Survivor 26 Caramoan

Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines Feb 13 – May 12, 2013 Filmed May 21 – Jun 28, 2012

Tribes BikalGotaEnil Edam

Format Fans vs. Favorites II Returning Players Challenge Advantage Tribe Switch Hidden Immunity Idol

20 Castaways 10 returning
39 Days
8 Jury
Winner John Cochran won 8-0-0

The twenty-sixth season of the series features a 'Fans vs. Favorites' format where ten dedicated viewers compete against ten returning contestants in the Caramoan Islands of the Philippines.

Day one split the cast into two tribes: Bikal and Gota. Ten castaways arrived with prior seasons played, and two of this cast would go on to play again.

Starting tribes

Bikal

John Cochran, Dawn Meehan, Erik Reichenbach, Brenda Lowe, Andrea Boehlke, Malcolm Freberg, Phillip Sheppard, Corinne Kaplan, Brandon Hantz, Francesca Hogi

Gota

Sherri Biethman, Edward Fox, Reynold Toepfer, Michael Snow, Julia Landauer, Matt Bischoff, Laura Alexander, Shamar Thomas, Hope Driskill, Alexandra Pohevitz

Full cast & placements

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

Place Castaway Result Days Tribes Votes against
1 John Cochran Returnee Also played S23
8 of 8 jury votes
39 BikalEnil Edam 0
2 Dawn Meehan Returnee Also played S23
0 of 8 jury votes
39 BikalEnil Edam 2
3 Sherri Biethman
0 of 8 jury votes
39 GotaEnil Edam 6
4 Edward Fox
15th voted out
38 GotaEnil Edam 12
5 Erik Reichenbach Returnee Also played S16
Medically evacuated
36 BikalGotaEnil Edam 2
6 Brenda Lowe Returnee Also played S21
14th voted out
36 BikalGotaEnil Edam 5
7 Andrea Boehlke Returnee Also played S22, S34
13th voted out
33 BikalGotaEnil Edam 13
8 Reynold Toepfer
12th voted out
31 GotaEnil Edam 8
9 Malcolm Freberg Returnee Also played S25, S34
11th voted out
30 BikalGotaEnil Edam 9
10 Phillip Sheppard Returnee Also played S22
10th voted out
28 BikalEnil Edam 5
11 Michael Snow
9th voted out
25 GotaBikalEnil Edam 10
12 Corinne Kaplan Returnee Also played S17
8th voted out
22 BikalEnil Edam 7
13 Julia Landauer
7th voted out
19 GotaBikal 9
14 Matt Bischoff
6th voted out
16 GotaBikal 4
15 Brandon Hantz Returnee Also played S23
5th voted out
13 Bikal 8
16 Laura Alexander
4th voted out
10 Gota 6
17 Shamar Thomas
Medically evacuated
10 Gota 8
18 Hope Driskill
3rd voted out
7 Gota 8
19 Alexandra Pohevitz
2nd voted out
5 Gota 6
20 Francesca Hogi Returnee Also played S22
1st voted out
3 Bikal 6

Episode guide

All 14 episodes of Survivor 26: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

