Survivor: Kaôh Rōng

Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, also known as Survivor: Kaôh Rōng — Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty, is the 32nd season of Survivor. It utilizes the same tribe division twist as.

The season saw a record number of medical evacuations, and was ultimately won by Michele Fitzgerald in a 5-2-0 vote over Aubry Bracco and Tai Trang.

Development
Though billed as the 32nd season, Kaôh Rōng was filmed earlier than its "predecessor" season,. This marks the first time the show has aired seasons out of order.

The pre-jury contestants were sequestered and had their trip in Vietnam.

Twists/Changes

 * Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty: The division of the tribes is based on the most prominent personal attributes of each castaway.
 * The tribe is the "Brains" tribe; consisting of players who mostly rely on intelligence to get by in life.
 * The tribe is the "Beauty" tribe; consisting of players who mostly rely on their looks and social skills.
 * The tribe is the "Brawn" tribe; consisting of players who mostly rely on their brute strength and endurance.
 * Hidden Immunity Idol: While the current format still applies, there is also the option to combine two idols to create a "super idol" that can be played after the votes are read to save any player still in the game.
 * One-Time Exile: During the tribe switch, twelve people would be assigned to either Chan Loh or Gondol, leaving one person without a tribe. That person would be sent to the former To Tang camp, where they would be ineligible for the next vote, and would join the losing tribe at the next Reward Challenge.
 * Extra Vote: A castaway would get the right to vote twice at the same Tribal Council.
 * Juror Removal: A castaway would get the power to eliminate a juror of their choice.

Season Summary
The 18 new castaways were divided into three tribes based on primary attribute: Chan Loh (Brains), To Tang (Brawn) and Gondol (Beauty). It was all but total disaster for the Brawn tribe. They lost three of the four Immunity Challenges and coupled with tension surrounding the outspoken Alecia Holden, they saw half their tribe members leave the game. Contrarily, the Brains tribe only lost one member in spite of their constant manipulations and ego permeating. While the Beauty tribe went undefeated in Immunity Challenges, they also suffered a major setback when Caleb Reynolds was medically evacuated after collapsing from heat exhaustion on Day 9.

Following the tribe switch on Day 12, few major cross-tribal alliances formed aside from the unlikely friendship of Tai Trang and Scot Pollard. This ultimately proved crucial for Tai's survival, as original Gondol members Anna Khait and Julia Sokolowski were targeted in his place. Though the former of the two was eliminated, Julia narrowly escaped the same fate after original Brain Aubry Bracco flipped against her former tribe and voted out Peter Baggenstos on Day 16.

This initially seemed to be a costly mistake on Aubry's part, as the remaining Brawn and Beauty members formed an alliance against the Brains following the merge on Day 17. However, Cydney Gillon had grown tired of the men's overconfidence and banded the women together to vote out Nick Maiorano, forming a new majority. Though the minority alliance held two Hidden Immunity Idols, Aubry convinced Tai to betray his allies, getting rid of one of the idols and joining the majority.

From there, a core alliance of Aubry, Michele Fitzgerald, and Cydney would vote off Scot's remaining allies, eventually becoming the final four along with Tai. With Michele winning immunity on Day 37, Aubry and Cydney were forced to turn on one another, resulting in a fire making tiebreaker. Aubry ultimately won, joining Michele and Tai in the finals. At the Final Tribal Council, the jury was skeptical of both Michele and Aubry's games, while not respecting Tai's due to his constant floating and flipping. Ultimately, Michele's social game impressed the jury more than Aubry's strategic game, winning her the title of Sole Survivor in a 5-2-0 vote.

Trivia

 * The art design for this season's buffs and flags appears to be inspired by the, a traditional Southeast Asian style of tattooing deity or animal designs accompanied by Pali phrases said to offer good luck or fortune.
 * The font used for this season is Croteau.
 * This is the third season in which the starting tribe colors are blue, red, and yellow, and the merged tribe color is black, following and.
 * This season features the most medical evacuations, with three.
 * This is the first season with an equal number of Reward Challenges and Immunity Challenges.
 * This season features the fewest players voted out, with 12.
 * Post-merge, no people from the same starting tribe were eliminated consecutively.