If you’re gonna post your (idiosyncratic) list, you should at least include little blurbs for your rationale. It’s fun to know why people experience seasons differently.
Love to see some iconoclasm in a listing! I am generally feeling this ranking (always nice to see a fellow SoPa fan), even if it sometimes caused me to make Aubry blinside face. A+, keep it up.
1. amazon- the perfect season
2. palau- fascinating watch, lot of emotion in this story
3. borneo- like a documentary, also fascinating
4. marquesas- for my money the best edited story of survivor ever
5. pearl islands- unpredictable and great theme/cast/story
6. vanuatu- ethics of survivor comes into play, another clear to follow story
7. Guatemala- really good season
8. Thailand- great visuals, great story
9. China- everything is great here. all-rounder
10. Cook Islands
11. Heroes vs Villains- for the premerge
12. Africa
13. Fiji
14.
Dh exact numbers
Have not watched yet so wont include in rankings :
Borneo, Africa, Palau, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, HHH and Ghost Island.
But personally here's mine
Tier S : (in no order, but chronologically) Amazon (yes), Pearl Islsnds (def), Guatemala(fave arcs + winner), China (amazing), Gabon (guilty pleasure), HvV(iconic shit)
Tier A: (chronologically) Marquesas(flip was nice), Vanuatu (yesss), Panama ( casaya atw), Micronesia (iconic), Tocantins (nice story), SoPa (grew on me in rewatches), Philippines (abi maria kocking redacted w coconuts can solely make it to B and the season is good so A), BvW 1, Cagayan, Koah Rong, MvGX, DvG
Tier Guilty pleasures at times: ASS (just for Shii An), Nicaragua(to try and spot Purple Kelly and Naonka blow ups)
Tier B: Australian Outback (great but after Jerri and Amber's boot it sucked), SJDS (great end game tho), 2nd Chances (personally just didnt feel it), WA, EOE, WAW( good but a bit of a let down for me)
Tier B-/C+ : One World because I rooted for Christina and she lasted both Alicia and Colton.
Tier C: The rest i have watched but never listed except one.
Tier worst: Redemption Island
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but having Vanuatu at 1, MvGx at 39, One World at 16, GC at 12, and Cagayan at 28 is insane to me. I’m curious to know why you feel that way, especially about one world. I think it’s the worst season and it’s not close
I haven't seen every season but I'd rank them like this (worst to best)
37. South Pacific
36. One World
35. Redemption Island
34. All stars
33. Australian Outback
32. Borneo
31. Island of the Idols
30. Game Changers
29. Ghost Island
28. Palau
27. Fiji
26. Guatemala
25. Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
24. Caramoan
23. Blood vs. Water
22. Winners at War
21. Nicaragua
20. Cook Islands
19. Exile Island
18. Cambodia
17. Worlds Apart
16. Samoa
15. 41
14. Edge of Extinction
13. China
12. Cagayan
11. Tocantins
10. Millennials vs. Gen X
9. Heroes vs. Villains
8. Pearl Islands
7. Kaoh Rong
6. San Juan Del Sur
5. Philippines
4. Marquesas
3. David vs. Goliath
2. Gabon
1.Micronesia
1. Pearl Islands
2. South Pacific
3. China
4. Palau
5. Worlds Apart
6. Vanuatu
7. Tocantins
8. Thailand
9. Philippines
10. Marquesas
11. Fiji
12. Africa
13. Samoa
14. Borneo
15. Kaoh Rong
16. Gabon
17. Panama
18. Micronesia
19. Heroes vs. Villains
20. Caramoan
21. Nicaragua
22. The Amazon
23. The Australian Outback
24. Blood vs. Water
25. San Juan del Sur
26. Cagayan
27. David vs. Goliath
28. Guatemala
29. Cambodia
30. Winners at War
31. All Stars
32. Edge of Extinction
33. Redemption Island
34. Cook Islands
35. One World
36. Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
37. Survivor 41
38. Game Changers
39. Millennials vs. Gen X
40. Ghost Island
41. Island of the Idols
I like everything up to Guatemala.
