Survivor Season 48 aired its final episode on May 21, 2025. The CBS show announced Kyle Fraser as the winner after the jury members cast their votes.
Three finalists on the competition show were Joe, Eva, and Kyle. While Eva received two votes, Joe got one vote, and Kyle received four votes, he was announced as the winner of Survivor Season 48.
Witnessing Kyle Fraser winning the competition, fans applauded his win and cheered for him. They took to the social media platform X and showered their praise for Kyle via comments.
A fan wrote on X, mentioning Kyle as the "deserving winner" of Survivor Season 48:
"War is over. The depths of hell that Season 48 brought will not be forgotten. Praying 49 is better. At least Kyle won tho, a deserving winner. #Survivor48."
Another fan commented on the platform:
"At least we have a satisfying winner. Glad this season is over tho LMAO #survivor #survivor48."
A netizen reacted to Kyle's win and congratulated him:
"I know a winner when I see one. I saw Kyle as a winner in the every beginning. I'm so happy he won! Congratulations @kylefrasr Great gameplay. Sidebar: I also called that Rachel would win last season. #survivor48 #survivor."
A person commented on X and referred to Kyle as the "surprise winner":
"Well kind of a boring season but atleast we got a surprise winner #Survivor48 #Survivor."
Another user commented about Kyle's win:
"Because of Kyle's win, Survivor 43 remains as the WORST season of the new era! Congrats to the cast of #Survivor48 for avoiding that title for voting for a DESERVING winner!"
A netizen congratulated Kyle:
"CONGRATS KYLE, you and Kamilla made the biggest moves of the season in a season that had hardly any moves. If it couldn't have been Kamilla, I'm happy that you're the winner #Survivor48."
A person mentioned Kyle's victory on X:
"Congrats Kyle on winning Survivor! Well earned victory he played a really well all rounded game and had the biggest move of the season. Great person to represent this season as a winner #Survivor #Survivor48."
Another X user cheered for Kyle:
"KYLE WINNING YUPPPPPPPPP BEST MALE NEW ERA WINNER #Survivor #Survivor48."
Survivor Season 48 Finale: Joe, Eva, and Kyle face the Jury, after which Kyle received the most votes
When the three finalists, Joe, Eva, and Kyle, faced the jury, they shared their thoughts about their gameplay and why they deserved to win. During the show's finale episode, Joe didn't share much, but Eva and Kyle opened up and responded to the questions.
After Eva faced the question about her weaknesses, she mentioned her autism. She talked about the challenges she had faced, but she said that she didn't see it as a weakness. Eva stated that there hasn't been anyone similar to herself who has gone through such tasks and won the title.
"I made Jeff cry," said Eva.
Later, when it was Kyle's turn, he recalled the gameplay where he and Kamilla lied to Joe and Eva about Shauhin.
He also stated that Eva and Joe knew about it because it was he and Kamilla who told them. Fans knew how they both lied, and everyone believed the two.
Survivor Season 48's Kyle said that everyone thought Joe and Eva were the strongest duo on the competition. But, they were only the best for everyone to see.
"The perception was that Joe was the muscle, Eva was the heart, and Shauhin was the brains," said Kyle.
After listening to their answers, the jury cast their votes, which resulted in Kyle's win.
CBS now streams the Survivor Season 48 finale.