Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance
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Survivor: Cambodia "? Second Chance is the 31st season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. Unlike previous seasons, which were completely cast by producers, this season featured 20 contestants chosen by an online public vote. The ballot, with the 32 finalists that were considered for this season, was revealed on May 6, 2015, the same day that voting began. The final cast was revealed on May 20, at the reunion of the preceding season. After the reveal occurred, the chosen cast members immediately began the trip to Koh Rong, Cambodia, where the season was filmed. The season premiered on September 23, 2015 and concluded on December 16, 2015 when Jeremy Collins was declared the winner over Spencer Bledsoe and Latasha "Tasha" Fox in a unanimous 10-0-0 jury vote.It is the tenth season to feature returning players, and the third to feature a cast consisting entirely of returning players, after Survivor: All-Stars and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Though this season was the 31st to air, it was the 32nd to film, after the subsequently-aired Survivor: Kah R?ng; the two seasons were filmed back-to-back in the same location.
This season featured several new alterations to the game format. Hidden immunity idols, typically hidden either at tribal camps or Exile Island, were hidden this season at immunity challenges before the merge. Additionally, this season marked the first time the number of regular tribes increased over the course of a season (in this case, from two to three), and the first time the tribes merged with 13 players remaining. It also introduced the vote stealer, in which one player could prohibit another from voting and cast a second ballot in their stead.
A DVD release of the season is planned and currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com, however, no release date has been announced.
Casting
According to host and executive producer Jeff Probst, 75 former contestants were initially considered regarding on returning for this season. On Twitter and in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Probst revealed that Greg Buis from Survivor: Borneo, Ian Rosenberger from Survivor: Palau, Shannon "Shambo" Waters and Brett Clouser from Survivor: Samoa, Roberta "R.C." Saint-Amour and Jeff Kent from Survivor: Philippines were contacted to return but all of them declined the offers. Josh Canfield from Survivor: San Juan del Sur tweeted that he was contacted, but was unable to participate due to his contract with the Broadway production of Doctor Zhivago. Jaclyn Schultz from San Juan del Sur stated that her fianc and fellow San Juan del Sur castaway Jon Misch was contacted, but was cut after not responding to a voicemail from the producers in time.Public vote
The vote was conducted on the CBS website, and was open to residents of the U.S., Canada (where the show is simulcast on Global) and Australia (where the show airs the following day on Go!). On the website, each candidate was featured in a video displaying a series of clips from their original season followed by a plea to voters as to why they should be selected for Cambodia. Registered voters were required to submit ballots of exactly ten men and ten women, and each voter could only submit a ballot once every 24 hours. This public voting process was similar to one CBS used in 2006 for the all-star edition of reality program Big Brother.Voting commenced on May 6, 2015, while the Worlds Apart season of Survivor was still in progress. The ballot consisted entirely of players who had played only once before and had not won; however, two of the candidates from Worlds Apart (Mike Holloway and Carolyn Rivera) had not yet been eliminated from that season when voting began; if either of them were revealed to be that season's winner, they would be deemed ineligible for Cambodia and, if they were among the top ten vote receivers of their gender, their spot would be given to the person on their ballot with the 11th highest vote total. Holloway won Worlds Apart and per Jeff Probst's announcement had finished in the top 10 among male candidates, so the 11th place male candidate joined the cast instead. Probst has since stated that, out of respect for the contestants, there is no intention to reveal the final vote counts or ranks.
