Australian Survivor (2016)

Australian Survivor (2016) is the third season of competitive reality TV show Australian Survivor.

Production
This season, announced by Ten in November 2015, will be the third Australian edition of the program, the second to feature non-celebrity contestants and the first to air on Network Ten. This season will be hosted by. The Sole Survivor will win the prize of $500,000 AUD.

This new season gives Australian Survivor the rare distinction of being one of the few Australian programs to have aired across all three commercial networks in Australia. The season was filmed in Samoa, the same location as four seasons of the American edition:, , and. The filming location was later officially confirmed on May 9, 2016, first by LaPaglia in a radio interview on the Hamish & Andy show.

In total, 250 Australians and at least 180 Samoan locals are working on the program, including Trent Pattison, who has previously worked on the American version of Survivor as well as Ten's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Twists/Changes

 * 55 Day Game: This season is filmed for 55 days, the longest in the Australian franchise.
 * Three Tribes: The 24 castaways are divided into three tribes of eight.
 * Hidden Immunity Idol: Hidden Immunity Idols will be available, which will abide to rules similar to the American version.
 * Double Tribal Council: The two losing tribes at the Day 12 Immunity Challenge will both attend Tribal Council.
 * Tribe Switch: At the Double Tribal Council, each tribe was told to vote without knowing that the person with the most votes would be sent to the other tribe attending the session. The person sent over also gets to pick one member of his original tribe to join him on his new tribe.
 * Tribe Dissolve: On Day 19, the tribes met for a Reward Challenge. Saanapu won, and were given the right to choose members of the other two tribes to join the new Saanapu tribe. The nine who were not picked formed the new Vavau tribe, and Aganoa was disbanded.
 * Kidnap: After winning the Day 29 Immunity Challenge, Saanapu was given the right to send one of their tribe members to observe Vavau's Tribal Council. They sent Brooke, and she was given the right of picking one of Vavau to join Saanapu, and the Tribal Council ended with no elimination.
 * Exile Beach: On Day 39, the first four people eliminated during the first stage of the Immunity Challenge, will be sent to "Exile Beach" where they won't be able to leave until Tribal Council starts. In addition, there was a Hidden Immunity Idol hidden at Exile Beach.

Trivia

 * This season uses the rendition of "Ancient Voices."
 * The font for this season is MondoBeyondo BB.
 * Australian Survivor (2016) has a lot of Australian Survivor firsts.
 * This is the first Australian Survivor season to have three starting tribes.
 * This is the first Australian Survivor season to use Hidden Immunity Idols.
 * This is the first Australian Survivor season not to have a contestant named David.
 * This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a male be the first person voted off.
 * This is the first Australian Survivor season to use Exile Island.
 * This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a female winner.
 * The highest placing members of each tribe were all female: Jennah-Louise was the highest placing member of the original Vavau, Flick was the highest placing member of the original Saanapu, and Kristie was the highest placing member of both Aganoa and Fia Fia.