Survivor: Vanuatu | |
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Season 9 | |
Presented by | Jeff Probst |
No. of days | 39 |
No. of castaways | 18 |
Winner | Chris Daugherty |
Runner-up | Twila Tanner |
Location | Efate, Vanuatu |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 16 December 12, 2004 | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | June 28 August 5, 2004 | –
Season chronology | |
Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire, also known as Survivor: Vanuatu, is the ninth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from June 28, 2004, through August 5, 2004, and the season premiered on September 16, 2004. Filming took place in Vanuatu, a chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay, with 18 competitors for the second time in the series' history.
This was the second season to initially divide the tribes by gender following Survivor: The Amazon. Chris Daugherty was named the winner and Sole Survivor after defeating runner-up Twila Tanner by a jury vote of 5–2.