There has never been a season of Survivor that featured only celebrities, but celebrities have competed many times in the past.

Jon Lovett is the most recent, but after weeks of building his career, he became the season's first player in the premiere of Survivor 47 on September 18.

Lovett is the host of the Pod Save America podcasts and Lovett or Leave It. He is also a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama and was formerly married to investigative journalist Ronan Farrow, son of Mia Farrow. He came to the game with a political mind, and his strategic skills were quickly clocked by his teammates on the Gata tribe.

Gata had another easy target in Andy, who failed to impress in the challenge and quickly became a liability in the eyes of the tribe. Jon tried to make a big move to save his skin, but he couldn't convince enough players to go along with his plan, resulting in his first elimination. Jeff Probst was "shocked" because he thought Jon could win it all and thought Andy was the most obvious target, he revealed on the Survivor's On Fire podcast on September 18.