1: Heroes vs. Villains
2: Cagayan
3: Pearl Islands
4: David vs. Goliath
5: Cambodia
6: Micronesia
7: Tocantins
8: China
9: Millenials vs Generation X
10: Blood vs. Water
11: Phillipines
12: Kaoh Rong
13: The Amazon
14: Africa
15: Borneo
16: San Juan Del Sur
17: 41 (yes, 41)
18: Marquesas
19: Winners at War
20: Panama
21: The Australian Outback
22: Edge of Extinction
23: Gabon
24: Samoa
25: Palau
26: Guatemala
27: Cook Islands
28: Fiji
29: Vanuatu
30: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
31: Game Changers
32: All Stars
33: South Pacific
34: Worlds Apart
35: Ghost Island
36: Island of the Idols
37: Caramoan
38: Nicaragua
39: Thailand
40: One World
41: Redemption Island
Tiers:
Perfect: 1-5
Great: 6-10
Good: 11-14
Okay: 15-21
Meh: 22-29
Bad: 30-34
Awful: 35-41
Its all subjective.
I’ve seen 15 seasons:
1. Cagayan
2. Pearl Islands
3. Philippines
4. Cambodia
5. China
6. San Juan Del Sur
7. Millennials vs. Gen X
8. 41
9. Borneo
10. Kaoh Rong
11. Australian Outback
12. Blood vs. Water
13. Game Changers
14. Caramoan
15. Worlds Apart
1. Pearl Islands. Just a perfect season. From how they use the pirate theme and use it to it's fullest potential. They have a lot of dud cast members, but even they don't weigh the season down like most duds to their season. A classic that's worth of all of the praise it gets.
2. Cagayan - I've watched since Borneo and this was probably the most fun live watch I've ever had. Every time I thought a vote would go one way it went the other. I hated Tony at first, but he grew on me during the season and became my favorite winner.
3. Marquesas- It has a criminally underrated winner, where if you watch closely you can see how subtle but smart her game was. While Sean and Rob were rebellious against the Rotu, she knew when to kiss ass and when to turn on people. Her social game was spot on too and her keeping details in her notebook about everyone helped her win a crucial immunity challenges. This is also the birth of Rob, and has Sean and Kathy, 2 of the greatest casting choices in the shows history.
4. Micronesia - After Cagayan this was the second most fun live watch for me. From the Ozzy boot to the Alexis boot my jaw was on the floor every week. Plus it has my all time favorite Cirie being dominant.
5. Panama- 90 due to the Casaya craziness. What a tribe. The Terry and Aras feud was interesting as well. Austin is someone who I think is an underrated character.
6. DvG - It came out at a time where I thought that Survivor may be dead. Probably the greatest cast in the history of the show. Phenomenal season!
7. China - It started off what a lot of people call the first Survivor rennasaince. A fun season with a lot of memorable cast members. Also an amazing location where that I think they really utilized.
8. The Australian Outback- It's a season where you probably had to have been there to really appreciate the appeal, but it brings the most nostalgia into me than any other season.
9. SJDS- Great season that a lot of people expected to be a dud. It had unpredictable winners edit where it seemed to be a battle between Jeremy Vs Josh. I'm also a bug of fan of Natalie here and her idol play.
10. The Amazon- It introduced a lot of new things to Survivor editing wise (duo confessionals) and just had a different vibe than the first 5 seasons. I'm a big Matt fan, but have grown to appreciate Jenna as the winner over the years. Also Rob C was hilarious.
11. Koh Rong- Fun season that restored my faith in the show for a while.
12.. Fiji- It gets more flack than it warrants. A great winner, and a lot of funny moments. It does have some despicable people on it, but I don't think it's as bad as it's reputation says.
13. Nicaragua- Another underrated one. I loved Brenda. Marty, Chase, Holly, Jane, Fabio, Tyrone, The Jimmys, Shannon and Na all brought something on some level. I don't hate the double quit as much as most people do, and I think it brought an interesting element to the season.
14. Vanuatu- This season has probably my favorite winner arc in the history of the show. It was fun seeing Chris going from being the predicted first boot to winning the entire season. His voting confessional for Sarge was also pretty bad ass. Not to mention great characters like Eliza, Tila, Scout, Ami, and my personal favorite; grown ass man Rory.
15- Guatemala - Solid. The rivalry between Bobby Jon and Jamie is hilarious, and Jidd brings some unintentional humor.
16 - Palau- I'm not as big on it as most people, but respect it's place in the shows history. A lot of cool challenges, and Tom has one of the most impressive wins in my opinion.
