Survivor: Edge of Extinction

Survivor: Edge of Extinction is the 38th season of the American competitive reality television series Survivor. Broadcast between February 20 and May 15, 2019 by CBS, the season featured eighteen contestants – fourteen new players and four returning players – initially divided into two tribes, "Kama" and "Manu". On day nine, the contestants were redivided into three tribes of five, introducing a third tribe, "Lesu". On day 17, the remaining contestants merged into one tribe, "Vata". It was filmed in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji from May 30 to July 7, 2018.

The season introduced the Edge of Extinction twist, a game mechanic that offered eliminated contestants an opportunity to remain in the game. Upon being voted out, players were given the option to be eliminated or go to the Edge of Extinction, a desolate island with minimal supplies and harsh living conditions. There, they awaited a chance to re-enter the main game through a challenge held at two designated points – the final 13 (day 17) and the final six (day 35). The contestants in the main game were initially unaware of this twist, only being revealed to them before the first re-entry challenge. Every contestant on the Edge of Extinction after the first re-entry challenge was granted a seat on the jury.

After 39 days, Chris Underwood won the title of Sole Survivor and the prize of US$1,000,000, defeating Gavin Whitson and Julie Rosenberg in a 9–4–0 jury vote. The season received generally negative critical reception primarily due to the Edge of Extinction twist, which inadvertently caused imbalanced editing. Underwood's victory was also controversial, as he became the first Survivor winner to win the game after being voted out earlier in the season.