Survivor: Cagayan

Survivor: Cagayan is the 28th installment of Survivor.

Production
The season was filmed shortly after filming for cost-cutting purposes, a tradition the U.S. series since. It was said that several cast and crew decided to stay to enjoy the town's beaches and other natural wonders.

Jeff Probst claimed that the season format (initially code-named as "B.B.B.") was due to popular demand.

Twists/Changes

 * Three tribes: The castaways will be divided into three tribes of six members each.
 * Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty: The division of the tribes will based on the most prominent personal attributes of each castaway: brawn, brains and beauty.
 * Tribe Leaders: At the beginning of the game, all tribes vote for a tribe leader, who will be tasked with making decisions for the tribe as a whole.
 * First Impressions: The leaders of the tribes must choose who they think is the weakest on their respective tribe, the 3 chosen players from tribes (1 from each) get to ride to camp in the chopper and get there faster. At the camp, they choose between a clue for the Hidden Immunity Idol or an extra bag of rice for the tribe.
 * Hidden Immunity Idol: While the current format of the Hidden Immunity Idol still applies, a fourth Hidden Immunity Idol will be in play, which will be hidden at the merged tribe camp. The said idol may be used two ways, before the votes are read, or after the votes have been read. The latter option is similar to how the idol was supposed to be used back in and.

Trivia

 * The font used for this season's logo is Kemasyuran Jawa.
 * This is the fourth season in a row to have the Philippines as the US version's host country.
 * Thus, making the Philippines tied with Samoa for the most used location being used 4 times.
 * However, the Philippines are the only location to feature four consecutive seasons ( and came before  and, both of which where filmed in Nicaragua, while  and  came after).
 * This is the third season to have a three-tribe format, following and.
 * However, this is the first time the three tribes will not be divided randomly.
 * This season is also the first to feature three starting tribes with an entirely new cast.
 * This is the first three-tribe season that does not have a yellow or red starting tribe.
 * This is the first season since  to not feature any returning players.
 * While the season was filmed in the Philippines, the theme of the season was mostly inspired by Indonesian culture (predominantly, Balinese), with the logo of the season, torches, and the tribal Immunity Idol bearing Balinese demon designs.
 * This is the first season since where the Hidden Immunity Idol may be played after the votes are revealed. This only applies to the special post-merge idol.
 * Cagayan is the third season to have the first two contestants eliminated be men.
 * Cook Islands was first.
 * Blood vs. Water, the season before, was second.