The former Pagong members finally realize that Tagi members Richard, Susan, Kelly, and Rudy have an alliance. Kelly becomes close with Jenna & Colleen, although she lies to them by telling them that there is no alliance. At the Reward Challenge, Colleen wins at a rope course and takes Jenna with her to a BBQ, because included with the food is a letter from home. As Jenna & Colleen eat, they decide to stick together and form an alliance, choosing to target Richard first. At the Immunity Competition, Rudy wins an event dealing with strategy. Jenna, who already knows that she will be receiving one vote at Tribal Council (from Sean's now-open alphabetical voting strategy), and sure enough, she becomes the second member of the jury when the Tagi alliance exploits Sean's voting scheme. The tribe has spoken.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 9 of Survivor resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Survivor Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - The Marooning
• s01e02 - The Generation Gap
• s01e03 - Quest For Food
• s01e04 - Too Little Too Late?
• s01e05 - Pulling Your Own Weight
• s01e06 - Udder Revenge
• s01e07 - The Merger
• s01e08 - Thy Name Is Duplicity
• s01e09 - Old And New Bonds
• s01e10 - Crack In The Alliance
• s01e11 - Long Hard Days
• s01e12 - Death Of An Alliance
• s01e13 - The Final Four
• s01e14 - Survivor: The Reunion

Survivor Show Summary

The rules of this game are simple: average Americans are abandoned in the middle of some of the most unforgiving places on earth. Divided into teams, they particiapte in challenges and every three days, the losing tribe must trek to Tribal Council to vote out one of their own. Halfway through the game, the game shifts to individual competitions when the tribes merge and become one, making the game every man for himself.

The game is simple: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast, by winning Immunity, thus not being eligible to have votes cast against yourself. However, the players must be careful about who they send packing - after the merge, a jury of seven begins to form, and each week they return to watch the Tribal Council ceremony. At the end of the game, they vote for one of the members of the final two to win One Million Dollars. Who will become the next Survivor?

Generally, each season begins with a twist - something different to surprise the new castaways. Survivor is a game of adaptation, and the final two of each season, listed below, were the players most able to adapt to their surroundings and to the people they are playing with. Survivor focuses on the people, and the social commentary that surrounds them. How can these players Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast is the question that the game revolves around.