Alone Australia

Alone Australia
GenreReality
Survival
Based onAlone USA
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
Production locationsSouthwest Tasmania (Season 1)
South Island, New Zealand (Season 2)
Running time60 minutes (including ads)
Original release
NetworkSBS
Release29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) –
present
Related
Alone
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Alone Australia is an Australian survival reality television competition series on SBS which premiered on 29 March 2023.[1] It follows the self-documented daily struggles of 10 individuals as they survive alone in the wilderness for as long as possible using a limited amount of survival equipment. The participants are isolated from each other and all other humans, with the participants having to self-document and film their experiences themselves. They may "tap out" at any time or be removed due to failing a medical check-in. The contestant who remains the longest wins a grand prize of $250,000.

In early 2022, an Australian version was announced by SBS following the success of the American version on the network and its streaming counterpart SBS On Demand. The series is produced by ITV Studios Australia, with the first season taking place around a remote lake in Tasmania's West Coast[2] during winter 2022. The American version of the show also airs on Pay-TV channel A&E via Foxtel.[3] An Alone pop-up channel began broadcasting on Foxtel on 24 February 2023 and ceased broadcasting on 20 March 2023.[4]

The first season was won by Gina Chick after surviving 67 days alone, making her only the second female and oldest contestant in the history of the Alone worldwide to win.[5] The second season was won by Krzysztof Wojtkowski, surviving 64 days alone without eating meat.[6] In June 2023, the series was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program,[7] but it lost to The Australian Wars.[8]

  1. ^ "'Alone Australia': SBS reveals release date of global hit series". SBS. Special Broadcasting Service. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cain, Sian (28 March 2023). "'It was horrible. It was glorious': Alone – the most gruelling show on TV – comes to Australia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Alone". Foxtel.
  4. ^ Perry, Kevin (26 January 2023). "FOX FUNNY, NAT GEO and NAT GEO WILD channels to be removed from FOXTEL and FETCH platforms". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. ^ Knox, David (25 May 2023). "Gina wins Alone Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ Gold, Sean (5 October 2023). "Alone Gear Lists | Winner Picks and Stats". TruePrepper. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (19 June 2023). "2023 Logie Awards: Noms". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  8. ^ Knox, David (30 July 2023). "2023 Logie Awards: Winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 July 2023.