Survivor 36 Ghost Island

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji Feb 28 – May 23, 2018 Filmed Jun 5 – Jul 13, 2017

Tribes MaloloNavitiYanuyaLavita

Format Ghost Island debut Legacy Advantage Tribe Leader Split Tribal Council debut Extra Vote +3 more

20 Castaways all first-time players
39 Days
11 Jury
Winner Wendell Holland won 6-5-0

The thirty-sixth season of Survivor features a cast of twenty new players in Fiji and a central theme involving a separate island filled with cursed advantages and relics from the show's past.

Day one split the cast into two tribes: Naviti and Malolo. Everyone here was new to the game, and one of them would go on to play again.

Starting tribes

Malolo

Laurel Johnson, Donathan Hurley, Michael Yerger, Jenna Bowman, Libby Vincek, James Lim, Stephanie Johnson, Brendan Shapiro, Jacob Derwin, Stephanie Gonzalez

Naviti

Wendell Holland, Domenick Abbate, Angela Perkins, Sebastian Noel, Kellyn Bechtold, Chelsea Townsend, Desiree Afuye, Chris Noble, Bradley Kleihege, Morgan Ricke

Full cast & placements

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

Place Castaway Result Days Tribes Votes against
1 Wendell Holland Also played S40
6 of 11 jury votes
39 NavitiYanuyaLavita 5
2 Domenick Abbate
5 of 11 jury votes
39 NavitiLavita 1
3 Laurel Johnson
0 of 11 jury votes
39 MaloloNavitiYanuyaLavita 2
4 Angela Perkins
Lost final 4 fire challenge
38 NavitiMaloloLavita 3
5 Donathan Hurley
16th voted out
37 MaloloNavitiLavita 10
6 Sebastian Noel
15th voted out
36 NavitiMaloloYanuyaLavita 5
7 Kellyn Bechtold
14th voted out
35 NavitiMaloloLavita 8
8 Chelsea Townsend
13th voted out
32 NavitiMaloloLavita 5
9 Michael Yerger
12th voted out
29 MaloloLavita 8
10 Jenna Bowman
11th voted out
29 MaloloYanuyaLavita 3
11 Desiree Afuye
10th voted out
27 NavitiMaloloLavita 10
12 Libby Vincek
9th voted out
25 MaloloNavitiLavita 8
13 Chris Noble
8th voted out
22 NavitiYanuyaLavita 10
14 Bradley Kleihege
7th voted out
19 NavitiMalolo 8
15 James Lim
6th voted out
17 MaloloNaviti 6
16 Stephanie Johnson
5th voted out
14 Malolo 7
17 Brendan Shapiro
4th voted out
12 Malolo 5
18 Morgan Ricke
3rd voted out
9 Naviti 4
19 Jacob Derwin
2nd voted out
6 Malolo 5
20 Stephanie Gonzalez
1st voted out
3 Malolo 8

Episode guide

All 13 episodes of Survivor 36: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

