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''Heroes vs. Villains'' has received universal acclaim, and is widely considered to be one of the best seasons, as well as a major turning point, of the series; most critics and fan polls generally rank it as either the best season or the second-best. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s ''Survivor'' columnist Dalton Ross ranked it as the second best season of the series, only behind ''[[Survivor: Borneo]]'' and ''[[Survivor: Micronesia]]'' (both tied for first); he cited such memorable aspects as "the Russell vs. Boston Rob feud...Tyson voting himself off, J.T. giving Russell his immunity idol, and Parvati handing out ''two'' immunity idols at one Tribal Council."<ref>http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/survivor-san-juan-del-sur-episode-13-natalie-jon/3/</ref> Ever since 2012, ''Survivor'' fan site "''Survivor'' Oz" has consistently ranked ''Heroes vs. Villains'' at or near the #1 spot of its annual poll ranking all seasons of the series - it was #1 in 2012, 2013, and 2015, while it was #2 in 2014 (behind ''[[Survivor: Cagayan]]'').<ref>https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/top-24-survivor-seasons-of-all-time-rankings-from-24-to-1/</ref><ref>https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/ozcars-2013-best-seasons-rankings-from-26-to-1/</ref><ref>http://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/ozcars-2014-best-seasonsrankings-from-28-to-1/</ref><ref>https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/ozcars-2015the-winners/</ref> ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'' and fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" both also rank ''Heroes vs. Villains'' as the greatest season of the series, while [[Examiner.com]] ranks it as the second best season behind ''[[Survivor: Borneo]]'', and [[Zap2it]] ranks it as the 7th-best season.<ref>https://purplerockpodcast.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/survivor-season-rankings-with-spoiler-free-summaries/</ref><ref>http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/02/definitive-ranking-every-season-survivor/358537/</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reiher|first=Andrea|title=Survior's 10 best and 5 worst seasons|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/survivors_10_best_and_5_worst_seasons_how_will_blood_vs_water_rank-2013-12|work=Zap2it|date=December 10, 2013|accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, former ''Survivor'' contestant and podcast host [[Rob Cesternino]]'s website saw ''Heroes vs. Villains'' ranked as the #1 greatest season of the series, both by Cesternino himself and by the website's fan poll.<ref>http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-seasons-rankings-results-live-sept-22-2015-s31/</ref> Critics considered the season strong contender for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program]] at the [[62nd Primetime Emmy Awards]], but it was not nominated. ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[IGN]]'', and ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'' all listed this pass up as one of the biggest Emmy snubs for the year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alston|first=Joshua|title=WHO GOT LEFT OUT OF THE EMMY NOMINATIONS|url=http://www.newsweek.com/who-got-left-out-emmy-nominations-74485|work=Newsweek|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Eric|title=EMMYS MOST FRUSTRATING SNUBS|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/08/emmys-most-frustrating-snubs|work=IGN|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|title=Emmy snubs! Master grouse list|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emmys-snubs-idUSTRE66818R20100709|work=Reuters|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>
''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s ''Survivor'' columnist Dalton Ross ranked ''Heroes vs. Villains'' as the second best season of the series, only behind ''[[Survivor: Borneo]]'' and ''[[Survivor: Micronesia]]'' (both tied for first); he cited such memorable aspects as "the Russell vs. Boston Rob feud...Tyson voting himself off, J.T. giving Russell his immunity idol, and Parvati handing out ''two'' immunity idols at one Tribal Council."<ref>http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/survivor-san-juan-del-sur-episode-13-natalie-jon/3/</ref> Ever since 2012, ''Survivor'' fan site "''Survivor'' Oz" has consistently ranked ''Heroes vs. Villains'' at or near the #1 spot of its annual poll ranking all seasons of the series - it was #1 in 2012, 2013, and 2015, while it was #2 in 2014 (behind ''[[Survivor: Cagayan]]'').<ref>https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/top-24-survivor-seasons-of-all-time-rankings-from-24-to-1/</ref><ref>https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/ozcars-2013-best-seasons-rankings-from-26-to-1/</ref><ref>http://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/ozcars-2014-best-seasonsrankings-from-28-to-1/</ref><ref>https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/ozcars-2015the-winners/</ref> ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'' and fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" both also rank ''Heroes vs. Villains'' as the greatest season of the series, while [[Examiner.com]] ranks it as the second best season behind ''[[Survivor: Borneo]]'', and [[Zap2it]] ranks it as the 7th-best season.<ref>https://purplerockpodcast.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/survivor-season-rankings-with-spoiler-free-summaries/</ref><ref>http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/02/definitive-ranking-every-season-survivor/358537/</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reiher|first=Andrea|title=Survior's 10 best and 5 worst seasons|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/survivors_10_best_and_5_worst_seasons_how_will_blood_vs_water_rank-2013-12|work=Zap2it|date=December 10, 2013|accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, former ''Survivor'' contestant and podcast host [[Rob Cesternino]]'s website saw ''Heroes vs. Villains'' ranked as the #1 greatest season of the series, both by Cesternino himself and by the website's fan poll.<ref>http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-seasons-rankings-results-live-sept-22-2015-s31/</ref> Critics considered the season strong contender for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program]] at the [[62nd Primetime Emmy Awards]], but it was not nominated. ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[IGN]]'', and ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'' all listed this pass up as one of the biggest Emmy snubs for the year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alston|first=Joshua|title=WHO GOT LEFT OUT OF THE EMMY NOMINATIONS|url=http://www.newsweek.com/who-got-left-out-emmy-nominations-74485|work=Newsweek|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Eric|title=EMMYS MOST FRUSTRATING SNUBS|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/08/emmys-most-frustrating-snubs|work=IGN|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|title=Emmy snubs! Master grouse list|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emmys-snubs-idUSTRE66818R20100709|work=Reuters|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>