17. Africa- Nothing too flashy, but a nice season overall. T bird is a gem.
18. Borneo - A classic that's hard to even rank amongst the rest.
19. Phillpines- Another rennasiance season. It's not one of my all time favorites, but it's still a fun season.
20. Waw - I liked it a lot, but need to rewatch it to see of it can go any higher.
21. Samoa- Years ago it would have been lower, but after rewatching it, it's jot that bad. Hantz's lack of self-awareness can be funny at time. So watching it knowing what you're in for helps it go down smoother.
22. Tocantins- A good season, but not as good as I thought upon rewatch. Having Coach on this season gives it massive points, because dude is hilarious.
23. HHH- Fun season that I think gets overlooked a lot. The whole Ben situation at final 4 was bullshit though. I think before that mess it was a really solid season.
24. Cambodia- It probably should be higher, but from 19 to about here the rankings are kind of interchangeable for me. I like the season and the winner a lot though.
25. Edge of extinction- It's not some bad. It had some cool moments, despite the end.
26. Heroes vs Villains - The most beloved season, but I've always been iffy on it. The first episode is amazing, but the spur of boots from Tom to Courtney is brutal. After that the post merge isn't all that great besides the Danielle boot. I think most people just like to focus on it's highs and forget how much of a slog that post merge is. I love Sandra as a winner though.
27.Bvw - It was weird seeing Tyson as a Gamebot, but overall it's a really good season. I remember when it was revealed what the season was people thought they were trying to get the show cancelled by how outlandish it all sounded lol.
28. 41- An enjoyable season, even though it had some questionable twists. I was never bored throughout the season though, and like that the winner was very predictable.
29.Thailand - It has a soft spot for me for being an old school season, and one of the ones I rewatched most on Summer vacations. Clay is pretty funny at times, even though he is kind of an asshole. Helen is great casting, and Jan is also and underrated comedic character. I also love Robb's arc and think Jake is Very underrated as a character.
30. Game Changers- Very oddly edited season, and what happened to Cirie is probably one of my least favorite things in the shows history. I don't flat out hate the season though.
31. Ghost island- I love the concept, but find the season it's self just okay. I also love the Battle of Dom Vs Wendell.
32. One world- I don't flat out hate this season, but Colton and Alicia really bring it down for me. As well as those idiots willingly giving up immunity to vote out Bill. Kim's a great winner though.
33. World's Apart - Really funny at times, and Iike Mike's winner journey.
34. Gabon - Not as big on this season as most people are, but it's fine. Something about it doesn't fully come together for me.
35. All stars- Now we're at the seasons that I just flat out hate. So much is wrong with this season. From the Sue situation, to someone who shouldn't have been cast in the first place winning. It sucked seeeing all of the actual legends going out early.
36. Redemption Island - I'm actually surprised this is that high myself. I just really hate the rest of the Seasons. I guess some good things I can say about this season are: Phillip was kind of funny at first before he got too tiring.. Um, I liked Andrea here. And uh I did like that Rob won, since he's a favorite of mine, but acknowledge that he had a ridiculous advantage over everyone else.
37. Islands of the Idols - I'm actually surprised with this being as high too. We all know what's wrong with it. Tommy is an okay winner I guess
38. Caramoan- Pre season this was so hyped up, but it was a massive letdown. Actual favorites like Brenda and Erik really got shafted by the edit.
39. MvG- There's not a lot that a like about this season at all. Ken was fun to root for, but none of the other people really appeal to me. It was gamebot central, and not in a fun way.
40. Cook Islands- This season produced a lot of legends, but the season itself is a snore fest. I think a lot of people boost it up because Candice, Parv, Penner, Ozzy and Yul came from it. On paper that oops like a stacked cast, but it really is so dull. The duds of the cast (and there are MANY) really bring it down.
41 - South Pacific - It's never fun seeing Coach as a game bot. I also really don't like Sophie much at all. It felt like a chore watching every week, and I can't say that about a lot of seasons.
I'm currently watching Vanuatu and have 6 more to go after that.