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56 | Jackson, Georgia | ||
46 | Tampa, Florida | ||
38 | Topanga, California | ||
38 | Fort Worth, Texas | ||
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39 | Denver, Colorado | ||
53 | Queens, New York | ||
}} | 53 | Miami, Florida | |
24 | Studio City, California | ||
37 | Brooklyn, New York | ||
30 | San Diego, California | }} | |
25 | Miami, Florida |
Contestants
Contestant | Original tribe | First switched tribe | Second switched tribe | Merged tribe | Finish |
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' 35, Santa Monica, California Blood vs. Water | Day 3}} | ||||
' 32, San Francisco, California Worlds Apart | Day 6}} | ||||
' 37, San Francisco, California China | Day 9}} | ||||
' 49, Greensboro, North Carolina The Australian Outback | Day 11}} | ||||
' 30, Queens, New York Samoa | Day 13}} | ||||
' 55, Simsbury, Connecticut Panama | |||||
' 31, Newport Beach, California Cagayan | |||||
' 42, Tehachapi, California Cagayan | rowspan=13 | ||||
' 51, San Jose, California Pearl Islands | |||||
' 37, Greensboro, North Carolina Borneo | |||||
' 26, Salem, Oregon Blood vs. Water | |||||
' 36, New York City, New York Tocantins | |||||
' 26, Scottsdale, Arizona Worlds Apart | |||||
' 35, Los Angeles, California Philippines | |||||
}} 42, The Woodlands, Texas The Australian Outback | |||||
' 54, Keithville, Louisiana San Juan del Sur | |||||
' 29, Seattle, Washington San Juan del Sur | |||||
' 23, Chicago, Illinois Cagayan | |||||
' 39, St. Louis, Missouri Cagayan | |||||
' San Juan del Sur |
Future appearances
Ciera Eastin and Jeff Varner returned for Survivor: Game Changers.Season summary
The 20 returning castaways were initially divided into two tribes of ten: Bayon and Ta Keo. Bayon was led by a core alliance spearheaded by Andrew and Jeremy, the entire tribe promising to stay loyal in the face of upcoming tribe swaps. Throughout the two tribe shuffles, the original Ta Keo tribe fractured while most original Bayon members continued acting in the interest of reforming at the merge. However, some"?such as Ciera and Kass"?were not as loyal, creating a new alliance on the second Ta Keo tribe. On the third Ta Keo tribe, Ciera and Kass' new alliance came into conflict with Andrew, and they blindsided his ally Woo.The tribes merged the next day with 13 players remaining, setting Andrew and Jeremy's reformed Bayon alliance against Ciera and Kass'. Though the Bayon alliance initially held the majority, the tribe's large size and multitude of intertwining relationships as a result of the tribe swaps caused the players to eschew long-term alliances in favor of creating temporary voting blocs to get rid of common threats.
While the voting bloc strategy prevailed well into the merge, stable alliances began to form as the numbers dwindled. With seven players remaining, Jeremy formed a majority alliance with Spencer, who had had no consistent allies throughout the game, and original Bayon members Tasha and Kimmi. However, Kimmi later betrayed them to align with outsiders Keith and Kelley Wentworth. Kimmi was eliminated after the ensuing deadlock tie, and Jeremy, Spencer, and Tasha reached the end of the game together. Ultimately, at the Final Tribal Council, Jeremy was awarded for his strategic and social dominance throughout the entire game, earning the title of Sole Survivor by a unanimous jury vote.
Episode title | Original air date | Challenge winner(s) | Eliminated | Finish | |
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"Second Chance" | September 23, 2015 | rowspan=2 | Day 3 | ||
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"Survivor MacGyver" | September 30, 2015 | colspan=2 | Day 6 | ||
"We Got a Rat" | October 7, 2015 | None | rowspan=2 | 3rd voted out Day 9 | |
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"What's the Beef?" | October 14, 2015 | rowspan="2" | 4th voted out Day 11 | ||
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"A Snake in the Grass" | October 21, 2015 | rowspan="2" | 5th voted out Day 13 | ||
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" the Devil" | October 28, 2015 | None | Left due to family emergency Day 13 | ||
scope="row" | 6th voted out Day 16 | ||||
"Play to Win" | November 4, 2015 | None | 7th voted out 1st jury member Day 19 | ||
"You Call, We'll Haul" | November 11, 2015 | 8th voted out 2nd jury member Day 21 | |||
"Witches Coven" | November 18, 2015 | 9th voted out 3rd jury member Day 24 | |||
"Like Selling Your Soul to the Devil" | November 25, 2015 | Ciera, Joe, Spencer, Tasha}} | 10th voted out 4th jury member Day 26 | ||
"My Wheels Are Spinning" | 11th voted out 5th jury member Day 29 | ||||
"Tiny Little Shanks to the Heart" | December 2, 2015 | rowspan="2" Joe, Keith, Kimmi]}} | rowspan="2" | 12th voted out 6th jury member Day 32 | |
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"Villains Have More Fun" | December 9, 2015 | 13th voted out 7th jury member Day 35 | |||
"Lie, Cheat and Steal" | December 16, 2015 | None | 14th voted out 8th jury member Day 36 | ||
scope="row" | 15th voted out 9th jury member Day 37 | ||||
scope="row" | 16th voted out 10th jury member Day 38 | ||||
"Reunion" | Jury Vote | ||||
scope="row" | Runners-up | ||||
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scope="row" | Sole Survivor |
Episodes
Second Chance | Aux2 = Recap | Aux3 = 2.5/8 | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 9.70 | Aux4 = 18 | ShortSummary = After visiting the temples of Siem Reap, the 20 returning castaways were divided into two tribes: Bayon and Ta Keo.- Reward challenge: The tribes ransacked a boat for supplies and loaded them onto a raft. They then paddled their raft to a second boat 100 yards away; the first player to reach the second boat won an extra bag of rice for their tribe.