In the official ''[[CBS Watch]]'' issue commemorating the 15th anniversary of ''Survivor'', ''Heroes vs. Villains'' performed extremely well across all 6 major polls that were hold: It was voted by viewers as the #1 greatest season of the series;<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/30/survivor-seasons_n_6581422.html</ref> Sandra's burning of Russell's hat in the final episode was voted as the #1 most memorable moment, and Parvati handing out two immunity idols in the 10th episode was #8 on the same list (thus making this the only season to have more than one entry in that particular list);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/02/survivor-30-cbs-watch-magazine-special-edition/ |title=Highlights from the Survivor 30 Seasons CBS magazine |publisher=Reality Blurred |first=Andy |last=Dehnart |date=February 2, 2015 |accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="survivorsucks.yuku.com">http://survivorsucks.yuku.com/topic/118517/Survivor-30-Seasons-CBS-Watch-Magazine#.VQX87Y7BHFI</ref> five of the top 10 contestants voted by viewers as the greatest were in this season (Mariano, Hantz, Shallow, Diaz-Twine, and Fields);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/news/1003750/ |title=Get Insider Answers in the Survivor 30th Season Extravaganza |publisher=CBS.com |date=February 3, 2015 |accessdate=February 4, 2015}}</ref> the final immunity challenge of the season was voted as the #5 most unforgettable challenge;<ref name="survivorsucks.yuku.com"/> and in the "most attractive" polls for both males and females, Donaldson ranked second in the male category, while in the female category, Shallow ranked 2nd, Kimmel ranked 4th, and Cody ranked 6th (thus tying with ''Micronesia'' for the highest amount of entries in the female category).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DaltonRoss/status/565168330513080320 |title=Wait, where's @JohnMCochran? |publisher=Twitter |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=February 10, 2015 |accessdate=February 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>https://instagram.com/p/zGd9NWD9h6/</ref> The season was one of only two overall to have more than one #1 entry in any category (claiming #1 in "Top 10 Seasons," "Top 10 Castaways," and "Most Memorable Moments"), the other being ''Caramoan'' in both of the "most attractive" categories, and was the only season to have at least one entry in all 6 of the lists. Thus, with a total of 13 entries across all 6 polls, ''Heroes vs. Villains'' had the absolute highest representation out of any season in the series.
In the official ''[[CBS Watch]]'' issue commemorating the 15th anniversary of ''Survivor'', ''Heroes vs. Villains'' performed extremely well across all 6 major polls that were hold: It was voted by viewers as the #1 greatest season of the series;<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/30/survivor-seasons_n_6581422.html</ref> Sandra's burning of Russell's hat in the final episode was voted as the #1 most memorable moment, and Parvati handing out two immunity idols in the 10th episode was #8 on the same list (thus making this the only season to have more than one entry in that particular list);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2015/02/survivor-30-cbs-watch-magazine-special-edition/ |title=Highlights from the Survivor 30 Seasons CBS magazine |publisher=Reality Blurred |first=Andy |last=Dehnart |date=February 2, 2015 |accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="survivorsucks.yuku.com">http://survivorsucks.yuku.com/topic/118517/Survivor-30-Seasons-CBS-Watch-Magazine#.VQX87Y7BHFI</ref> five of the top 10 contestants voted by viewers as the greatest were in this season (Mariano, Hantz, Shallow, Diaz-Twine, and Fields);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/news/1003750/ |title=Get Insider Answers in the Survivor 30th Season Extravaganza |publisher=CBS.com |date=February 3, 2015 |accessdate=February 4, 2015}}</ref> the final immunity challenge of the season was voted as the #5 most unforgettable challenge;<ref name="survivorsucks.yuku.com"/> and in the "most attractive" polls for both males and females, Donaldson ranked second in the male category, while in the female category, Shallow ranked 2nd, Kimmel ranked 4th, and Cody ranked 6th (thus tying with ''Micronesia'' for the highest amount of entries in the female category).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DaltonRoss/status/565168330513080320 |title=Wait, where's @JohnMCochran? |publisher=Twitter |first=Dalton |last=Ross |date=February 10, 2015 |accessdate=February 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>https://instagram.com/p/zGd9NWD9h6/</ref> The season was one of only two overall to have more than one #1 entry in any category (claiming #1 in "Top 10 Seasons," "Top 10 Castaways," and "Most Memorable Moments"), the other being ''Caramoan'' in both of the "most attractive" categories, and was the only season to have at least one entry in all 6 of the lists. Thus, with a total of 13 entries across all 6 polls, ''Heroes vs. Villains'' had the absolute highest representation out of any season in the series.

