Reunion Show

The Reunion Show is a live event held immediately after the season finale.
==About==
After the live announcement of the newest Sole Survivor, the reunion show, featuring all contestants of the season, will commence. This is done to celebrate and look back at the most memorable moments of the season. The host will also catch up on what the castaways are doing after filming. Furthermore, the contestants, including the winner, will receive an extra $10,000 for appearing at the live show.
In , a second reunion show was held to announce a special Fan Favorite Award, which was won by Rupert Boneham. The prize for winning the Fan Favorite Award was $1,000,000. From to (except for ), the said award became a staple with the prize varying from a new car to $100,000.
The reunion show concludes with revealing the preview for the next season.
Many times during the Reunion Show, Jeff will spot a former castaway in the audience and sometimes catch up with them about their personal lives. 
Since , the Reunion Show has been instead replaced with an on-location aftershow.Jeff Probst says future Survivor winner reveals will happen in Fiji | EW.com
==Trivia==
* Host Jeff Probst has hosted every Reunion Show since . The previous live shows were hosted by ( to ) and ().
* Two marriage proposals have occurred during the Reunion Show:
** The first was in the Reunion Show where Rob Mariano proposed to his fellow finalist Amber Brkich. They were married in 2005.
** The second was in the Reunion Show where David Murphy proposed to contestant Carolina Eastwood, whom he began a relationship with after filming.
* The reunion show for was the first that did not feature every castaway. None of the pre-jury contestants were allowed on stage, causing an outrage on Twitter from the cast members and the show's fans.
** In response to the demotion, Caramoan castaway Allie Pohevitz wrote on her Facebook account about how the pre-jury castaways were treated at the live show. According to her, she was disappointed that she and the other pre-jury castaways were not even mentioned, nor remotely referenced. Allie also revealed that she was only one of the four contestants who actually applied for that season. She also revealed that each contestant was entitled to have six family members to come with them at the live show.
* The Reunion Show separated the 20 contestants into the pairs of loved ones.
* From Africa to , the location of the Reunion Show alternated between Los Angeles (odd-numbered seasons) and New York City (even-numbered seasons). All reunions since have been held in Los Angeles.
* Due to the sensitive nature of the material featured in the season as well as security concerns, the Reunion Show was pre-taped. 
** Additionally, it was the first Reunion Show that host Jeff Probst had a one-to-one conversation with a contestant.
* Due to the , the makeshift "reunion" of was held virtually, with Jeff reading the votes from a makeshift set in his garage while the Final Three watched on webcam. It is not considered an official Reunion Show, and is not listed by CBS as a standalone episode.https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/episodes/40/
===Contestants Absent from the Reunion Show===
* Brandon Hantz and Brenda Lowe did not attend the reunion. Brandon had been reportedly banned after threatening violence to Phillip Sheppard, while Brenda was not able attend in person because she was in the late stages of her pregnancy. Brenda did, however, appear virtually via . 
* Vytas Baskauskas was banned from the reunion after he went home early from Ponderosa to be with his newborn son.
* Stephanie Johnson missed the reunion for personal reasons.
* Jeremy Crawford and Alec Merlino did not attend the reunion. Jeremy's reason was unknown, while Alec was banned from coming after violating his non-disclosure agreement with CBS after posting an image of him on Instagram with tribemate Kara Kay who later became his girlfriend after filming, a fact that Alec had put across by uploading the said picture. The photo was posted not long after the finale.https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/29/survivor-david-vs-goliath-alec-merlino-interview/ 
* Jack Nichting, Elizabeth Beisel, and Dan Spilo did not attend the reunion. Jack and Elizabeth snubbed for personal reasons, while Dan was not invited following his ejection from the game due to inappropriate behavior.https://people.com/tv/survivor-contestant-dan-spilo-was-uninvited-from-live-finale-after-his-removal-from-show/
==References==
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