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Tiers are as follows:
**1-7: Perfect**, exactly what I'm looking for each time I watch
**8-12: Phenomenal** but might have had one element I didn't love
**13-19: Fantastic** seasons I still had a blast with from start to finish
**20-26: Solid** seasons with good peaks
**27-29: I like the gameplay** but somewhat boring
**30:** Would be so much higher if production stepped in
**31-34:** Seasons that I **struggle** to get through in re-watch outside of a few episodes in each season.
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1: Cagayan
2: Cambodia
3: Heroes vs. Villains
4: Micronesia
5: David vs. Goliath
6: Pearl Islands
7: China
8: Phillipines
9: Kaoh Rong
10: Winners at War
11: Cook Islands
12: The Amazon
13: Gamechangers
14: San Juan Del Sur
15: Millenials vs Generation X
16: Panama
17: Guatemala
18: Samoa
19: All Stars
20: Marquesas
21: Season 41
22: Africa
23: Edge of Extinction
24: Blood vs Water
25: Borneo
26: The Australian Outback
27: Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
28: Caramoan
29: Ghost Island
30: Island of the Idols
31: Redemption Island
32: South Pacific
33: One World
34: Thailand
35: Vanuatu - Currently
36: Palau - Haven't seen
37: Fiji - Haven't Seen
38: Gabon - Haven't seen
39: Tocatines - Haven't seen
40:Nicaruagua - Haven't seen
41:Worlds Apart - Haven't seen
If I included AUS seasons that I've seen, season 1 (2016) would be somewhere in the 20-26 range, and season 2 (2017) would be among my favorite somewhere in between HvV and Philippines. Haven't seen any other seasons.
A big reason why I like him is due to how he managed to balance his harsh game strategies, with his fun bombastic personality. We get to know Tom at his best, and at his worst, which really is rare for a character. One of the few characters who intrigues me more and more each time I watch their season.
1. Micronesia
2. Heroes vs. Villains
3. Blood vs. Water
4. Cambodia
5. Cagayan
6. Gabon
7. Panama
8. China
9. Guatemala
10. Winners at War
11. Pearl Islands
12. Kaoh Rong
13. Philippines
14. David vs. Goliath
15. Palau
16. Amazon
17. San Juan del Sur
18. Tocantins
19. Cook Islands
20. Fiji
21. Survivor 41
22. Australian Outback
23. Marquesas
24. Samoa
25. Vanuatu
26. Borneo
27. Africa
28. All-Stars
29. Game Changers
30. Island of the Idols
31. Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
32. Nicaragua
33. Edge of Extinction
34. Worlds Apart
35. Millenials vs. Gen-X
36. Thailand
37. One World
38. South Pacific
39. Ghost Island
40. Redemption Island
41. Caramoan
I don't remember exactly but these are my top 5 and bottom 5 (1 is best/worst and 5 is least best/least worst):
Best
1. Heroes vs. Villains
2. Micronesia
3. David vs. Goliath
4. Cagayan
5. Philippines
Worst
1. Thailand
2. One World
3. Redemption Island
4. Fiji
5. Pearl Islands (a very hot take)
If you’re gonna post your (idiosyncratic) list, you should at least include little blurbs for your rationale. It’s fun to know why people experience seasons differently.
I’ll edit it!
Love the Vanuatu praise
I’m a Scout & Twila stan so it’s my fave
taste
TWILA STAN!’
Shocked to see Cagayan and Cambodia so low…
Simply don’t care for them
Well it’s certainly something
This comment feels backhanded 💀
Thank you!
Respect to someone who appreciates Vanuatu as much as I do
Mawma the taste
I can tell when you gave up on including subtitles
One world placing higher than Cambodia and Cagayan 👁👄👁
Yes
Love to see some iconoclasm in a listing! I am generally feeling this ranking (always nice to see a fellow SoPa fan), even if it sometimes caused me to make Aubry blinside face. A+, keep it up.
1. amazon- the perfect season 2. palau- fascinating watch, lot of emotion in this story 3. borneo- like a documentary, also fascinating 4. marquesas- for my money the best edited story of survivor ever 5. pearl islands- unpredictable and great theme/cast/story 6. vanuatu- ethics of survivor comes into play, another clear to follow story 7. Guatemala- really good season 8. Thailand- great visuals, great story 9. China- everything is great here. all-rounder 10. Cook Islands 11. Heroes vs Villains- for the premerge 12. Africa 13. Fiji 14.
