SurvivorSeason 45 went out strong.

Wednesday nights three-hour finale episode managed an audience of 4.53M, according to early Nielsen data.

That marks a 6% increase over the Season 44 finale.

“Living the Survivor Dream” – The remaining five castaways must stack up a win in the immunity challenge to secure a spot in the final four. Then, one castaway will be crowned Sole Survivor on the three-hour season finale, followed by the After Show hosted by Jeff Probst, on SURVIVOR, Wednesday, Dec. 20 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. The show is hosted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst. Pictured (L-R): Jake O’Kane finds an advantage, Dee Valladares, and Austin Li Coon. Photo: CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

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Viewership tallies usually increase when Nielsen sends out its final numbers later in the day.

This post will be updated when those are available.

According to Paramount Global, the Season 45 finale was also the No.

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1 live-streamed entertainment program on Paramount+.

Survivorhas been up overall this season with about 4% average audience growth year-over-year in multi-platform viewing.

Paramount Global says the increase comes from digital viewing, as linear stayed even with Season 45.

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Season 45 averaged more than 6M viewers per episode.

Deadlinetook a deeper dive intoSurvivors ratingsthis season here.