Season 22

Survivor 22 Redemption Island

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Feb 16 – May 15, 2011 Filmed Aug 16 – Sep 23, 2010

Tribes OmetepeZapateraMurlonio

Format Double Elimination Redemption Island debut Returning Players Hidden Immunity Idol

18 Castaways 2 returning

39 Days

9 Jury

Winner Rob Mariano won 8-1-0

The twenty-second season features the return of legendary rivals 'Boston Rob' Mariano and Russell Hantz alongside a new twist where voted-out players can duel for a chance to re-enter the game.

Day one split the cast into two tribes: Ometepe and Zapatera. Two castaways arrived with prior seasons played, and four of this cast would go on to play again.

Starting tribes

Ometepe

Rob Mariano, Phillip Sheppard, Natalie Tenerelli, Ashley Underwood, Andrea Boehlke, Grant Mattos, Matt Elrod, Kristina Kell, Francesca Hogi

Zapatera

Steve Wright, Ralph Kiser, Julie Wolfe, David Murphy, Mike Chiesl, Sarita White, Stephanie Valencia, Krista Klumpp, Russell Hantz

Full cast & placements

Days, tribes and votes are on each castaway's page.

Survivor 22: Redemption Island cast results

Place	Castaway	Result	Days	Tribes	Votes against
1	Rob Mariano Returnee Also played S4, S8, S20, S40	8 of 9 jury votes Winner	39	OmetepeMurlonio	6
2	Phillip Sheppard Also played S26	1 of 9 jury votes Finalist	39	OmetepeMurlonio	17
3	Natalie Tenerelli	0 of 9 jury votes Finalist	39	OmetepeMurlonio	1
4	Ashley Underwood	17th voted out Jury	38	OmetepeMurlonio	3
5	Andrea Boehlke Also played S26, S34	16th voted out Jury	37	OmetepeMurlonio	9
6	Grant Mattos	15th voted out Jury	35	OmetepeMurlonio	10
7	Steve Wright	13th voted out Jury	30	ZapateraMurlonio	9
8	Ralph Kiser	12th voted out Jury	30	ZapateraMurlonio	10
9	Julie Wolfe	11th voted out Jury	27	ZapateraMurlonio	6
10	David Murphy	10th voted out Jury	24	ZapateraMurlonio	8
11	Mike Chiesl	9th voted out Jury	22	ZapateraMurlonio	6
12	Matt Elrod	8th voted out Jury	21	OmetepeMurlonio	10
13	Sarita White	7th voted out	18	Zapatera	6
14	Stephanie Valencia	6th voted out	16	Zapatera	8
15	Krista Klumpp	5th voted out	13	Zapatera	6
16	Kristina Kell	4th voted out	11	Ometepe	7
17	Russell Hantz Returnee Also played S19, S20	3rd voted out	8	Zapatera	8
18	Francesca Hogi Also played S26	1st voted out	3	Ometepe	4

Episode guide

All 14 episodes of Survivor 22: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

13.3M 12.0M 10.7M

11.2M average

Ep 1 Ep 4 Ep 8 Ep 11 Ep 14

Survivor 22 episode guide: number, title, air date, reward and immunity winners, who left, and US viewers