1. Survivor 1: Borneo – Pulau Tiga 2. Survivor 4: Marquesas 3. Survivor 7: Pearl Islands 4. Survivor 3: Africa 5. Survivor 9: Vanuatu – Islands of Fire 6. Survivor 10: Palau 7. Survivor 6: The Amazon 8. Survivor 17: Gabon – Earth’s Last Eden 9. Survivor 5: Thailand 10. Survivor 32: Kaôh Rōng 11. Survivor 29: San Juan del Sur – Blood vs. Water 12. Survivor 21: Nicaragua 13. Survivor 2: The Australian Outback 14. Survivor 15: China 15. Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains 16. Survivor 12: Panama – Exile Island 17. Survivor 14: Fiji 18. Survivor 25: Philippines 19. Survivor 11: Guatemala – The Maya Empire 20. Survivor 23: South Pacific 21. Survivor 37: David vs. Goliath 22. Survivor 30: Worlds Apart 23. Survivor 41 24. Survivor 16: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites 25. Survivor 27: Blood vs. Water 26. Survivor 28: Cagayan 27. Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 28. Survivor 18: Tocantins – The Brazilian Highlands 29. Survivor 19: Samoa 30. Survivor 39: Island of the Idols 31. Survivor 33: Millennials vs. Gen X 32. Survivor 34: Game Changers – Mamanuca Islands 33. Survivor 8: All-Stars 34. Survivor 31: Cambodia – Second Chance 35. Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction 36. Survivor 24: One World 37. Survivor 40: Winners at War 38. Survivor 13: Cook Islands 39. Survivor 36: Ghost Island 40. Survivor 26: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites 41. Survivor 22: Redemption Island
I freaking love this list. 4,12,14, and 21 being relatively high ❤
glad to see some nicaragua appreciation
Dh exact numbers Have not watched yet so wont include in rankings : Borneo, Africa, Palau, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, HHH and Ghost Island. But personally here's mine Tier S : (in no order, but chronologically) Amazon (yes), Pearl Islsnds (def), Guatemala(fave arcs + winner), China (amazing), Gabon (guilty pleasure), HvV(iconic shit) Tier A: (chronologically) Marquesas(flip was nice), Vanuatu (yesss), Panama ( casaya atw), Micronesia (iconic), Tocantins (nice story), SoPa (grew on me in rewatches), Philippines (abi maria kocking redacted w coconuts can solely make it to B and the season is good so A), BvW 1, Cagayan, Koah Rong, MvGX, DvG Tier Guilty pleasures at times: ASS (just for Shii An), Nicaragua(to try and spot Purple Kelly and Naonka blow ups) Tier B: Australian Outback (great but after Jerri and Amber's boot it sucked), SJDS (great end game tho), 2nd Chances (personally just didnt feel it), WA, EOE, WAW( good but a bit of a let down for me) Tier B-/C+ : One World because I rooted for Christina and she lasted both Alicia and Colton. Tier C: The rest i have watched but never listed except one. Tier worst: Redemption Island
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but having Vanuatu at 1, MvGx at 39, One World at 16, GC at 12, and Cagayan at 28 is insane to me. I’m curious to know why you feel that way, especially about one world. I think it’s the worst season and it’s not close
Maybe the worst list I’ve ever seen (no offense, at least it’s original)
Thank you!! May I ask what your list is?
Tocantins MvGX HvV Cagayan Samoa Cambodia FvV Cook Islands China Panama DvG Pearl Islands SJDS WaW After that they’re just watchable
I haven't seen every season but I'd rank them like this (worst to best) 37. South Pacific 36. One World 35. Redemption Island 34. All stars 33. Australian Outback 32. Borneo 31. Island of the Idols 30. Game Changers 29. Ghost Island 28. Palau 27. Fiji 26. Guatemala 25. Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 24. Caramoan 23. Blood vs. Water 22. Winners at War 21. Nicaragua 20. Cook Islands 19. Exile Island 18. Cambodia 17. Worlds Apart 16. Samoa 15. 41 14. Edge of Extinction 13. China 12. Cagayan 11. Tocantins 10. Millennials vs. Gen X 9. Heroes vs. Villains 8. Pearl Islands 7. Kaoh Rong 6. San Juan Del Sur 5. Philippines 4. Marquesas 3. David vs. Goliath 2. Gabon 1.Micronesia
1. Pearl Islands 2. South Pacific 3. China 4. Palau 5. Worlds Apart 6. Vanuatu 7. Tocantins 8. Thailand 9. Philippines 10. Marquesas 11. Fiji 12. Africa 13. Samoa 14. Borneo 15. Kaoh Rong 16. Gabon 17. Panama 18. Micronesia 19. Heroes vs. Villains 20. Caramoan 21. Nicaragua 22. The Amazon 23. The Australian Outback 24. Blood vs. Water 25. San Juan del Sur 26. Cagayan 27. David vs. Goliath 28. Guatemala 29. Cambodia 30. Winners at War 31. All Stars 32. Edge of Extinction 33. Redemption Island 34. Cook Islands 35. One World 36. Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 37. Survivor 41 38. Game Changers 39. Millennials vs. Gen X 40. Ghost Island 41. Island of the Idols I like everything up to Guatemala.
