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Survivor: China

Survivor: China (season 15, 2007) is the CBS reality competition season, the first American TV series filmed entirely in China, at Zhelin Reservoir, Jiangxi; 16 castaways on Fei Long and Zhan Hu tribes; won by Todd Herzog.

Survivor: Cook Islands

Survivor: Cook Islands is the 13th American Survivor season (2006), which split 20 castaways into tribes by race (Hiki, Puka, Aitu, Raro). Yul Kwon beat Ozzy Lusth 5-4 in the first three-finalist Final Tribal Council; it debuted Parvati Shallow, Ozzy, Penner, and the mutiny twist.

Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor: David vs. Goliath (season 37) is a 2018 CBS Survivor season in Fiji pitting underdog Davids against overachiever Goliaths; Nick Wilson won 7-3-0 over Mike White and Angelina Keeley, introducing the Idol Nullifier.

Survivor: Edge of Extinction

Survivor: Edge of Extinction, CBS Survivor season 38 (2019) and its namesake twist letting voted-out castaways return via challenges; Chris Underwood won after returning Day 35; reused in Winners at War.

Survivor: Fiji

Survivor: Fiji is the 14th US Survivor season (Feb–May 2007), filmed on Vanua Levu, Fiji, with 19 castaways; known for its Haves vs. Have Nots twist, Moto vs. Ravu camps, and Earl Cole's win.

Survivor: Gabon

Survivor: Gabon (Earth's Last Eden), the 17th U.S. Survivor season, aired on CBS September 25 to December 14, 2008, filmed in HD at Gabon's Wonga-Wongue reserve with 18 castaways; initially panned, later reappraised by fan polls.

Survivor: Game Changers

Survivor: Game Changers (Mamanuca Islands) is the 34th US Survivor season, the fourth all-returnee cast, filmed in Fiji in 2016 and aired 2017; Sarah Lacina won 7-3-0 over Brad Culpepper and Troyzan Robertson.

Survivor: Ghost Island

Survivor: Ghost Island, the 36th CBS Survivor season (2018, Fiji), built its twist on cursed relics from past seasons; Wendell Holland won the show's first tied 5-5 jury vote over Domenick Abbate.

Survivor: Guatemala

Survivor: Guatemala – The Maya Empire, the 11th U.S. Survivor season, filmed 2005 in Petén's Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo park; 18 castaways including Palau returnees, first hidden immunity idol, won by Danni Boatwright.

Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers

Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is CBS Survivor season 35 (2017, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji), with Levu, Soko, and Yawa tribes. Ben Driebergen won; the season introduced the final four fire-making twist.

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (season 20, 2010, Upolu, Samoa) was an all-returnee season with Heroes and Villains tribes of 10; Sandra Diaz-Twine won 6–3–0, becoming the first two-time Survivor winner.

Survivor: Island of the Idols

Survivor: Island of the Idols, season 39 of the CBS reality series (2019), set in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands, featured mentors Rob Mariano and Sandra Diaz-Twine and the Dan Spilo removal controversy.

Survivor: Kaôh Rōng

Survivor: Kaôh Rōng (Survivor 32, Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty) is the 32nd CBS Survivor season, filmed on Koh Rong, Cambodia in 2015 and aired 2016; won by Michele Fitzgerald 5-2-0 over Aubry Bracco and Tai Trang.

Survivor: Marquesas

Survivor: Marquesas is the fourth U.S. Survivor season, filmed on Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia (Nov-Dec 2001, aired Feb-May 2002). Vecepia Towery won 4-3 over Neleh Dennis; first rock-draw tiebreaker and first alliance overthrow.

Survivor: Micronesia

Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites, US Survivor season 16 (2008), filmed in Koror, Palau; first half-fans/half-favorites cast, won by Parvati Shallow over Amanda Kimmel 5–3, famed for the Black Widow Brigade blindsides.

Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X

Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X is season 33 of the CBS reality series, airing September 21 to December 14, 2016 in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands. Two tribes split by birth generation, Vanua (Millennials) and Takali (Gen X); Adam Klein won unanimously 10-0-0.

Survivor: Nicaragua

Survivor: Nicaragua, the 21st CBS Survivor season (2010), split 20 castaways into old Espada and young La Flor tribes with the Medallion of Power twist; Jud "Fabio" Birza won the $1 million prize.

Survivor: One World

Survivor: One World, season 24 of CBS's Survivor (2012), split 18 castaways by gender into Salani and Manono sharing one beach in Samoa. Kim Spradlin dominated and won; the season ranks among the franchise's worst received.

Survivor: Palau

Survivor: Palau, the tenth season of the CBS reality series Survivor (2005), won by Tom Westman; known for the decimated Ulong tribe, Stephenie LaGrossa's underdog arc, and the first Exile Island twist.

Survivor: Panama

Survivor: Panama (Exile Island) is the 12th season of CBS's Survivor, filmed in the Pearl Islands, aired February-May 2006; 16 castaways, four age-and-gender tribes, season-long Exile Island twist, won by Aras Baskauskas 5-2 over Danielle DiLorenzo.

Survivor: Pearl Islands

Survivor: Pearl Islands, the CBS show's seventh season (2003, Panama), featured the pirate-themed Outcasts twist, Jonny Fairplay's dead-grandmother lie, first quitter Osten Taylor, and winner Sandra Diaz-Twine.

Survivor: Philippines

Survivor: Philippines is the 25th season of the Survivor reality show. Set in Caramoan, Philippines, it featured 18 castaways across three tribes, with Denise Stapley winning.

Survivor: Redemption Island

Survivor: Redemption Island, the 22nd U.S. Survivor season (2011, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua), introduced the Redemption Island duel twist for voted-out players; "Boston" Rob Mariano dominated and won over Phillip Sheppard and Natalie Tenerelli.

Survivor: Samoa

Survivor: Samoa, the 19th CBS Survivor season (2009), won by Natalie White 7-2-0 over Russell Hantz, who found idols without clues and set a 108-confessional record.

Survivor: San Juan del Sur

Survivor: San Juan del Sur (Blood vs. Water) is the 29th American Survivor season, filmed in Nicaragua in 2014 with 18 new players in nine loved-one pairs; Natalie Anderson won 5-2-1 over Jaclyn Schultz and Missy Payne.

Survivor: South Pacific

Survivor: South Pacific (season 23, 2011) is a CBS Survivor season with 16 new players plus returnees Coach Wade and Ozzy Lusth, using a reworked Redemption Island twist; Sophie Clarke won 6-3-0 over Wade and Albert Destrade.

Survivor: Thailand

Survivor: Thailand is the fifth US season of Survivor, filmed on Ko Tarutao in 2002 and aired on CBS. Brian Heidik beat Clay Jordan 4-3; its schoolyard pick and fake merge twists are remembered alongside its standing as one of the show's worst-received seasons.

Survivor: The Amazon

Survivor: The Amazon, also known as Survivor 6, is the sixth season of the CBS reality competition series Survivor, broadcast in 2003 and won by Jenna Morasca over Matthew Von Ertfelda.

Survivor: The Australian Outback

Survivor: The Australian Outback, the second US Survivor season (CBS, 2001), filmed at Goshen Station, Queensland; 16 castaways, $1 million prize, won by Tina Wesson; the show's most-watched season.

Survivor: Tocantins

Survivor: Tocantins (The Brazilian Highlands), season 18 of the CBS reality series, aired 2009 with 16 castaways in tribes Jalapao and Timbira; JT Thomas Jr. won unanimously in the show's first perfect game, with Exile Island's two-bottle idol twist.