Ultimate Survivor Champion 2016: Round 1: Season 8 - Palawan

Survivor: Palawan is the eighth season of Round 1 in the competition Ultimate Survivor Champion 2016. This season consisted of twenty-four former contestants returning for their shot at becoming the Ultimate Survivor Champion. The last twelve contestants remaining move on to the next round of competition, while the person in thirteenth place will compete in the Wild Card round.

The twenty-four castaways were divided into three tribes of eight. After seven were voted out, the three tribes were dissolved into two. The two tribes merged at the Final 13. Julie Berry was the Wild Card representative from this season. Coby Archa, Erik Huffman, Jay Byars, Jill Behm, Jonathan Penner, Matthew von Ertfelda, Michelle Yi, Morgan McDevitt, Peter Baggenstos, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Tammy Leitner, and Tyson Apostol are the twelve moving on to Round 2.

This season was preceded by Season 7: Tanzania and followed by Season 9: British Columbia.