Revision as of 19:10, 29 May 2016

Presented byJeff ProbstWinnerSandra Diaz-TwineLocationUpolu, Samoa

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains is the twentieth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. It premiered on February 11, 2010 with a special two-hour episode. It was the show's fourth season to feature contestants from past seasons, after Survivor: All-Stars, Survivor: Guatemala, and Survivor: Micronesia, and was only the second season to feature a cast consisting entirely of returning players, after All-Stars. The season was filmed in Upolu, Samoa. The complete season, including the pre-season "Surviving Survivor" special and live reunion show, was released on DVD exclusively through Amazon.com on February 22, 2011.[1] It was initially released as a 10-disc package, but was later reissued condensed into 5 discs. Special features include full exit interviews and Ponderosa webisodes.

The twenty contestants were initially divided into two tribes based on their prior reputation in their previous seasons, Heroes and Villains. When ten players remained, the two tribes merged and named their new tribe "Yin Yang." After 39 days of competitions, Sandra Diaz-Twine became the first two-time Survivor winner, defeating Parvati Shallow and Russell Hantz with a vote of 6–3–0. Despite receiving zero jury votes, Hantz was voted by fans to win "Sprint Player of the Season" award for the second consecutive season and the $100,000 prize that went with it, earning the fans' vote over runner-up Rupert Boneham. Additionally, Hantz received a nomination in the 2010 Teen Choice Awards for his performance on this season.[2]

Casting

According to host and producer Jeff Probst, the production initially selected 50 players from past seasons, narrowing down the list to twenty and keeping one spot open for a possible player from Survivor: Samoa.[3] Some selections were made to match players that production thought would be exciting to see together, according to casting director Lynne Spillman.[3]

Several notable omissions have been directly addressed by Probst and the production team over the years. While Richard Hatch, winner of the original Survivor, was asked to return for this season, he had to apply to leave the country since he was under house arrest at the time; his request was denied by a federal judge in Rhode Island.[4][5] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly days before filming began, Probst revealed that Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon, Michael Skupin of The Australian Outback and Terry Deitz of Panama had been considered for the "Heroes" tribe but were ultimately not chosen;[6] Skupin returned for Survivor: Philippines in 2012, as did Deitz in 2015 for Survivor: Cambodia.[7][8] He also said that they had considered bringing Ozzy Lusth of Cook Islands and Micronesia back for a third time, but had ultimately decided against it; Lusth returned for Survivor: South Pacific three seasons later.[9] Thailand winner Brian Heidik was in talks to participate in this season, however Probst and other producers felt "too repulsed" to include Heidik once again.[6] Probst also revealed that the producers would have liked Elisabeth Hasselbeck from The Australian Outback and Colleen Haskell from Borneo to participate on this season, but knew neither of them would have accepted the offer.[6] Another notable omission was that of Jonny Fairplay, of Pearl Islands and Micronesia, which led Probst to say that Fairplay was a "Survivor quitter" after asking to be voted off first in Micronesia, and quitters are not asked back.[6] However, Fairplay later claimed in an interview that he was initially cast, but was ultimately cut when Richard Hatch was unable to return.[10] Rudy Boesch of Borneo and All-Stars was considered for the show as a member of the "Heroes" tribe, however producers decided not to bring him back due to his age.[11]

