Because he violated the non-disclosure agreement after filming was complete on this season by posting a picture of himself and another castaway on Instagram, Alec Merlino was not included in the live portions of the Finale or Reunion show and no mention of why he was excluded was made during either the Finale or the Reunion Show.
In Australia, this episode was shown twice on 9Go!, with its first airing at 11:30am AWST/1:00pm ACST/1:30pm AEST/2:00pm ACDST/2:30pm AEDST coinciding with when CBS aired it in the eastern United States, and its second airing at 12 midnight in all Australian time zones. In both of these airings, it immediately followed the previous episode.