“Survivor” returned to CBS for its highly anticipated 35th season dubbed “Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers” on Sept. 27.

This season’s castaways were split into three tribes corresponding to their line of work and the positive attributes associated with them.

The “Heroes” are recognized for their courage and bravery in the workforce. Some of the Heroes include a lifeguard and a firefighter.

The “Healers” were chosen for their ability to help those with either physical or emotional issues. This team has members such as a nurse and an urologist.

The “Hustlers” are people driven to complete whatever task they are assigned with hard work. The Hustler team includes a personal assistant and a fisherman.

The premiere episode, entitled “I’m Not Crazy, I’m Confident,” kicked off with the exciting tradition of having the castaways scramble to retrieve as many supplies as they can for their tribe in 60 seconds. Next, the castaways had to find their way to shore and set up their camps.

All three tribes had their own drama regarding hidden immunity idols, the medallions that can save the castaway who uses it from elimination. A special “super idol” that could be used after the votes are read was introduced and discovered by one lucky contestant.

In addition to the “super idol,” the show’s host, Jeff Probst, announced the return of a re-vote in the case of a tie. Last season on “Survivor: Game Changers,” the re-vote was replaced with a rock draw in order to create more drama. Luckily, that confusing twist was scrapped for the new season.

The first reward and immunity challenges were exciting. The immunity challenge was a physically exhausting obstacle course with a table maze at the end. As per usual, Probst was back in all his glory and provided fans with his signature play-by-play commentary. Although Survivor has changed over the course of 35 seasons, Probst is the constant factor that viewers have come to know and love.

An extremely close finish at the immunity challenge sent the losing tribe to tribal council where the first contestant was voted off the island. The choice was difficult as a result of a heated argument between two contestants and another contestant who had trouble trusting his tribemates for virtually the entire episode.

“Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers” started off very well. The tribes appear to be evenly distributed, so hopefully there will not be any tribe switches in the next few episodes and the dreaded “Drop Your Buffs” hashtag that goes along with it. There also seemed to be an even distribution of camera time, giving the audience a pretty good summary of each tribe.

The season looks to be very exciting considering the theme is something that has never been done before, and the cast already stands out. Hopefully, there are not too many complicated twists to keep up with, as recent seasons were filled with multiple idols, advantages and tiebreakers.

Survivor stays strong in its new season with a solid and interesting cast for viewers to keep up with for the next 39 days.