Survivor: The Australian Outback

"Survivor Australia" and "Survivor: Australia" redirect here. For the Australian edition of the "Survivor" franchise, see Australian Survivor.
Survivor: The Australian Outback
Season 2
Each of top and bottom halves shows two females and a male, totaling to six. The center shows the season's logo: an oval with "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" on the outside; on a stripe in the middle is the word Survivor and below it "The Australian Outback"; a scene of a kangaroo jumping over sand in a sunny desert is depicted. Various scenes from the season are used as the image's background in one of monotone colors.
Region 1 DVD slipcase cover
Presented byJeff Probst
No. of days42
No. of castaways16
WinnerTina Wesson
Runner-upColby Donaldson
LocationGoshen cattle station, Herbert River, Kirrama, Queensland, Australia
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJanuary 28 (2001-01-28) –
May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03)
Additional information
Filming datesOctober 23 (2000-10-23) –
December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)
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Survivor: The Australian Outback (also referred to as Survivor: Australia) is the second season of the American reality television series Survivor. Broadcast by CBS, it was originally shown between January 28 and May 23, 2001. Filming took place at Goshen cattle station, on the bank of the Herbert River in northern Queensland from October 23 through December 3, 2000. The show was hosted by Jeff Probst and featured 16 participants competing over 42 days. It was the first and only season to have more than 39 days of gameplay.

Tina Wesson was named the Sole Survivor, defeating Colby Donaldson by a jury vote of 4–3 and winning a prize of US$1,000,000. Wesson became the first female winner of the series. The series was generally well received, with many outlets considering it one of the best Survivor series. The opening episode premiered after Super Bowl XXXV to 43.5 million viewers.