Survivor - Season 18 (HDTV) (XviD) (Still Running)
Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands is the eighteenth season of the United States reality show Survivor filmed in the microregion of Jalapćo in Tocantins, Brazil. The premiere aired Thursday, February 12, 2009.
CBS began casting for Survivor: Tocantins once production for Survivor: Gabon was underway. Applications were due by July 15, 2008, with in-person interviews being conducted in various cities sometime in August 2008, and semi-finalists traveling to Los Angeles, California sometime in September 2008. Shooting occurred sometime in October to mid-December 2008.This is the first season that applicants under the age of 21 were able to apply except in Mississippi and Washington, D.C.
Sixteen applicants were chosen to compete on the show, and were initially divided into two tribes. Exile Island returns this season, but with new twists. Instead of one castaway sent to Exile Island, two will be sent. While on Exile Island, each exiled castaway will pick from one of two urns. One urn will contain a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol and an option to join the opposing tribe, while the other urn will contain nothing.Genre: Reality
Network: CBS (USA)
Airs: Thursdays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Episode Order: 15