Upon arriving at the Bayon camp, Jeremy quickly made alliances with Andrew, Keith, Joe, and Tasha. Joe earned his tribemates' admiration, particularly Andrew's, by making fire without flint, while Stephen struggled with camp setup. He later searched for a hidden immunity idol, but was unsuccessful, and his absence from camp was noted by the rest of his tribe.
- Immunity/reward challenge: The tribes guided a lit raft through shallow water, lighting torches on their path with a fire on the raft. Upon reaching shore, the tribe set down their rafts at a gate; one tribemate crafted a pole of sticks and twine to reach through the gate to retrieve a key. The first tribe that unlocked their gate and set the final torch ablaze won immunity and a fire-making kit. The challenge was based on "Quest for Fire," the first challenge from Borneo, the first season.
On Bayon, Joe solidified his role as the tribe's provider, but his skills made him a target of Stephen's. Andrew tearfully recounted meeting his now-wife, which prompted Jeremy"?missing his pregnant wife"?to wander off. After Stephen speculated that Jeremy was looking for a hidden immunity idol, Andrew comforted Jeremy and discussed targeting Stephen for constantly thinking about the game.
- Immunity/reward challenge: The tribes raced up and down three A-frames carrying ropes, then four members used them to pull a heavy wooden crate filled with puzzle pieces across a ramp. Two tribemates then used the pieces to solve a puzzle; the first pair to complete it won immunity and camp tools for their tribe. Challenge from Samoa.
At Angkor, the tribe struggled with building another camp amidst the harsh weather. Though Andrew and Tasha were in the minority as the only former Bayon members, they made individual deals with their new tribemates to protect them at the merge, and also noticed the tension between Abi-Maria and Peih-Gee. Ta Keo celebrated their tribe strength, but Wentworth campaigned against Terry, the only other retained Ta Keo member. At Bayon, Spencer attempted to build social relations with his new tribe, and succeeded with Jeremy. Jeremy found the clue to an idol hidden at the upcoming immunity challenge.
- Immunity challenge: The tribes pushed a wagon across an obstacle course, and retrieved three keys from tall posts to unlock three trunks with puzzle pieces inside, and put the trunks on the wagon. After getting all three trunks, the tribes disassembled the wagon and pushed the wagon and trucks either through or over a fence, then climb over the fence themselves. They then re-assembled the wagon, put the trunks back on board, and dragged the wagon through more obstacles. Once at the finish, two tribe members used the pieces to assemble a vertical puzzle. The first two tribes to finish won immunity. Challenge from Cagayan.
- Reward challenge: One representative per tribe raced out into the water to retrieve one of three sandbags, and then jumped on a plank like a seesaw to launch it into a net above them. The first to get all three sandbags into the net tribe won a grill, wok, sausages, and spices for their tribe, while the runner-up's tribe received a wok and vegetables. Challenge from Samoa.
- Immunity challenge: One castaway from each tribe worked as a caller to direct their blindfolded tribemates in collecting 16 large puzzle pieces from a field. Once all of the puzzle pieces were collected, the entire tribe worked together to assemble the puzzle. The first two tribes that completed their puzzle won immunity. Challenge from All-Stars and Heroes vs. Villains.