Several of the castaways reportedly declined the offers to return: both Corinne Kaplan of Gabon and Yau-Man Chan from Fiji and Micronesia declined due to work obligations,[12][13] but Kaplan later returned as a "Favorite" on Survivor: Caramoan. Jenna Morasca, winner of The Amazon, declined as her then-partner Ethan Zohn, winner of Africa, was battling cancer, while Shii Ann Huang of Thailand and All-Stars declined because she had just given birth.[14] According to Ryan Opray of Pearl Islands, Alicia Calaway of The Australian Outback and All-Stars turned down an offer to return,[15] and both Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George and Sierra Reed of Tocantins claimed to have declined offers as well.[16][17] Danni Boatwright, winner of Guatemala also turned down an offer to return, claiming she would only return for an 'all-winners' edition.[18]

Other cut castaways included Twila Tanner of Vanuatu,[19] Tom Buchanan of Africa and All-Stars, Natalie Bolton of Micronesia, Ace Gordon of Gabon, Jean-Robert Bellande of China, and Tina Wesson of The Australian Outback and All-Stars.[20] Wesson returned as a contestant on Blood vs. Water.[21] Additionally, Shane Powers of Panama was cut and replaced by Russell Hantz of Survivor: Samoa,[22] though Jonathan Penner of Cook Islands and Micronesia also claimed that his spot was revoked in favor of Hantz.[23] Penner would later return to the game on Survivor: Philippines.[7]

Contestants

Jessica "Sugar" Kiper came in last place
Stephenie LaGrossa came in nineteenth place
Benjamin "Coach" Wade came in twelfth place and was the first jury member
Rupert Boneham came in sixth place and was the seventh jury member
Jerri Manthey came in fourth place and was the ninth jury member

There were twenty contestants overall, divided into two tribes, Heroes and Villains. After ten contestants were eliminated, the tribes were combined, or merged, to form one tribe, Yin Yang. Nine contestants made up the jury, who ultimately decided who would win the game, and the $1 million grand prize.

Due to the back-to-back filming of Survivor: Samoa and this season, the other players did not have an opportunity to see Russell Hantz's gameplay in Samoa nor reveal more information about him; however, the players were told by the production crew that Hantz was considered "one of the five most notorious male villains of all time" prior to the start of the game.[24]

List of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains contestants
Contestant Original tribe Merged tribe Finish
Jessica "Sugar" Kiper
30, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Gabon 		Heroes 1st voted out
Day 3
Stephenie LaGrossa
29, Toms River, New Jersey
Palau & Guatemala 		Heroes 2nd voted out
Day 6
Randy Bailey
50, Austin, Texas
Gabon 		Villains 3rd voted out
Day 8
Cirie Fields
39, Jersey City, New Jersey
Panama & Micronesia 		Heroes 4th voted out
Day 11
Tom Westman
45, Long Island, New York
Palau 		Heroes 5th voted out
Day 14
Tyson Apostol
30, Lindon, Utah
Tocantins 		Villains 6th voted out
Day 15
James Clement
32, Lafayette, Louisiana
China & Micronesia 		Heroes 7th voted out
Day 15
Rob Mariano
33, Pensacola, Florida
Marquesas & All-Stars 		Villains 8th voted out
Day 18
Benjamin "Coach" Wade
38, Susanville, California
Tocantins 		Villains 9th voted out
1st jury member
Day 21
Courtney Yates
28, New York, New York
China 		Villains 10th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 24
James "J.T." Thomas, Jr.
25, Samson, Alabama
Tocantins 		Heroes Yin Yang 11th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 27
Amanda Kimmel
24, Kalispell, Montana
China & Micronesia 		Heroes 12th voted out
4th jury member
Day 30
Candice Woodcock
26, Pimmit Hills, Virginia
Cook Islands 		Heroes 13th voted out
5th jury member
Day 31
Danielle DiLorenzo
28, Boston, Massachusetts
Panama 		Villains 14th voted out
6th jury member
Day 33
Rupert Boneham
45, Indianapolis, Indiana
Pearl Islands & All-Stars 		Heroes 15th voted out
7th jury member
Day 36
Colby Donaldson
35, Houston, Texas
The Australian Outback & All-Stars 		Heroes 16th voted out
8th jury member
Day 37
Jerri Manthey
38, Los Angeles, California
The Australian Outback & All-Stars 		Villains 17th voted out
9th jury member
Day 38
Russell Hantz
37, Dayton, Texas
Samoa 		Villains 2nd Runner-up
Parvati Shallow
26, Los Angeles, California
Cook Islands & Micronesia 		Villains Runner-up
Sandra Diaz-Twine
35, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Pearl Islands 		Villains Sole Survivor