US viewers, episode by episode: 7.3M at the low point to 8.6M at the high. The dashed line is the season average of 8.0M. Episode 4 drew the biggest audience.
# Episode Aired Reward Immunity Voted out Viewers
1 Can You Reverse the Curse? Feb 28 Reward MaloloNaviti 8.2M viewers Feb 28 MaloloNaviti Naviti Stephanie Gonzalez Jacob Derwin 8.2M
2 Only Time Will Tell Mar 7 Reward Malolo 8.2M viewers Mar 7 Malolo Malolo Morgan Ricke 8.2M
3 Trust Your Gut Mar 14 Reward Naviti 8.4M viewers Mar 14 Naviti Naviti Brendan Shapiro 8.4M
4 A Diamond in the Rough Mar 21 Reward Naviti 8.6M viewers Mar 21 Naviti Naviti Stephanie Johnson 8.6M
5 Fate Is the Homie Mar 28 8.2M viewers Mar 28 – YanuyaNaviti James Lim 8.2M
6 Gotta Risk It for the Biscuit Apr 4 Reward NavitiYanuya 8.4M viewers Apr 4 NavitiYanuya YanuyaMalolo Bradley Kleihege 8.4M
7 Fear Keeps You Sharp Apr 11 8.0M viewers Apr 11 – Kellyn Bechtold Chris Noble 8.0M
8 The Sea Slug Slugger Apr 18 Reward Angela Perkins, Chelsea Townsend, Donathan Hurley, Laurel Johnson, Libby Vincek, Wendell Holland 7.7M viewers Apr 18 Angela Perkins, Chelsea Townsend, Donathan Hurley, Laurel Johnson, Libby Vincek, Wendell Holland Angela Perkins Libby Vincek 7.7M
9 It's Like the Perfect Crime Apr 25 Reward Chelsea Townsend, Jenna Bowman, Kellyn Bechtold, Michael Yerger, Sebastian Noel 7.8M viewers Apr 25 Chelsea Townsend, Jenna Bowman, Kellyn Bechtold, Michael Yerger, Sebastian Noel Chelsea Townsend Desiree Afuye 7.8M
10 The Finish Line Is in Sight May 2 7.8M viewers May 2 – Chelsea Townsend, Domenick Abbate Jenna Bowman Michael Yerger 7.8M
11 A Giant Game of Bumper Cars May 9 Reward Sebastian Noel 7.7M viewers May 9 Sebastian Noel Domenick Abbate Chelsea Townsend 7.7M
12 Always Be Moving May 16 Reward Domenick Abbate, Wendell Holland 7.5M viewers May 16 Domenick Abbate, Wendell Holland Laurel Johnson Kellyn Bechtold 7.5M
13 It Is Game Time Kids May 23 Reward Wendell Holland 7.3M viewers May 23 Wendell Holland Wendell Holland, Domenick Abbate Sebastian Noel Donathan Hurley Angela Perkins Eliminated 7.3M

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 36. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.

  1. 1 Domenick Abbate 68
  2. 2 Kellyn Bechtold 41
  3. 3 Wendell Holland 39
  4. 4 Donathan Hurley 33
  5. 5 Michael Yerger 32
  6. 6 Laurel Johnson 27
  7. 7 Chris Noble 26
  8. 8 Angela Perkins 15
  9. 9 Jacob Derwin 15
  10. 10 Desiree Afuye 14

393 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 Stephanie 8-1 Ep 1 Jacob 5-2-1 Ep 2 Morgan 4-3-1 Ep 3 Brendan 5-4 Ep 4 Stephanie 7-1 Ep 5 James 4-1 Ep 6 Bradley 4-1 Ep 7 Chris 10-2 Ep 8 Libby 4-1 Ep 9 Desiree 8-2 Ep 10 Jenna 3-1 Ep 10 Michael 5-2-1-1 Ep 11 Chelsea 5-3 Ep 12 Kellyn 7-4-1 Ep 13 Sebastian 4-1 Ep 13 Donathan 4 Ep 13 Angela
Wendell Holland Angela Chris Michael Desiree Michael Chelsea Kellyn Sebastian Donathan
Domenick Abbate Angela Bradley Chris Michael Desiree Michael Chelsea Kellyn Sebastian Donathan
Laurel Johnson Stephanie Jacob Morgan Chris Libby Desiree Kellyn Chelsea Kellyn Sebastian Donathan
Angela Perkins Libby James Libby Michael Jenna Wendell Donathan Sebastian Donathan
Donathan Hurley Stephanie Morgan Bradley Chris Michael Desiree Sebastian Chelsea Domenick Domenick Laurel
Sebastian Noel Brendan Stephanie Chris Michael Desiree Jenna Chelsea Donathan Donathan
Kellyn Bechtold Brendan Stephanie James Chris Libby Desiree Laurel Wendell Donathan
Chelsea Townsend Brendan Stephanie Bradley Chris Libby Michael Jenna Wendell
Michael Yerger Stephanie James Bradley Stephanie James Chris Wendell Desiree Wendell
Jenna Bowman Stephanie Jacob Bradley Stephanie Chris Michael Desiree Donathan
Desiree Afuye Brendan Stephanie James Libby Libby Michael
Libby Vincek Stephanie James Morgan Bradley Chris Michael
Bradley Kleihege Brendan Stephanie Libby
James Lim Stephanie Jacob Morgan Desiree
Stephanie Johnson Stephanie Jacob Bradley Desiree
Brendan Shapiro Stephanie Jacob Bradley
Morgan Ricke Angela
Jacob Derwin Michael
Stephanie Gonzalez Donathan

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

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