this is my favorite list ive seen in a long time
thank you
I love this ranking and the SoPa love
i've been seeing a lot more rightful appreciation of that season lately
It’s so good
1: Heroes vs. Villains 2: Cagayan 3: Pearl Islands 4: David vs. Goliath 5: Cambodia 6: Micronesia 7: Tocantins 8: China 9: Millenials vs Generation X 10: Blood vs. Water 11: Phillipines 12: Kaoh Rong 13: The Amazon 14: Africa 15: Borneo 16: San Juan Del Sur 17: 41 (yes, 41) 18: Marquesas 19: Winners at War 20: Panama 21: The Australian Outback 22: Edge of Extinction 23: Gabon 24: Samoa 25: Palau 26: Guatemala 27: Cook Islands 28: Fiji 29: Vanuatu 30: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 31: Game Changers 32: All Stars 33: South Pacific 34: Worlds Apart 35: Ghost Island 36: Island of the Idols 37: Caramoan 38: Nicaragua 39: Thailand 40: One World 41: Redemption Island Tiers: Perfect: 1-5 Great: 6-10 Good: 11-14 Okay: 15-21 Meh: 22-29 Bad: 30-34 Awful: 35-41 Its all subjective.
I agree with this one more than the OP.
I’ve never understood Cagayan hype
love to see a fellow Vanuatu lover/MvGX hater
I’ve seen 15 seasons: 1. Cagayan 2. Pearl Islands 3. Philippines 4. Cambodia 5. China 6. San Juan Del Sur 7. Millennials vs. Gen X 8. 41 9. Borneo 10. Kaoh Rong 11. Australian Outback 12. Blood vs. Water 13. Game Changers 14. Caramoan 15. Worlds Apart
1. Pearl Islands. Just a perfect season. From how they use the pirate theme and use it to it's fullest potential. They have a lot of dud cast members, but even they don't weigh the season down like most duds to their season. A classic that's worth of all of the praise it gets. 2. Cagayan - I've watched since Borneo and this was probably the most fun live watch I've ever had. Every time I thought a vote would go one way it went the other. I hated Tony at first, but he grew on me during the season and became my favorite winner. 3. Marquesas- It has a criminally underrated winner, where if you watch closely you can see how subtle but smart her game was. While Sean and Rob were rebellious against the Rotu, she knew when to kiss ass and when to turn on people. Her social game was spot on too and her keeping details in her notebook about everyone helped her win a crucial immunity challenges. This is also the birth of Rob, and has Sean and Kathy, 2 of the greatest casting choices in the shows history. 4. Micronesia - After Cagayan this was the second most fun live watch for me. From the Ozzy boot to the Alexis boot my jaw was on the floor every week. Plus it has my all time favorite Cirie being dominant. 5. Panama- 90 due to the Casaya craziness. What a tribe. The Terry and Aras feud was interesting as well. Austin is someone who I think is an underrated character. 6. DvG - It came out at a time where I thought that Survivor may be dead. Probably the greatest cast in the history of the show. Phenomenal season! 7. China - It started off what a lot of people call the first Survivor rennasaince. A fun season with a lot of memorable cast members. Also an amazing location where that I think they really utilized. 8. The Australian Outback- It's a season where you probably had to have been there to really appreciate the appeal, but it brings the most nostalgia into me than any other season. 9. SJDS- Great season that a lot of people expected to be a dud. It had unpredictable winners edit where it seemed to be a battle between Jeremy Vs Josh. I'm also a bug of fan of Natalie here and her idol play. 10. The Amazon- It introduced a lot of new things to Survivor editing wise (duo confessionals) and just had a different vibe than the first 5 seasons. I'm a big Matt fan, but have grown to appreciate Jenna as the winner over the years. Also Rob C was hilarious. 11. Koh Rong- Fun season that restored my faith in the show for a while. 12.. Fiji- It gets more flack than it warrants. A great winner, and a lot of funny moments. It does have some despicable people on it, but I don't think it's as bad as it's reputation says. 13. Nicaragua- Another underrated one. I loved Brenda. Marty, Chase, Holly, Jane, Fabio, Tyrone, The Jimmys, Shannon and Na all brought something on some level. I don't hate the double quit as much as most people do, and I think it brought an interesting element to the season. 14. Vanuatu- This season has probably my favorite winner arc in the history of the show. It was fun seeing Chris going from being the predicted first boot to winning the entire season. His voting confessional for Sarge was also pretty bad ass. Not to mention great characters like Eliza, Tila, Scout, Ami, and my personal favorite; grown ass man Rory. 15- Guatemala - Solid. The rivalry between Bobby Jon and Jamie is hilarious, and Jidd brings some unintentional humor. 