Which Survivor seasons had returning players?

15 of the 50 US Survivor seasons have featured returning players , starting with Survivor 8: All-Stars in 2004. 6 of them were cast entirely with returnees. The biggest reunion was Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans, with 24 returning castaways. Every returnee season is below, with each returning player named.

Season Year Returnees New players Returning castaways
Survivor 8 : All-Stars 2004 18 0 Amber Mariano, Rob Mariano, Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, Rupert Boneham, Tom Buchanan, Shii Ann Huang, Alicia Calaway, Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien, Lex van den Berghe, Jerri Manthey, Ethan Zohn, Colby Donaldson, Susan Hawk, Richard Hatch, Rob Cesternino, Jenna Morasca, Rudy Boesch, Tina Wesson
Survivor 11 : Guatemala 2005 2 16 Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Bobby Jon Drinkard
Survivor 16 : Micronesia 2008 10 10 Parvati Shallow, Amanda Kimmel, Cirie Fields, James Clement, Oscar Lusth, Eliza Orlins, Ami Cusack, Jonathan Penner, Yau-Man Chan, Jon Dalton
Survivor 20 : Heroes vs. Villains 2010 20 0 Sandra Diaz-Twine, Parvati Shallow, Russell Hantz, Jerri Manthey, Colby Donaldson, Rupert Boneham, Danielle DiLorenzo, Candice Cody, Amanda Kimmel, J.T. Thomas, Courtney Yates, Benjamin Wade, Rob Mariano, James Clement, Tyson Apostol, Tom Westman, Cirie Fields, Randy Bailey, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Jessica Kiper
Survivor 22 : Redemption Island 2011 2 16 Rob Mariano, Russell Hantz
Survivor 23 : South Pacific 2011 2 16 Benjamin Wade, Oscar Lusth
Survivor 25 : Philippines 2012 3 15 Michael Skupin, Jonathan Penner, Russell Swan
Survivor 26 : Caramoan 2013 10 10 John Cochran, Dawn Meehan, Erik Reichenbach, Brenda Lowe, Andrea Boehlke, Malcolm Freberg, Phillip Sheppard, Corinne Kaplan, Brandon Hantz, Francesca Hogi
Survivor 27 : Blood vs. Water 2013 10 10 Tyson Apostol, Monica Culpepper, Gervase Peterson, Tina Wesson, Laura Morett, Aras Baskauskas, Kat Edorsson, Colton Cumbie, Rupert Boneham, Candice Cody
Survivor 31 : Cambodia 2015 20 0 Jeremy Collins, Latasha Fox, Spencer Bledsoe, Kelley Wentworth, Keith Nale, Kimmi Kappenberg, Abi-Maria Gomes, Joe Anglim, Stephen Fishbach, Ciera Eastin, Kelly Wiglesworth, Andrew Savage, Kassandra McQuillen, Yung Hwang, Terry Deitz, Monica Padilla, Jeff Varner, Peih-Gee Law, Shirin Oskooi, Vytas Baskauskas
Survivor 34 : Game Changers 2017 20 0 Sarah Lacina, Brad Culpepper, Troy Robertson, Tai Trang, Aubry Bracco, Cirie Fields, Michaela Bradshaw, Andrea Boehlke, Sierra Dawn Thomas, Zeke Smith, Debbie Wanner, Oscar Lusth, Hali Ford, Jeff Varner, Sandra Diaz-Twine, J.T. Thomas, Malcolm Freberg, Caleb Reynolds, Tony Vlachos, Ciera Eastin
Survivor 38 : Edge of Extinction 2019 4 14 Kelley Wentworth, David Wright, Joe Anglim, Aubry Bracco
Survivor 40 : Winners at War 2020 20 0 Tony Vlachos, Natalie Anderson, Michele Fitzgerald, Sarah Lacina, Ben Driebergen, Denise Stapley, Nick Wilson, Jeremy Collins, Kim Spradlin-Wolfe, Sophie Clarke, Tyson Apostol, Adam Klein, Wendell Holland, Yul Kwon, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Parvati Shallow, Rob Mariano, Ethan Zohn, Danni Boatwright, Amber Mariano
Survivor 45 2023 1 17 Bruce Perreault
Survivor 50 : In the Hands of the Fans 2026 24 0 Aubry Bracco, Jonathan Young, Joe Hunter, Rizo Velovic, Tiffany Nicole Ervin, Cirie Fields, Rick Devens, Oscar Lusth, Emily Flippen, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Christian Hubicki, Benjamin Wade, Chrissy Hofbeck, Dee Valladares, Colby Donaldson, Genevieve Mushaluk, Kamilla Karthigesu, Charlie Davis, Angelina Keeley, Mike White, Q Burdette, Savannah Louie, Kyle Fraser, Jenna Lewis-Dougherty

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Frequently asked questions

How many Survivor seasons have had returning players?

15 of the 50 US seasons have featured at least one returning castaway.

Which Survivor seasons were all returning players?

6 seasons had no first-time players at all: Survivor 8 (All-Stars); Survivor 20 (Heroes vs. Villains); Survivor 31 (Cambodia); Survivor 34 (Game Changers); Survivor 40 (Winners at War); Survivor 50 (In the Hands of the Fans).

What was the first Survivor season with returning players?

Survivor 8 (All-Stars), in 2004, was the first, with 18 returning castaways.

Which season brought back the most players?

Survivor 50 (In the Hands of the Fans) holds the record with 24 returning players in its cast of 24.

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