Future appearances

Russell Hantz and Rob Mariano returned to compete once again in Survivor: Redemption Island where they placed 17th and 1st, respectively. Benjamin "Coach" Wade returned to compete in Survivor: South Pacific where he finished as runner-up. Rupert Boneham, Candice Woodcock, and Tyson Apostol returned for Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Boneham returned with his wife, Laura, who appeared in Heroes vs. Villains as a loved one; Woodcock, now using her husband's surname of Cody, returned with her husband John; and Apostol returned with his girlfriend, Rachel Foulger. Apostol won the season, while Boneham and Cody placed 20th and 16th, respectively.

Season summary

The twenty returning castaways were divided into two tribes of ten based on their previous style of gameplay. The Villains dominated the earlier challenges due to Rob's leadership, only going to Tribal Council once in the first 14 days, and the Heroes were quickly whittled down to six members. The Villains tribe was divided into two factions: Rob's alliance of six, and the minority alliance of Russell, Parvati, and Danielle. At their second Tribal Council, Rob's alliance decided to split the vote between Russell and Parvati out of fear of Russell's hidden immunity idol. Rob's right-hand man Tyson, knowing that the minority alliance was voting for him, became uneasy and deviated from the plan, voting for Parvati instead of Russell. This error would prove fatal; Russell played his idol on Parvati, negating the four votes against her, and Tyson was voted out. The Villains lost the next Immunity Challenge and, due to Jerri aligning with Russell and Coach's inability to pick a side, Rob was voted out.

During the challenges after Rob's elimination, the Heroes were led to believe that the women of the tribe were methodically eliminating the men. J.T. found the Heroes' hidden idol, and gave it to Russell, the last male Villain remaining, with hopes that Russell would use it to eliminate Parvati and align with the Heroes at the merge. Instead, Russell shared the idol with Danielle, Jerri, and Parvati, unaware that Parvati and Danielle had also found the Villains' idol. Without Rob, the Villains lost the next two Immunity Challenges, leaving Sandra as the last remaining Villain outside of Russell's alliance of four.

With five Heroes and five Villains remaining, the tribes merged into Yin Yang. While the Heroes believed Russell was on their side, Sandra attempted to warn Rupert of Russell's distrustful behavior. Ultimately, the Heroes ignored Sandra's warnings, voting for Jerri as she was considered the least likely to have a hidden idol. Parvati played both idols on Jerri and Sandra to gain their loyalty, negating the Heroes' votes, sending J.T. out of the game, and giving the Villains the majority. Despite attempts to align with the Villains, Heroes were consistently eliminated. However, after Russell realized that Parvati and Danielle's true loyalty was to each other, Russell betrayed Danielle, working with the remaining two Heroes to vote her out. After this, the final Heroes were eliminated, leaving Sandra, Russell, Parvati, and Jerri as the final four.

