With three new tribes hitting the beaches of Fiji for another season of Survivor this week, pain was the name of the game. During the opening challenge for Wednesday’s Season 48 premiere of the CBS reality competition series,

"For the first time ever, our loyal fans will take control -- deciding key elements of the game, from twists to idols to advantages," the CBS host says

Survivor’ host and executive producer Jeff Probst tells TVLine that Season 48 “comes out hot” with a lot of interesting duos and will “go down as one of our best seasons.”