Jumping Into the Open Era with the ‘Survivor 51’ Premiere!

Are we starting the Open Era with a marooning? Tyson and Riley bring in the new season by reacting to the return of marooning and Exile Island, analyzing the dynamics of the newly formed tribes, and attempting to predict the twists and turns of the Open Era. Then, they give their winner picks and predict next boots while factoring in the “permanent uncertainty” of this new season.

00:00 - Welcome!

00:53 - “Permanent Uncertainty”

25:17 - Haggling for supplies

31:23 - The return of exile island

41:18 - The new tribes

58:29 - The first challenge of the season

1:17:08 - The first pre-tribal scramble of the season

1:25:23 - The first tribal council of the season

1:38:08 - Quick thoughts

1:43:39 - Riley’s superlatives

1:57:07 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

Sources for pictures: CBS/Getty Images

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