US viewers, episode by episode: 8.9M at the low point to 10.3M at the high. The dashed line is the season average of 9.6M. Episode 11 drew the biggest audience.
# Episode Aired Reward Immunity Voted out Viewers
1 She Annoys Me Greatly Feb 13 Reward Bikal 8.9M viewers Feb 13 Bikal Gota Francesca Hogi 8.9M
2 Honey Badger Feb 20 Reward Bikal 9.3M viewers Feb 20 Bikal Bikal Alexandra Pohevitz 9.3M
3 There's Gonna Be Hell to Pay Feb 27 Reward Bikal 9.2M viewers Feb 27 Bikal Bikal Hope Driskill 9.2M
4 Kill or Be Killed Mar 6 Reward Bikal 9.6M viewers Mar 6 Bikal Bikal Shamar Thomas Evacuated Laura Alexander 9.6M
5 Persona Non Grata Mar 13 Reward Bikal 9.9M viewers Mar 13 Bikal Gota Brandon Hantz 9.9M
6 Operation Thunder Dome Mar 20 9.8M viewers Mar 20 – Gota Matt Bischoff 9.8M
7 Tubby Lunchbox Mar 27 Reward Gota 9.4M viewers Mar 27 Gota Gota Julia Landauer 9.4M
8 Blindside Time Apr 3 9.3M viewers Apr 3 – John Cochran Corinne Kaplan 9.3M
9 Cut Off the Head of the Snake Apr 10 Reward Edward Fox, Erik Reichenbach, John Cochran, Michael Snow, Reynold Toepfer 9.4M viewers Apr 10 Edward Fox, Erik Reichenbach, John Cochran, Michael Snow, Reynold Toepfer Brenda Lowe Michael Snow 9.4M
10 Zipping Over the Cuckoo's Nest Apr 17 Reward Dawn Meehan, Erik Reichenbach, John Cochran, Phillip Sheppard, Reynold Toepfer 10.0M viewers Apr 17 Dawn Meehan, Erik Reichenbach, John Cochran, Phillip Sheppard, Reynold Toepfer Reynold Toepfer Phillip Sheppard 10.0M
11 Come Over to the Dark Side Apr 24 10.3M viewers Apr 24 – John Cochran Malcolm Freberg 10.3M
12 The Beginning of the End May 1 Reward Andrea Boehlke 9.3M viewers May 1 Andrea Boehlke Andrea Boehlke, Erik Reichenbach Reynold Toepfer Andrea Boehlke 9.3M
13 Don't Say Anything About My Mom May 8 Reward Brenda Lowe 9.5M viewers May 8 Brenda Lowe Dawn Meehan Brenda Lowe 9.5M
14 Last Push May 12 Reward John Cochran 10.2M viewers May 12 John Cochran John Cochran Erik Reichenbach Evacuated Edward Fox 10.2M

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

Who got the edit

Confessional counts: the to-camera interviews the edit gave each castaway across Survivor 26. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.

  1. 1 John Cochran 67
  2. 2 Reynold Toepfer 40
  3. 3 Dawn Meehan 35
  4. 4 Malcolm Freberg 35
  5. 5 Phillip Sheppard 33
  6. 6 Edward Fox 25
  7. 7 Andrea Boehlke 25
  8. 8 Corinne Kaplan 22
  9. 9 Sherri Biethman 21
  10. 10 Erik Reichenbach 15

413 confessionals across the season. Top 10 of 20 castaways shown.

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)

Voter Ep 1 Francesca 6-4 Ep 2 Alexandra 6-4 Ep 3 Hope 8-4-3 Ep 4 Laura 6 Ep 5 Brandon 8-1 Ep 6 Matt 4-2-1 Ep 7 Julia 7-3 Ep 8 Corinne 7-5 Ep 9 Michael 7-3-1 Ep 10 Phillip 4 Ep 11 Malcolm 9-3-3 Ep 12 Reynold 4-2-1-1 Ep 12 Andrea 3-2-2 Ep 13 Brenda 3-2-1 Ep 14 Edward 3-1
John Cochran Francesca Brandon Matt Michael Corinne Michael Malcolm Malcolm Edward Edward Brenda Edward
Dawn Meehan Francesca Brandon Matt Julia Corinne Michael Edward Reynold Reynold Edward Brenda Edward
Sherri Biethman Alexandra Hope Laura Corinne Michael Edward Reynold Reynold Andrea Brenda Edward
Edward Fox Shamar Shamar Laura Sherri Andrea Phillip Andrea Sherri Brenda Erik Dawn
Erik Reichenbach Andrea Brandon Corinne Michael Phillip Malcolm Edward Andrea Edward
Brenda Lowe Andrea Brandon Corinne Michael Edward Reynold Reynold Andrea Edward
Andrea Boehlke Francesca Brandon Corinne Michael Edward Malcolm Reynold Brenda
Reynold Toepfer Shamar Shamar Laura Sherri Andrea Phillip Andrea Erik
Malcolm Freberg Francesca Brandon Sherri Reynold Phillip Andrea
Phillip Sheppard Francesca Brandon Matt Michael Corinne Michael Malcolm
Michael Snow Alexandra Edward Laura Julia Julia Sherri Andrea
Corinne Kaplan Francesca Brandon Matt Julia Sherri
Julia Landauer Alexandra Hope Laura Dawn Michael
Matt Bischoff Alexandra Edward Laura Julia
Brandon Hantz Andrea Phillip
Laura Alexander Alexandra Hope Reynold
Shamar Thomas Alexandra Edward
Hope Driskill Shamar Shamar
Alexandra Pohevitz Shamar
Francesca Hogi Andrea

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

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