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The Reunion Show is a live event held immediately after the season finale.

About[]

After the live announcement of the newest Sole Survivor, the reunion show, featuring all contestants of the season, will commence. This is done to celebrate and look back at the most memorable moments of the season. The host will also catch up on what the castaways are doing after filming. Furthermore, the contestants, including the winner, will receive an extra $10,000 for appearing at the live show.

In All-Stars, a second reunion show was held to announce a special Fan Favorite Award, which was won by Rupert Boneham. The prize for winning the Fan Favorite Award was $1,000,000. From Panama to Caramoan (except for Fiji), the said award became a staple with the prize varying from a new car to $100,000.

The reunion show concludes with revealing the preview for the next season.

Many times during the Reunion Show, Jeff will spot a former castaway in the audience and sometimes catch up with them about their personal lives.

From Survivor 41 onwards, the Reunion Show has been instead replaced with an on-location aftershow.[1]

Trivia[]

  • Host Jeff Probst has hosted every Reunion Show since Thailand. The previous live shows were hosted by Bryant Gumbel (Borneo to Africa) and Rosie O'Donnell (Marquesas).
  • Two marriage proposals have occurred during the Reunion Show:
  • The reunion show for Caramoan was the first that did not feature every castaway. None of the pre-jury contestants were allowed on stage, causing an outrage on Twitter from the cast members and the show's fans.
    • In response to the demotion, Caramoan castaway Allie Pohevitz wrote on her Facebook account about how the pre-jury castaways were treated at the live show. According to her, she was disappointed that she and the other pre-jury castaways were not even mentioned, nor remotely referenced. Allie also revealed that she was only one of the four contestants who actually applied for that season. She also revealed that each contestant was entitled to have six family members to come with them at the live show.[2]
  • The Blood vs. Water Reunion Show separated the 20 contestants into the pairs of loved ones.
  • From Africa to One World, the location of the Reunion Show alternated between Los Angeles (odd-numbered seasons) and New York City (even-numbered seasons). All reunions since Philippines have been held in Los Angeles.
  • Due to the sensitive nature of the material featured in the season as well as security concerns, the Island of the Idols Reunion Show was pre-taped.
    • Additionally, it was the first Reunion Show that host Jeff Probst had a one-to-one conversation with a contestant.
  • Due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the makeshift "reunion" of Winners at War was held virtually, with Jeff reading the votes from a makeshift set in his garage while the Final Three watched on webcam.[3] It is not considered an official Reunion Show, and is not listed by CBS as a standalone episode.[4]

Contestants Absent from the Reunion Show[]

References[]

Survivor Gameplay
Challenges Challenge Advantage · Do-It-Yourself Challenge · Duel · Family Visit · Immunity Challenge (Final Immunity Challenge) · Immunity Idol · Immunity Necklace · Medallion of Power · Reward Challenge · Survivor Auction
Elimination Edge of Extinction · Ejection · Evacuation · Final Tribal Council · Jury · Null Vote · Quit · Redemption Island · Snuffer · Sole Survivor (Perfect Game) · Tiebreaker · Torch · Tribal Council · Urn
Strategy Alliance · Goat Strategy · Pagonging · Split Vote
Social Dynamics Final Two · Final Three · Merge · Tribe
Twists Casting Battle of the Sexes · Blood vs. Water · Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty · Old vs. Young · Returning Players · Schoolyard Pick · Tribes Divided by Ethnicity
Tribal Council Advantage Amulet · Do or Die · Double Elimination · Double Tribal Council · Extra Vote · Hidden Immunity Idol (History) · Idol Nullifier · Joint Tribal Council · Juror Removal · Legacy Advantage · Knowledge is Power · Safety Without Power · Shot in the Dark · Vote Blocker · Vote Steal
Game Mechanics Advantage Menu · Buried Treasure · Day Zero · Exile Island · Fake Merge · Fire Token · First Impressions · Ghost Island · Haves vs. Have Nots · Hourglass · Island of the Idols · Kidnapping · Looting · Mutiny · One World · Reward Steal · Summit · The Outcasts · Tribe Leader · Tribe Switch
Post-Game Fan Favorite Award · Lawsuits and Legal Action · Ponderosa · Reunion Show
Miscellaneous Buff · Camp · Confessional · Luxury Item · Rites of Passage · Survivor Rulebook · Ulonging
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