Palau was the site for the reality television program Survivor . Japanese Survivor used the islands for its first season in 2002. It was also the location of Survivor:Palau , the tenth edition of the American Survivor, which aired from February 17 to May 15, 2005 in United States, and Survivor:Micronesia , the sixteenth edition, which aired from February 7 to May 11, 2008. In August 2009, Survivor Philippines also used the islands for its second season.