- Reward challenge: Three tribemates rolled a fourth in a barrel to three flagpoles to unspool bags of balls. Once all of the bags were retrieved, one tribemate rolled the balls up a ramp and into six targets. The first tribe to have a ball in all six targets won fruit, juice, chairs, pillows, blankets, a hammock, a tarp and candles, while the second-place tribe won a tarp. Challenge from Blood vs. Water.
- Immunity challenge: The tribes raced up a tower and through a series of obstacles. At the top, one tribemate at a time launched sandbags from a catapult toward targets on the field below. The first two tribes to hit all five of their targets won immunity. Challenge from Worlds Apart.
- Reward challenge: Castaways went head-to-head against a member of the other tribe, sliding down a slippery narrow path to retrieve a ring. The first player to throw their ring onto a post won a point for their tribe; the first tribe to three points won a picnic with chicken, mac and cheese, and brownies. Challenge from One World.
- Immunity challenge: Each tribe sent an equal number of representatives in a race to eat local Cambodian delicacies. The first tribe to have all their representatives finish won a point for their tribe; first tribe to four points won immunity. Challenge from multiple seasons, including Borneo, The Australian Outback, Pearl Islands, and Blood vs. Water.
Months after Terry returned home, his son received a successful heart transplant. | LineColor = FF6236 }} Play to Win | Aux2 = Recap | Aux3 = 2.0/7 | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 8.80 | Aux4 = 16 | ShortSummary = The morning after Woo's elimination, Andrew believed that Kass' betrayal proved that she was no longer loyal to the original Bayon tribe. Later that morning, the tribes unexpectedly merged, forming Orkun, the largest tribe in Survivor history at 13 members. Andrew and Jeremy rekindled their original Bayon alliance with Kimmi, Tasha and Stephen and the addition of Kelly Wiglesworth, while Kelley Wentworth and Kass attempted to reform their alliance from the second Ta Keo tribe, securing Ciera and bringing Abi-Maria into the fold. Both alliances vied for the votes of Joe and Keith, who had been in both initial alliances, and Spencer, who had no solid allies; Joe and Spencer teamed up to determine their allegiance for the upcoming vote.
To secure the majority, Kass attempted to strategize with Tasha, but Tasha lied to her about the Bayon alliance as vengeance for Kass betraying her in their original season. Kass caught on to Tasha's deception, and tried to patch things up the next morning. Tasha admitted that she didn't trust Kass, and the two discussed their feud in front of the rest of the tribe. Ciera then lied to Jeremy and Joe, telling them that Andrew and Woo had discussed getting rid of them.
- Immunity challenge: Castaways stood on a beam while balancing a ball on a pole, held with one hand. After 10 minutes, the remaining contestants moved their feet to a narrower section and lowered their hand down the pole. After another 10 minutes, those still in the challenge moved to the narrowest section with their hand at the bottom section of the pole. The last castaway with their ball still balanced on the pole won immunity. Challenge from Cagayan.
- Reward challenge: Divided into two teams of six, the castaways paddled out into the ocean to retrieve four large puzzle cubes with colored sides. Once all four pieces were returned to the beach, the castaways had to stack the cubes such that there would be no repeating colors on each side. The first team that solved their puzzle won an afternoon at a caf to enjoy coffee and desserts. Challenge from Blood vs. Water.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways balanced a ball on a disc attached to knotted ropes, moving their hands down a knot every 10 minutes to increase difficulty. After 30 minutes, a second ball was added. Castaways were eliminated when a ball fell off their disc; the last player with all of their balls remaining won immunity. Challenge from San Juan del Sur.
