| Survivor South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Based on | Expedition Robinson/Survivor by Charlie Parsons |
| Presented by | Mark Bayly (Season 1-2) Nico Panagio (Season 3-present) |
| Starring | List of Survivor South Africa contestants |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 147 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) (2006-2011, 2018) 70 minutes (inc. adverts) (2019) 90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2014) |
| Production companies | Strix (2006-2007), Endemol South Africa (2006-14), Afrokaans Film & Television (2018-22) |
| Original release | |
| Network | M-Net |
| Release | 3 September 2006 – 25 August 2022 |
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Survivor South Africa is a South African reality game show based on the popular international Survivor format.
As in all versions of the show, it features group of strangers who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire and shelter for themselves. The contestants will compete in challenges to earn either a reward, or an immunity from elimination. The contestants will be progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted-off by their fellow contestants until only one remains and is given the title "Ultimate Survivor" and be awarded the grand prize of R1 million. The 9th season, titled Return of the Outcasts, concluded on 25 August 2022. As of 25 July 2023, M-Net stated that there are no plans for additional seasons at the time.[1]
The first five seasons of the show were produced by Endemol and broadcast on M-Net. Since Season 6, the show has been produced by Afrokaans Film & Television.
The first two seasons were hosted by Mark Bayly,[2] and from the third season Nico Panagio took over the hosting duties.[3]