User blog comment:KarpToEndAllKarps/What TD S6 Needs/@comment-455481-20170922034708/@comment-4389268-20170922040006

RR is team based, not individuals, meaning it has 18 teams, enough for 26 episodes, give or take a few non or double eliminations ep.

The thing is if there are too many contestants/teams in a season, it'll drag the season way too long. Even a normal Survivor season has only 16 contestants.