Foley spent eight seasons as a supervising editor on the long-running reality series.

Survivor pays tribute to Emmy-nominated editor Sean Foley in wake of his death

Foley spent eight seasons as a supervising editor on the long-running reality series.

By Oliver Gettell

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December 10, 2025 9:30 p.m. ET

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*Survivor* is honoring the memory of one of its own.

Toward the end of Wednesday's episode of the long-running reality competition series, after the players conducted their elimination ceremony and departed Tribal Council, a title card appeared paying tribute to the late Sean Foley, a former crew member on the show.

"In loving memory of Sean Foley, our friend and colleague," the card read.

Foley served as a supervising editor on the first eight seasons of *Survivor*, which debuted in 2000. He was also instrumental in the program's main title design and cut the title sequence up to season 31, even after he stopped working on the show as a full-time editor.

Foley's contributions to *Survivor* earned him five Emmy nominations for Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming, and he garnered a sixth for his work on *The Contender*.

'Survivor' title card paying tribute to Sean Foley.

Over the course of a 25-year career in entertainment, Foley also worked as a visual effects artist, sound mixer, camera operator, producer, and showrunner, on programs for CBS, NBC, the CW, Animal Planet, A&E, Discovery, YouTube, and Amazon.

Foley worked extensively on the *Naked and Afraid* franchise, serving as an executive producer on the main series and spinoffs like *Naked and Afraid XL*. His other TV credits included *The Apprentice*, *Undercover Boss*, and *Shark Tank*.**

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Details about Foley's death were not immediately available.

*Survivor* is currently in the midst of its 49th season and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. The season finale is set for Dec. 17.

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