Australian Survivor

This article is about the Australian edition of "Survivor". For the second season of the American edition set in Australia, see Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Australian Survivor
GenreReality competition
Created byCharlie Parsons
Based onExpedition Robinson/Survivor
by Charlie Parsons
Presented by
StarringAustralian Survivor contestants
Theme music composerJack Robin (2002)[1]
Jay Stewart (2006)[2]
Russ Landau (2016–present)
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes246 (and 2 specials)
Production
Executive producers
  • Stephen Peters (2002)[3]
  • David Mason (2006)[4]
  • Amelia Fisk (2016–2020, 2022)
  • Tim Toni (2016–2017)[5]
  • Keely Sonntag (2019–2021)[6]
  • Tim Ali (2023)[7]
  • David Forster (2022–present)[8]
Production locationsee below
Running time
  • 60 minutes (inc. adverts) (2002, 2006)
  • 70-90 minutes (inc. adverts)(2016–present)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release3 February (2002-02-03) –
15 May 2002 (2002-05-15)
NetworkSeven Network
Release17 August (2006-08-17) –
2 November 2006 (2006-11-02)
NetworkNetwork 10
Release21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) –
present
Related
Companion shows
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Australian Survivor is an Australian adventure reality game show based on the international Survivor format. Following the premise of other versions of the Survivor format, the show features a group of contestants, referred to as "castaways" as they are marooned in an isolated location. The castaways must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in various challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted off the island by their fellow castaways. The final castaway remaining is awarded the title of "Sole Survivor" and the grand prize of A$500,000.

The series first aired in 2002 on the Nine Network, who as of 2023, also hold the first-run Australian broadcast rights to the American edition of Survivor. In 2006, a celebrity edition aired on the Seven Network. Both iterations of the series only lasted one season due to low ratings.[9]

In November 2015, Network Ten announced at its network upfronts that it would be reviving the series in 2016.[10] The series commenced airing on 21 August 2016. Unlike its predecessors, the series was renewed by Network Ten for another season for 2017,[11] and has continuously been renewed with success. Most recently, Australian Survivor aired the 11th season titled Titans v. Rebels,[12] which in early 2024,[13] with the season being filmed on the island of Upolu in Samoa. The series was renewed for a 12th season titled Brains v. Brawn II set in Samoa in winter 2024, to be aired in early 2025.[14] In late 2024, the show was renewed for a shorter second edition for 2025, and the 13th season overall, titled Australia v. the World also set in Samoa. The season will feature notable returning players from previous seasons competing against notable players from other versions of Survivor.

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  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Survivor Australia Executive Producer David Forster spills casting secrets". NowToLove. 20 March 2023.
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  12. ^ "Australian Survivor 2024: Meet the Castaways in Titans v. Rebels". 10 Play. Network Ten. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  13. ^ Knox, David (18 January 2024). "Bumped: Australian Survivor, Deal or No Deal. Update: Gladiators". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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