#	Episode	Aired	Reward	Immunity	Voted out	Viewers
1	You're Looking at the New Leader of Your Tribe Feb 16 Reward Zapatera 11.2M viewers	Feb 16	Zapatera	Zapatera	Francesca Hogi	11.2M
2	You Own My Vote Feb 23 Reward Zapatera 10.9M viewers	Feb 23	Zapatera	Zapatera	Matt Elrod	10.9M
3	Keep Hope Alive Mar 2 Reward Ometepe 11.3M viewers	Mar 2	Ometepe	Ometepe	Russell Hantz	11.3M
4	Don't You Work for Me? Mar 9 Reward Zapatera 11.0M viewers	Mar 9	Zapatera	Zapatera	Kristina Kell	11.0M
5	We Hate Our Tribe Mar 16 Reward Ometepe 10.7M viewers	Mar 16	Ometepe	Ometepe	Krista Klumpp	10.7M
6	Their Red-Headed Stepchild Mar 23 Reward Ometepe 11.0M viewers	Mar 23	Ometepe	Ometepe	Stephanie Valencia	11.0M
7	It Don't Take a Smart One Mar 30 Reward Ometepe 11.0M viewers	Mar 30	Ometepe	Ometepe	Sarita White	11.0M
8	This Game Respects Big Moves Apr 6 10.9M viewers	Apr 6	–	Natalie Tenerelli	Matt Elrod	10.9M
9	The Buddy System Apr 13 11.1M viewers	Apr 13	–	Grant Mattos, Andrea Boehlke	Mike Chiesl David Murphy	11.1M
10	Rice Wars Apr 20 11.0M viewers	Apr 20	–	Rob Mariano	Julie Wolfe	11.0M
11	A Mystery Package Apr 27 Reward Grant Mattos 11.3M viewers	Apr 27	Grant Mattos	Grant Mattos, Rob Mariano	Ralph Kiser Steve Wright	11.3M
12	You Mangled My Nets May 4 Reward Mike Chiesl, Matt Elrod, Ralph Kiser 11.0M viewers	May 4	Mike Chiesl, Matt Elrod, Ralph Kiser	Rob Mariano	Andrea Boehlke	11.0M
13	Too Close for Comfort May 11 Reward Ashley Underwood 10.8M viewers	May 11	Ashley Underwood	Ashley Underwood	Grant Mattos	10.8M
14	Seems Like a No Brainer May 15 13.3M viewers	May 15	–	Ashley Underwood, Rob Mariano	Andrea Boehlke Ashley Underwood	13.3M

Episode, twist and location facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Voting history

Every tribal-council vote of the season. Rows are castaways by finish, columns are councils in order. Each cell is who that castaway voted for.

Key Vote matched the boot Struck through = vote nullified by an idol No vote cast (immune, absent, or already out)

Scroll to see all 17 tribal councils →

Survivor 22 voting history: each row is a castaway, each column a tribal council, and each cell shows who that castaway voted for.

Voter	Ep 1 Francesca 4-3-2	Ep 2 Matt 4-2	Ep 3 Russell 8-4-3	Ep 4 Kristina 4-3	Ep 5 Krista 6-2	Ep 6 Stephanie 5-2	Ep 7 Sarita 4-2	Ep 8 Matt 6-5-1	Ep 9 Mike 6-5	Ep 9 David 6-4	Ep 10 Julie 6-3	Ep 11 Ralph 6-2	Ep 11 Steve 6-1	Ep 12 Andrea 5-1	Ep 13 Grant 4-1	Ep 14 Andrea 4	Ep 14 Ashley 3-1
Rob Mariano	Francesca	Matt		Phillip				Matt	Mike	David	Julie	Ralph	Steve	Andrea	Grant	Andrea	Ashley
Phillip Sheppard	Francesca	Kristina		Kristina				Matt	Mike	David	Julie	Ralph	Steve	Andrea	Grant	Andrea	Ashley
Natalie Tenerelli	Kristina	Matt		Kristina				Matt	Mike	David	Julie	Ralph	Steve	Andrea	Grant	Andrea	Ashley
Ashley Underwood	Kristina	Matt		Kristina				Matt	Mike	David	Julie	Ralph	Steve	Andrea	Grant	Andrea	Phillip
Andrea Boehlke	Kristina	Kristina		Kristina				Matt	Mike	David	Julie	Ralph	Steve	Phillip		Rob
Grant Mattos	Francesca	Matt		Phillip				Matt	Mike	David	Julie	Ralph	Steve	Andrea	Natalie
Steve Wright			Russell		Krista	Stephanie	Sarita	Grant	Phillip	Rob	Phillip	Rob	Grant
Ralph Kiser			Russell		Krista	Stephanie	David	Grant	Phillip	Rob	Phillip	Rob
Julie Wolfe			Stephanie		Krista	Stephanie	Sarita	Grant	Phillip	Rob	Phillip
David Murphy			Stephanie		Krista	Sarita	Sarita	Grant	Phillip	Rob
Mike Chiesl			Russell		Krista	Stephanie	Sarita	Grant	Phillip
Matt Elrod	Francesca	Phillip						Steve
Sarita White			Stephanie		Krista	Stephanie	David
Stephanie Valencia			Ralph		Steve	Sarita
Krista Klumpp			Ralph		Steve
Kristina Kell	Phillip	Phillip		Phillip
Russell Hantz			Ralph
Francesca Hogi	Phillip

See how every season's jury and boot votes compare on the final votes hub.

Every castaway on this beach, mapped against 50 seasons.