- Reward challenge: Divided into two teams of five, each team assembled a staircase out of wooden poles, then climbed it to reach a bamboo maze. Upon exiting the maze and sliding down bamboo, one tribe member maneuvered a key through a rope obstacle and then used it to unlock a machete to release puzzle pieces. Two more tribe members then solved a puzzle to reveal the solution to a combination lock. The first tribe that unlocked their flag won a day trip to a spa. Challenge from Cagayan.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways stood barefoot on wooden slats on an a-frame, floating in the water, trying to remain balanced. After 10 minutes, the castaways moved up to a second set of slats, closer together; after another 10 minutes, the castaways moved to the top of the a-frame. After another 10 minutes, the castaways had to stand on one foot until one person remained, who would then win immunity. Challenge from Caramoan and Cagayan.
- Reward challenge: Divided into two teams of five, three castaways from each team faced off against each other in a river to retrieve a ball and throw it into their team's net to score a point. The first team to score three points won a feast and a trip to a Cambodian circus. Challenge from Tocantins.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways balanced on a block with one foot while stabilizing a ball against a hanging piece of wood. If a castaway fell off or dropped their ball, they were eliminated; the last player remaining won immunity. Challenge from San Juan del Sur.
- Reward challenge: Jeff told the castaways a story about Cambodian history. The castaways then ran through a maze to one of five stations, each with a question about the story. Each station had three bags of medallions wrapped in cloth that corresponded to possible answers; the correct answer had golden medallions, whereas incorrect ones had wooden medallions. The first castaway to retrieve all five gold medallions won a trip by helicopter to a resort on another island, where they would enjoy a feast. Challenge from Borneo and Africa.
- Immunity challenge: Only using their feet, the castaways would unspool a rope to release a pile of blocks and then, still only with their feet, stack the blocks into three rows on a rotating circular platform. First castaway to stack three rows and then place a flag in the center of their platform would win immunity. Challenge from San Juan del Sur.
- Reward challenge: The castaways dug up dirt to unearth a rope, then untied three bags of puzzle pieces. They then spun around a post to unlock a fourth bag, and then brought the four bags across a balance beam, untying a fifth bag on the way. They then used the puzzle pieces to solve a vertical word puzzle; the first castaway to solve the puzzle got to bring their loved one back to camp to enjoy a barbeque.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways held onto the bottom of a pole while balancing a wooden statue on top, while adding additional foot-long sections to the pole at regular intervals. The last man and woman remaining won immunity. Challenge from Samoa.
- Reward challenge: Each castaway unspooled a rope until they felt they had enough slack to continue on the course. They then assembled a bridge by placing wooden poles in open slots across two beams. Once across, they threw sandbags to knock down a stack of blocks. The first to knock off all their blocks won a trip to the temples of Siem Reap, where they enjoyed a feast and a traditional Cambodian ceremony. Challenge from San Juan del Sur.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways raced out through an obstacle course in the water, then swam to retrieve a key; after crossing the course again to return to shore, they used the key to unlock five puzzle pieces. The first castaway that solved the puzzle won immunity. Challenge from Vanuatu and Cook Islands.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways raced to assemble puzzle steps on a staircase. After correctly placing all the steps, the castaways then raced to the top to complete a sliding puzzle. The first player to solve their puzzle won immunity. Challenge from Thailand and Redemption Island.
After a brief deliberation, in which Kimmi was admonished by her former alliance, the castaways re-voted, with Spencer, Jeremy and Kelley immune. The second ballot was tied between Kimmi and Tasha. The four others told host Jeff Probst that they were not going to change their votes, thus the tie was deadlocked. Probst explained the rules: the four non-tied castaways had to unanimously decide to eliminate Kimmi or Tasha, or else the two tied would become immune; since Keith would then be the only one of the remaining four not immune, he would be eliminated by default. Jeremy and Spencer immediately said that they would not agree to eliminate Tasha, thus the only options were for Keith and Kelley to agree with them to eliminate Kimmi, or to disagree, which would eliminate Keith. Ultimately, Keith and Kelley chose the former, and Kimmi was eliminated.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways raced through obstacles to retrieve six bags of puzzle pieces. The first castaway to retrieve all six bags and solve the puzzle won immunity. Challenge from South Pacific.