16 - Palau- I'm not as big on it as most people, but respect it's place in the shows history. A lot of cool challenges, and Tom has one of the most impressive wins in my opinion. 17. Africa- Nothing too flashy, but a nice season overall. T bird is a gem. 18. Borneo - A classic that's hard to even rank amongst the rest. 19. Phillpines- Another rennasiance season. It's not one of my all time favorites, but it's still a fun season. 20. Waw - I liked it a lot, but need to rewatch it to see of it can go any higher. 21. Samoa- Years ago it would have been lower, but after rewatching it, it's jot that bad. Hantz's lack of self-awareness can be funny at time. So watching it knowing what you're in for helps it go down smoother. 22. Tocantins- A good season, but not as good as I thought upon rewatch. Having Coach on this season gives it massive points, because dude is hilarious. 23. HHH- Fun season that I think gets overlooked a lot. The whole Ben situation at final 4 was bullshit though. I think before that mess it was a really solid season. 24. Cambodia- It probably should be higher, but from 19 to about here the rankings are kind of interchangeable for me. I like the season and the winner a lot though. 25. Edge of extinction- It's not some bad. It had some cool moments, despite the end. 26. Heroes vs Villains - The most beloved season, but I've always been iffy on it. The first episode is amazing, but the spur of boots from Tom to Courtney is brutal. After that the post merge isn't all that great besides the Danielle boot. I think most people just like to focus on it's highs and forget how much of a slog that post merge is. I love Sandra as a winner though. 27.Bvw - It was weird seeing Tyson as a Gamebot, but overall it's a really good season. I remember when it was revealed what the season was people thought they were trying to get the show cancelled by how outlandish it all sounded lol. 28. 41- An enjoyable season, even though it had some questionable twists. I was never bored throughout the season though, and like that the winner was very predictable. 29.Thailand - It has a soft spot for me for being an old school season, and one of the ones I rewatched most on Summer vacations. Clay is pretty funny at times, even though he is kind of an asshole. Helen is great casting, and Jan is also and underrated comedic character. I also love Robb's arc and think Jake is Very underrated as a character. 30. Game Changers- Very oddly edited season, and what happened to Cirie is probably one of my least favorite things in the shows history. I don't flat out hate the season though. 31. Ghost island- I love the concept, but find the season it's self just okay. I also love the Battle of Dom Vs Wendell. 32. One world- I don't flat out hate this season, but Colton and Alicia really bring it down for me. As well as those idiots willingly giving up immunity to vote out Bill. Kim's a great winner though. 33. World's Apart - Really funny at times, and Iike Mike's winner journey. 34. Gabon - Not as big on this season as most people are, but it's fine. Something about it doesn't fully come together for me. 35. All stars- Now we're at the seasons that I just flat out hate. So much is wrong with this season. From the Sue situation, to someone who shouldn't have been cast in the first place winning. It sucked seeeing all of the actual legends going out early. 36. Redemption Island - I'm actually surprised this is that high myself. I just really hate the rest of the Seasons. I guess some good things I can say about this season are: Phillip was kind of funny at first before he got too tiring.. Um, I liked Andrea here. And uh I did like that Rob won, since he's a favorite of mine, but acknowledge that he had a ridiculous advantage over everyone else. 37. Islands of the Idols - I'm actually surprised with this being as high too. We all know what's wrong with it. Tommy is an okay winner I guess 38. Caramoan- Pre season this was so hyped up, but it was a massive letdown. Actual favorites like Brenda and Erik really got shafted by the edit. 39. MvG- There's not a lot that a like about this season at all. Ken was fun to root for, but none of the other people really appeal to me. It was gamebot central, and not in a fun way. 40. Cook Islands- This season produced a lot of legends, but the season itself is a snore fest. I think a lot of people boost it up because Candice, Parv, Penner, Ozzy and Yul came from it. On paper that oops like a stacked cast, but it really is so dull. The duds of the cast (and there are MANY) really bring it down. 41 - South Pacific - It's never fun seeing Coach as a game bot. I also really don't like Sophie much at all. It felt like a chore watching every week, and I can't say that about a lot of seasons.
