| Survivor: Micronesia | |
|---|---|
| Season 16 | |
 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 20 |
| Winner | Parvati Shallow |
| Runner-up | Amanda Kimmel |
| Location | Koror, Palau |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 7 – May 11, 2008 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | October 29 – December 6, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites, also known as Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites and Survivor: Micronesia, is the sixteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. It is the show's third season to include contestants from past seasons, after the all-returning contestant pool from Survivor: All-Stars, along with Survivor: Guatemala, in which two contestants from Survivor: Palau returned for a second chance.
The season was filmed in Palau, marking the second time Survivor had filmed there (the first being 2005).[1][2] The filming locations for this season were the same as those used in Survivor: Palau, with Airai living in the former Koror camp and Malakal living in the former Ulong camp.[3] Exile Island returned this season after being absent from Survivor: China, with a new twist of one castaway from each tribe being sent to Exile Island where they competed to find the hidden immunity idol.
The full cast of 20 contestants was revealed on January 3, 2008, by Entertainment Weekly.[4] For the first time since Survivor: Panama, the final Tribal Council featured two rather than three finalists. This was also the first season to feature an even-numbered jury, with eight jurors rather than the usual seven or nine.
In the end, Parvati Shallow defeated fellow Favorite Amanda Kimmel by a vote of 5–3 to become the Sole Survivor. The viewers' favorite contestants, as named on the reunion show, were James Clement, Kimmel and Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth. The season has been considered one of the show's best, with the blindside elimination of fifth-place contestant Erik Reichenbach by the four remaining female survivors – Parvati, Amanda, Cirie Fields and Natalie Bolton – as the series' best event.
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- ^ Rodriguez Jr., Nazario (September 25, 2007). "Big Fish Ink needs around 200 Palauans for film production". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
- ^ "Survivor: S16 Palau All-Stars". Survivor Maps. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (January 3, 2008). "'Survivor: Micronesia': Exclusive Cast Reveal!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2008.