Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor: David vs. Goliath is the thirty-seventh season of Survivor.

Production
The season was filmed in the spring of 2018, following the same schedule as and.

Twists/Changes

 * David vs. Goliath: The castaways were divided into tribes defined by their degree of success in life. The tribe is comprised of castaways perceived as underdogs, while the  tribe is comprised of castaways who are on top of their respective fields.
 * Hidden Immunity Idol
 * Tribe Expansion: On Day 10, fifteen of the sixteen remaining players were randomly spread across three tribes of five. The David and Goliath tribes were renamed and  respectively, and a third tribe,, was introduced.
 * One-time Exile Island: The castaway who did not receive a buff during the Tribe Expansion was sent to Exile Island with the opportunity to find the Idol Nullifier. The exiled player later joined the tribe that went to Tribal Council, replacing the member it lost.
 * Idol Nullifier: This new advantage was introduced on Day 10 following the Tribe Expansion, and can be used to void the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol. If a player obtains and uses the Idol Nullifier, they must correctly guess who will play the idol (or to whom the idol will be played for) while casting a vote. An incorrect guess will not only result in the advantage being wasted, but the identity of the user of the Idol Nullifier will also remain anonymous.
 * Early Merge: The merge occurred with thirteen players remaining.
 * Vote Steal: A vote steal was hidden after the merge.
 * Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.

Castaways
Vuku and Jabeni were known as "David" and "Goliath" respectively for the first 10 days of the game.

Trivia

 * With this season, sets the record for the most-used country of the whole US Survivor franchise, with six seasons filmed in the country, following, , , , and.
 * This season also breaks the record set with the  for the longest consecutive use of a country, as David vs. Goliath marks the first time a country has been used five consecutive times.
 * The Tribal Council set is specifically designed to hide the voting booth away from the contestants to prevent them from catching who played the Idol Nullifier advantage.
 * This marks the first time that tribes are officially renamed, as David and Goliath were renamed to Vuku and Jabeni, respectively, after the tribe expansion.
 * David vs. Goliath is the second season, following, to have both an evacuation and a quit.
 * Along with, this season has the fewest pre-merge Tribal Councils, with only five.