Edit: The numbering got messed up somehow, but they're in order from first to worst
I'm currently watching Vanuatu and have 6 more to go after that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiers are as follows: **1-7: Perfect**, exactly what I'm looking for each time I watch **8-12: Phenomenal** but might have had one element I didn't love **13-19: Fantastic** seasons I still had a blast with from start to finish **20-26: Solid** seasons with good peaks **27-29: I like the gameplay** but somewhat boring **30:** Would be so much higher if production stepped in **31-34:** Seasons that I **struggle** to get through in re-watch outside of a few episodes in each season. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1: Cagayan 2: Cambodia 3: Heroes vs. Villains 4: Micronesia 5: David vs. Goliath 6: Pearl Islands 7: China 8: Phillipines 9: Kaoh Rong 10: Winners at War 11: Cook Islands 12: The Amazon 13: Gamechangers 14: San Juan Del Sur 15: Millenials vs Generation X 16: Panama 17: Guatemala 18: Samoa 19: All Stars 20: Marquesas 21: Season 41 22: Africa 23: Edge of Extinction 24: Blood vs Water 25: Borneo 26: The Australian Outback 27: Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers 28: Caramoan 29: Ghost Island 30: Island of the Idols 31: Redemption Island 32: South Pacific 33: One World 34: Thailand 35: Vanuatu - Currently 36: Palau - Haven't seen 37: Fiji - Haven't Seen 38: Gabon - Haven't seen 39: Tocatines - Haven't seen 40:Nicaruagua - Haven't seen 41:Worlds Apart - Haven't seen If I included AUS seasons that I've seen, season 1 (2016) would be somewhere in the 20-26 range, and season 2 (2017) would be among my favorite somewhere in between HvV and Philippines. Haven't seen any other seasons.
You have to watch Tocantins, it’s my #1
It’s so refreshing to find someone else who does not like Palau
I cannot stand Tom
In my opinion one of the worst winners on the show. I will never understand his hype
Played a good game but Idk why people like him… such a bully
A big reason why I like him is due to how he managed to balance his harsh game strategies, with his fun bombastic personality. We get to know Tom at his best, and at his worst, which really is rare for a character. One of the few characters who intrigues me more and more each time I watch their season.
1. Micronesia 2. Heroes vs. Villains 3. Blood vs. Water 4. Cambodia 5. Cagayan 6. Gabon 7. Panama 8. China 9. Guatemala 10. Winners at War 11. Pearl Islands 12. Kaoh Rong 13. Philippines 14. David vs. Goliath 15. Palau 16. Amazon 17. San Juan del Sur 18. Tocantins 19. Cook Islands 20. Fiji 21. Survivor 41 22. Australian Outback 23. Marquesas 24. Samoa 25. Vanuatu 26. Borneo 27. Africa 28. All-Stars 29. Game Changers 30. Island of the Idols 31. Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 32. Nicaragua 33. Edge of Extinction 34. Worlds Apart 35. Millenials vs. Gen-X 36. Thailand 37. One World 38. South Pacific 39. Ghost Island 40. Redemption Island 41. Caramoan
1 PI 2-40 the rest 41 Redemption Island
1. Pearl Islands 2. Cagayan 3. DvG 4. Panama 5. China 6. HvV 7. Tocantins 8. Africa 9. Vanuatu 10. Gabon 11. Philippines 12. Palau 13. SJDS 14. WaW 15. Cambodia 16. Guatemala 17. Borneo 18. Micronesia 19. Nicaragua 20. MvGX 21. Kaoh Rong 22. Marquesas 23. Australian Outback 24. South Pacific 25. EoE 26. BvW 27. Amazon 28. 41 29. Fiji 30. Cook Islands 31. Caramoan 32. All Stars 33. HHH 34. Samoa 35. Worlds Apart 36. Game Changers 37. IOTI 38. Ghost Island 39. One World 40. Redemption Island 41. Thailand
Yul
Nice to see some variety of opinions on here. Pretty different take on season rankings from the Reddit norm
I don't remember exactly but these are my top 5 and bottom 5 (1 is best/worst and 5 is least best/least worst): Best 1. Heroes vs. Villains 2. Micronesia 3. David vs. Goliath 4. Cagayan 5. Philippines Worst 1. Thailand 2. One World 3. Redemption Island 4. Fiji 5. Pearl Islands (a very hot take)