Russell, having won final immunity, felt he would have a better chance in the final tribal council against Sandra, whom he felt did little in the game, over Jerri, and Jerri was the final player voted out. At the final tribal council, the jury showed little respect for Russell's poor social gameplay and poor jury management, and he would go on to receive no votes despite being the only one of the three to have not won before. While Parvati argued for her mastery of the physical and social nature of her game to win the jury's favor, Sandra was able to win over the Heroes' votes by pointing out that she tried to help them vote out the Villains and remained the last of Rob's core alliance. Along with her closest ally Courtney's vote, Sandra won the title of Sole Survivor over Parvati and Russell, 6–3–0 respectively, and became the first two-time Survivor winner.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode title Original air date Challenge winner(s) Eliminated Finish
Reward Immunity
"Slay Everyone, Trust No One" February 11, 2010 Heroes Villains Sugar 1st voted out
Day 3
"It's Getting the Best of Me" February 18, 2010 Villains[a] Stephenie 2nd voted out
Day 6
"That Girl is Like a Virus" February 25, 2010 Heroes[a] Randy 3rd voted out
Day 8
"Tonight, We Make Our Move" March 4, 2010 Villains Villains Cirie 4th voted out
Day 11
"Knights of the Round Table" March 11, 2010 Villains Villains Tom 5th voted out
Day 14
"Banana Etiquette" March 24, 2010 Villains[b] Rob Tyson 6th voted out
Day 15
Candice James 7th voted out
Day 15
"I'm Not a Good Villain" April 1, 2010 Heroes Heroes Rob 8th voted out
Day 18
"Expectations" April 8, 2010 Heroes Heroes Coach 9th voted out
1st jury member
Day 21
"Survivor History" April 15, 2010 Villains Heroes Courtney 10th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 24
"Going Down in Flames" April 22, 2010 None[c] Danielle J.T. 11th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 27
"Jumping Ship" April 29, 2010 Amanda,
Colby,
Danielle 		Jerri Amanda 12th voted out
4th jury member
Day 30
"A Sinking Ship" May 6, 2010 None Parvati Candice 13th voted out
5th jury member
Day 31
Russell Danielle 14th voted out
6th jury member
Day 33
"Loose Lips Sink Ships" May 13, 2010 Jerri,
[Parvati,
Sandra] 		Parvati Rupert 15th voted out
7th jury member
Day 36
"Anything Could Happen" May 16, 2010 None Parvati Colby 16th voted out
8th jury member
Day 37
Russell Jerri 17th voted out
9th jury member
Day 38
"Reunion" May 16, 2010 Jury vote
Russell 2nd runner-up
Parvati Runner-up
Sandra Sole Survivor
In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
  1. ^ a b Combined reward and immunity challenge.
  2. ^ Each tribe competed separately for Individual Immunity. The two winners, Rob and Candice, moved on to the final round, where the winner would win reward for their tribe. Rob won the final round, winning reward for the Villains.
  3. ^ There was no Reward Challenge due to the tribal merge.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleRating/share
(household)		Rating/share (18-49)Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)		Weekly rank
2901"Slay Everyone, Trust No One"8.1/13[25]4.5/12[25]February 11, 201014.15[25]#14[26]
2912"It's Getting the Best of Me"6.9/11[27]3.9/11[28]February 18, 201011.94[28]#11[29]
2923"That Girl is Like a Virus"6.7/10[30]3.7/10[30]February 25, 201011.60[30]#14[31]
2934"Tonight, We Make Our Move"7.2/12[32]3.8/11[32]March 4, 201012.72[32]#17[33]
2945"Knights of the Round Table"7.0/11[34]3.6/11[34]March 4, 201012.17[34]#14[35]
2956"Banana Etiquette"6.6/11[36]3.4/11[36]March 24, 201011.15[36]#15[37]
2967"I'm Not a Good Villain"6.7/12[38]3.5/13[38]April 1, 201011.26[38]#11[39]
2978"Expectations"7.3/12[40]3.8/12[40]April 8, 201012.38[40]#13[41]
2989"Survivor History"7.1/13[42]3.8/12[42]April 15, 201012.31[42]#12[43]
29910"Going Down in Flames"7.0/12[44]3.6/11[44]April 22, 201011.89[44]#8[45]
30011"Jumping Ship"7.6/13[46]4.1/13[46]April 29, 201012.74[46]#9[47]
30112"A Sinking Ship"7.7/14[48]4.1/14[48]May 6, 201013.06[48]#8[49]
30213"Loose Lips Sink Ships"7.7/13[50]4.1/13[50]May 13, 201013.28[50]#11[51]
30314"Anything Could Happen"7.2/12[51]UnknownMay 16, 201013.46[51]#9[51]
30415"The Reunion"5.9/10[51]UnknownMay 16, 201010.65[51]#22[51]

Voting history

  1. ^ Tom played a hidden immunity idol, canceling the three votes against him.
  2. ^ Russell played a hidden immunity idol on Parvati, canceling the four votes against her.
  3. ^ Parvati played a hidden immunity idol on Jerri, cancelling the five votes against her.
  4. ^ Sandra played a hidden immunity idol, cancelling the two votes against her.

