7.8/10246 votes#1 - They Came at Us with Spears!
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2004
Eighteen new castaways are stranded on the remote islands of Vanuatu in the South Pacific; after a shocking welcoming ceremony with a local tribe, the groups must find shelter for the night.
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7.7/10226 votes#2 - Burly Girls, Bowheads, Young Studs and the Old Bunch
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2004
A castaway breaks down when she realizes maggots have contaminated the food; a famished tribe uses a machete to chase a wild chicken; another castaway is eliminated.
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7.8/10228 votes#3 - Double Tribal, Double Trouble
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2004
The castaways are shocked to learn that each tribe will lose a member at the next tribal council; an additional twist to the challenge puts one contestant in a very influential position.
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7.4/10223 votes#4 - Now That's a Reward!
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2004
Lisa and Eliza clash over shifting alliances; the women get help finding food from a tribesman.
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7.6/10224 votes#5 - Earthquakes and Shake-Ups!
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2004
An earthquake rocks the island, and Vanuatu natives bring a message that has consequences for all the tribe members.
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7.5/10223 votes#6 - Hog Tied
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2004
The tribes must herd piglets at the Rewards Challenge; a walk to gather food forges a new alliance; one castaway decides to do some nude sunbathing; the seventh contestant is voted off the island.
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7.4/10219 votes#7 - Anger, Threats, Tears... and Coffee
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2004
A castaway in danger of being voted off becomes invaluable during an immunity challenge; the seventh castaway is eliminated.
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7.7/10226 votes#8 - Now the Battle Really Begins
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2004
One castaway makes a move to try and prevent them from being the next to leave; the tribes struggle with a difficult reward challenge.
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7.6/10222 votes#9 - Gender Wars... It's Getting Ugly
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2004
The castaways get more than they anticipated when the tree mail arrives; hatred between two survivors has them politicking to get each other removed; the 10th contestant is voted off the island.
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7.4/10221 votes#10 - Culture Shock and Violent Storms
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/2004
One castaway struggles to decide whether to retain an existing alliance or join another; a surreal reward drives one contestant to overindulge; another castaway is voted off the island.
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8.3/10231 votes#11 - Surprise and... Surprise Again!
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/2004
The 12th contestant is voted off the island; the survivors are surprised by an emotional reunion with their loved ones, but only one is allowed to spend quality time with them.
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7.7/10224 votes#12 - Now Who's in Charge Here?!
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/2004
One contestant is in hot water for breaking a pact with a tribemate; two contestants who rarely contribute irritate other members of the tribe; the 13th contestant is voted off the island.
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7.8/10225 votes#13 - Eruption of Volcanic Magnitude
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/2004
One contestant's disturbing outburst jeopardizes a position in the final four; tempers flare when one tribe member refuses to share the location of buried provisions; the 14th contestant is voted off the island.
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8.1/10236 votes#14 - Spirits and the Final Four
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/2004
The Last Man Standing is crowned as the winner of a million dollar prize.
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6.9/10215 votes#15 - Vanuatu Reunion
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 12/12/2004
Contestants reunite to discuss life on a remote location in the island nation of Vanuatu
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The Best Episodes of Survivor Season 9
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A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced...
Genre:Reality
Network:CBS
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"They Came at Us with Spears!" is the best rated episode of "Survivor" season 9. It scored 7.8/10 based on 246 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/2004. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Burly Girls, Bowheads, Young Studs and the Old Bunch".