immunity necklace around her neck was shown.

Kamilla winning immunity meant that she made it to the final four at least.

Again, the spoiler proved to be accurate. Kamilla won immunity, and she only got voted out after she lost the firemaking challenge. The aforementioned E! Online post quoted a Survivor fan who reacted with shock that Kamilla’s immunity win was spoiled. That said, the fan did express that there was at least a silver lining since they didn’t know which immunity challenge Kamilla won.

“It aligns with my guesses and what I hoped to see, but come on Survivor. I’m at least happy not to know which challenge Kamilla wins immunity for.”

The fans who reacted to both spoilers were right, it really was shocking that both of those aspects of Survivor 48’s finale were revealed ahead of time.