- Immunity challenge: The castaways, with one hand tied behind their back, dropped a ball into a metal chute, which traveled down a spiraling metal track and exited out of one of two points. The castaway would have to catch the ball and drop it back into the chute at the top. Every few minutes, an additional ball would be added to the track until seven balls were simultaneously going around the track. A turnstile gate in the middle of the track would rotate, causing the balls to alternate exiting out of the two exits. If a ball exited the track and was not caught, the castaway was eliminated; the last one remaining won immunity. Challenge from Tocantins.
At the Final Tribal Council, Jeremy and Spencer were admonished for their actions in Kelley Wentworth and Kimmi's final Tribal Councils, while Tasha was asked to defend the perception that she did Jeremy's dirty work. When asked what their second chances were about and if they achieved that, Tasha said it was about building better relationships with her allies, Spencer said it was about maturing from Cagayan and developing interpersonal skills, while Jeremy stated that he was doing it for his family, including his unborn son, and that he struggled with keeping his wife's pregnancy a secret for the entire game. | LineColor = FF6236 }} Reunion | Aux2 = N/A | Aux3 = 1.7/6 | OriginalAirDate = | Viewers = 6.49 | Aux4 = 14 | ShortSummary = Months later, at the reunion, it was revealed that the jury unanimously voted for Jeremy to win. | LineColor = FF6236 }} }}
Voting history
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Day # | 39 | ||
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Reception
Ratings
The premiere episode was watched by 9.70 million viewers and received a 2.5/8 rating/share in the critical 18-49 demographic. Though the ratings were down from the San Juan del Sur premiere the year before, it ranked first in its timeslot and third for the night, behind Empire and Modern Family. Including three-day DVR figures, the premiere was watched by a total of 11.4 million viewers and scored a 3.1 18-49 rating. The first and second episodes were consistent with the average ratings of the last seven seasons of the show (from One World to Worlds Apart), which averaged 11.5 million viewers and 18-49 ratings between 3.1 and 3.5.U.S. Nielsen ratings
Live + SD ratings
No. in series | No. in season | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Rating/share (18-49) | Viewers | Rank (timeslot) | Rank (night) | Rank (week) | Ref |
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454 | 1 | "Second Chance" | Wednesdays 8:00 p.m. | 2.5/8 | 9.70 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
455 | 2 | "Survivor MacGyver" | 2.4/9 | 9.43 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||
456 | 3 | "We Got a Rat" | 2.0/7 | 9.07 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |||
457 | 4 | "What's the Beef?" | 2.2/8 | 9.07 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |||
458 | 5 | "A Snake in the Grass" | 2.1/8 | 9.10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |||
459 | 6 | "Bunking With the Devil" | 2.1/7 | 8.48 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||
460 | 7 | "Play to Win" | 2.0/7 | 8.80 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |||
461 | 8 | "You Call, We'll Haul" | 2.1/7 | 9.00 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||
462 | 9 | "Witches Coven" | 2.1/7 | 9.05 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |||
463 | 10 | "Like Selling Your Soul to the Devil" | November 25, 2015 | 1.8/6 | 8.12 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
464 | 11 | "My Wheels are Spinning" | ||||||||
465 | 12 | "Tiny Little Shanks to the Heart" | December 2, 2015 | 2.1/7 | 9.42 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
466 | 13 | "Villains Have More Fun" | December 9, 2015 | 2.3/8 | 9.91 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
467 | 14 | "Lie, Cheat and Steal" | December 16, 2015 | 2.2/8 | 9.45 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
468 | 15 | "Reunion" | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. | 1.7/6 | 6.49 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
DVR ratings
No. in series | No. in season | Episode | 18-49 increase | Total 18-49 | Viewers increase | Total viewers | Ref |
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454 | 1 | "Second Chance" | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.70 | 11.40 | |
455 | 2 | "Survivor MacGyver" | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.61 | 11.04 | |
456 | 3 | "We Got a Rat" | 1.0 | 3.0 | |||
457 | 4 | "What's the Beef?" | 0.8 | 3.0 | |||
