CBS has officially lit the torch on the 47th season of “Survivor.” Just like all of the “New Era” cycles, this year’s 18 contestants have been divided into three tribes (Gata, Lavo and Tuku) and all come from diverse backgrounds and walks of life.

Season 47 of "Survivor" saw 18 new castaways divided into three tribes: Tuku, Lavo and Gata. Here's who went to tribal council and who went home.

Survivor returned with a two-hour premiere for season 47 on Sept. 18. For one of the 18 new castaways, the “adventure of a lifetime” was cut very short, when Jon Lovett — a Pod Save America co-host and Barack Obama’s former speechwriter — was voted out by his Gata tribemates.

Season 47 of "Survivor" starts Wednesday. The long-running CBS reality show returns Sept. 18, as 18 new castaways hit the beach, all with the goal of winning $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.

Which brings us to Andy Rueda, who I would say came into the Survivor 47 premiere absolutely on fire, but the mention of fire would imply there was also some smoke, and evidently Andy is scared of smoking anything,

A two-hour premiere had idols being found, one player's public outburst, and a celebrity's blindside. Find out who was voted out.

Rueda made his intentions to scheme against Lovett, his closest ally in the competition, quite clear—so much for queer solidarity, right? And somehow, despite his meltdown and his poor challenge performance,

They talk about what going without food and sleeping outside for a month can do to a person, but winning and losing Survivor is more often about managing your emotions amidst those physically taxing conditions.