Production

The island of Upolu, where the season was filmed

Unlike previous seasons where a break in production occurred between seasons, the twentieth season was shot twenty days after Survivor: Samoa was completed, taking advantage of the existing infrastructure from that season.[3][52] Casting for Heroes vs. Villains was done simultaneously with casting for Survivor: Samoa.[53] Heroes vs. Villains features ten former Survivors known for their acts of integrity and honor, the Heroes, and ten former Survivors known for their deeds of deception and duplicity, the Villains.[54] The cast was officially announced during the 36th People's Choice Awards on January 6, 2010.[4] Jeff Probst, the show's host, stated that while they wanted to do another season where they brought back former players for the show's 10-year anniversary and 20th cycle, they did not want to simply do another All-Stars season. On reflecting on the most popular players, they realized that these players were either seen as liked or despised for those respective seasons, and opted to use that as the theme for this season.[3][4] While the players were classified as Heroes or Villains, Survivor's creator Mark Burnett did not expect these players to maintain these roles in the game, but rather to do what they need to survive to the end.[3] Rather than the usual slogan "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast", the slogan for this season is "Return, Revenge, Redemption". All challenges in this season were based on challenges used in previous seasons.[4]

The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami and tsunami occurred shortly after the completion of filming for this season; a CBS spokeswoman stated that no crew members were harmed from it.[4][55]

Reception

Entertainment Weekly's Survivor columnist Dalton Ross ranked Heroes vs. Villains as the second best season of the series, only behind Survivor: Borneo and Survivor: Micronesia (both tied for first); he cited such memorable aspects as "the Russell vs. Boston Rob feud...Tyson voting himself off, J.T. giving Russell his immunity idol, and Parvati handing out two immunity idols at one Tribal Council."[56] Ever since 2012, Survivor fan site "Survivor Oz" has consistently ranked Heroes vs. Villains at or near the #1 spot of its annual poll ranking all seasons of the series - it was #1 in 2012, 2013, and 2015, while it was #2 in 2014 (behind Survivor: Cagayan).[57][58][59][60] The Wire and fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" both also rank Heroes vs. Villains as the greatest season of the series, while Examiner.com ranks it as the second best season behind Survivor: Borneo, and Zap2it ranks it as the 7th-best season.[61][62][63] In 2015, former Survivor contestant and podcast host Rob Cesternino's website saw Heroes vs. Villains ranked as the #1 greatest season of the series, both by Cesternino himself and by the website's fan poll.[64] Critics considered the season strong contender for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, but it was not nominated. Newsweek, IGN, and Hollywood Reporter all listed this pass up as one of the biggest Emmy snubs for the year.[65][66][67]

In the official CBS Watch issue commemorating the 15th anniversary of Survivor, Heroes vs. Villains performed extremely well across all 6 major polls that were hold: It was voted by viewers as the #1 greatest season of the series;[68] Sandra's burning of Russell's hat in the final episode was voted as the #1 most memorable moment, and Parvati handing out two immunity idols in the 10th episode was #8 on the same list (thus making this the only season to have more than one entry in that particular list);[69][70] five of the top 10 contestants voted by viewers as the greatest were in this season (Mariano, Hantz, Shallow, Diaz-Twine, and Fields);[71] the final immunity challenge of the season was voted as the #5 most unforgettable challenge;[70] and in the "most attractive" polls for both males and females, Donaldson ranked second in the male category, while in the female category, Shallow ranked 2nd, Kimmel ranked 4th, and Cody ranked 6th (thus tying with Micronesia for the highest amount of entries in the female category).[72][73] The season was one of only two overall to have more than one #1 entry in any category (claiming #1 in "Top 10 Seasons," "Top 10 Castaways," and "Most Memorable Moments"), the other being Caramoan in both of the "most attractive" categories, and was the only season to have at least one entry in all 6 of the lists. Thus, with a total of 13 entries across all 6 polls, Heroes vs. Villains had the absolute highest representation out of any season in the series.

In a 2015 interview, Jeff Probst admitted that, if Borneo is not taken into consideration, then Heroes vs. Villains ties with Cagayan as his personal favorite Survivor season.[74]

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