458 | 5 | "A Snake in the Grass" | 0.9 | 3.0 | |||
459 | 6 | "Bunking With the Devil" | 0.8 | 2.9 | |||
460 | 7 | "Play to Win" | 0.8 | 2.8 | |||
461 | 8 | "You Call, We'll Haul" | |||||
462 | 9 | "Witches Coven" | |||||
463 | 10 | "Like Selling Your Soul to the Devil" | 0.6 | 2.4 | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2" | |
464 | 11 | "My Wheels are Spinning" |
Canadian ratings
No. in series | No. in season | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (week) | Ref |
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454 | 1 | "Second Chance" | Wednesdays 8:00 p.m. | 2.10 | 9 | ||
455 | 2 | "Survivor MacGyver" | 2.20 | 5 | |||
456 | 3 | "We Got a Rat" | 2.14 | 6 | |||
457 | 4 | "What's the Beef?" | 2.17 | 6 | |||
458 | 5 | "A Snake in the Grass" | 2.30 | 4 | |||
459 | 6 | "Burning With the Devil" | 2.29 | 3 | |||
460 | 7 | "Play to Win" | 2.43 | 3 | |||
461 | 8 | "You Call, We'll Hall" | 2.22 | 4 | |||
462 | 9 | "Witches Coven" | 2.12 | 6 | |||
463 | 10 | "Like Selling Your Soul to the Devil" | 2.15 | 5 | |||
464 | 11 | "My Wheel Are Spinning" | |||||
465 | 12 | "Tiny Little Shanks to the Heart" | 2.06 | 1 | |||
466 | 13 | "Villains Have More Fun" | 2.16 | 2 | |||
467 | 14 | "Lie, Cheat and Steal" | 2.26 | 3 | |||
468 | 15 | "Reunion" | Wednesday 10.00 p.m. | 1.88 | 5 |
Critical reception
The season received favorable reviews among both critics and fans. Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter reviewed the season positively, saying "The episodes this fall were a reminder of why this show works so well and why you can never rule out Survivor to produce twists and turns that rival what you might find on a Netflix or HBO drama." Dan Heaton of the Survivor-based fansite Rob Has a Website gave the finale"?and the season"?a favorable review, saying,"This week's very satisfying finale included one of the show's greatest Tribal Councils and barely took a breath in the rush to the finish. Three different players won immunity, tears were shed, and no one backed down. There were no horrible gaffes at the Final Tribal Council, and the jury mostly avoided the bitter route. Kimmi emerged from a quiet edit to nearly dethrone the champ while Keith remained his unique self. Spencer and Tasha made a strategic error by sticking with Jeremy, but both showed real determination throughout the season to make the end. To put it mildly, I enjoyed this season."Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly ranked Cambodia as his fifth-favorite season, only behind Borneo, Micronesia, Heroes vs. Villains and Cagayan. He stated that despite some confusion with the season's constantly-shifting "voting blocs" and his disappointment with some of the challenges, he found the season appealing due to "how hard the bulk of the cast was playing," while also praising the numerous twists such as the fan-vote, the idols hidden in challenges, the tribe swaps, and the vote-stealing advantage. Caroline Framke of Vox raved the season, saying "The high level of game play in Survivor: Second Chance made a 15-year-old formula feel new again."
Controversy
On December 15, the day before the live reunion show, one of the season's castaways, Vytas Baskauskas, announced on Twitter that he had been banned from participating in the reunion, simply for leaving Cambodia early following his elimination. Baskauskas was the first person voted out of the game, but rather than remain sequestered from the public for the duration of filming, per the show's protocol, he chose to return to the United States early to be with his infant son. According to Inquisitr, when fans of Survivor read about his ban, many of them were irate that he was being excluded from the reunion show. But one fan in particular claimed that Baskauskas had committed breach of contract with CBS, by making a post on Instagram during the time period in which the season was filming, thus revealing that he was indeed out of the game at the time and, therefore, potentially spoiling part of the outcome of the season.Baskauskas defended himself by stating that the social media post in question wasn't a spoiler, since an assistant of his, with access to his Instagram account, was the one who had made that post on his behalf. Baskauskas further claimed that he couldn't have been on social media during that time, since he hadn't even gotten his phone back yet. He also pointed out that there is nothing in the Survivor contract that says that a player's social media account cannot be run by a third party.
Nonetheless, the reunion show went on without Baskauskas, nor was there any on-air acknowledgement of his absence.
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