The Survivor Medical Team looks at the cut on James's finger and tells him if it doesn't get better by the morning, he'll need surgery. Then the next morning, Alexis takes a bad fall and cuts her knee.



At the Reward Challenge, the castaway meet with their family members and compete for a trip to Jellyfish Lake which is won by Alexis. She picks Cirie and Natalie to go with them on the trip. After the challenge, the medical team checks James's finger again. Medical decides that James must leave the game to go to the hospital. Meanwhile, on Exile Island, Amanda finds all 3 clues and discovers that the hidden immunity idol is hidden back at Dabu camp.



Alexis returns from Jellyfish Lake and is shocked about James but worried about her own injury. Cirie states that because of the all-girl alliance at camp, they must beat Erik at the next Immunity Challenge. The next morning, Parvati says she would not be part of voting out Amanda no matter what the circumstance was.



After Erik wins the Immunity Challenge, Amanda and Parvati think Natalie for the vote while Erik, Alexis and Cirie think Amanda should go. Before Tribal Council, Amanda realizes she is the next to go and searches for the immunity idol under the camp flag.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 12 of Survivor resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Survivor Season 16 Episodes...

• s16e01 - You Guys Are Dumber Than You Look
• s16e02 - The Sounds of Jungle Love
• s16e03 - I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing
• s16e04 - That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!
• s16e05 - He's a Ball of Goo!
• s16e06 - It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard
• s16e07 - Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store
• s16e08 - Lost Puppy Dog
• s16e09 - I'm In Such a Hot Pickle!
• s16e10 - I Promise...
• s16e11 - I'm Ruthless...and Have a Smile on My Face
• s16e12 - I'm Gonna Fix Her!
• s16e13 - If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese!
• s16e14 - Stir the Pot!
• s16e15 - Survivor: Micronesia 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.