Australian Survivor

Australian Survivor is the Australian version of the reality competition series, Survivor.

History[]

Australian television network Nine, which had originally aired the flagship American version, made an agreement with CBS, the network that produces the latter, and Castaway Television Productions, the company the owns the international Survivor franchise, that Nine was to be allowed to air the American series, provided they must produce a local edition of the franchise. Thus, the first Australian season was produced in 2002 and was hosted by journalist Lincoln Howes. Shoddy production value, underwhelming cast, stale story, and post-production issues reflected to poor ratings. Nine did not renew for a second season.^[1]

Another Australian Network, Seven, took interest and renewed the franchise in 2006 with a celebrity edition. The cast was cut down to 12 from the standard 16, featured celebrities competing for charity and was hosted by Ian Dickson. While this iteration was marginally better received by fans, ratings remained unimpressive. Seven also cancelled the series.^[2]

In 2016, Australia's third major television giant, Ten, had acquired the franchise and produced a third series, which was hosted by Jonathan LaPaglia. This version saw a dramatic increase of contestants competing, with 24; and introduced elements common in the American series such as Hidden Immunity Idols, Exile Island, game advantages, and the familiar Ancient Voices theme song. The 2016 season proved to be a ratings success, attributing to its high production value, highly competitive cast, and impressive host in LaPaglia, whose appearance and style of hosting being seen as similar to that of his American counterpart, Jeff Probst. Network Ten has been the show's home since. In referencing the series, Network Ten only accounts for their seasons in season counts - discounting the two earlier iterations of the series.

In late 2017, CBS acquired ownership of Network Ten, thus also buying the rights to the Australian Survivor brand.^[3]^[4]

In June 2025, LaPaglia's departure from the show was announced,^[5] making Australia v The World his last season as host. In August 2025, it was revealed that All Stars winner David Genat would be taking over as the new host, beginning with Redemption.^[6]

Seasons[]

Season	Tribes	Number of Days	Number of Castaways	Filming Location	Filming Dates	Season Run	Sole Survivor
Nine Network
Australian Survivor (2002)	Kadina Tipara Aurora	39	16	Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia	November 2001 – December 2001	February 13, 2002 - May 15, 2002	Rob Dickson
Seven Network
Celebrity Survivor Australia	Kakula Moso Tanna	25	12	Efate, Shefa Province, Vanuatu	May 14, 2006 - June 18, 2006	August 17, 2006 – November 2, 2006	Guy Leech
Network Ten
Australian Survivor (2016)	Aganoa Saanapu Vavau Fia Fia	55	24	Upolu, Samoa	May 23, 2016 – July 16, 2016^[7]	August 21, 2016 - October 25, 2016	Kristie Bennett
Australian Survivor (2017)	Asaga Samatau Asatoa	55		Upolu, Samoa	May 6, 2017 – June 30, 2017^[8]	July 30, 2017 - October 10, 2017	Jericho Malabonga
Champions v Contenders (2018)	Champions Contenders Koro Savu	50		Savusavu, Fiji	May 3, 2018 - June 21, 2018^[9]	August 1, 2018 - October 9, 2018	Shane Gould
Champions v Contenders (2019)	Champions Contenders Soli Bula				May 4, 2019 - June 22, 2019^[10]	July 24, 2019 - September 17, 2019	Pia Miranda
All Stars	Mokuta Vakama Kalo Kalo				August 26, 2019 - October 14, 2019^[11]	February 3, 2020 - March 30, 2020	David Genat
Brains v Brawn (2021)	Brains Brawn Fire	48		Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia	April 24, 2021 - June 10, 2021^[12]	July 18, 2021 - September 12, 2021	Hayley Leake
Blood v Water	Blood Water Lava	47		Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	October 5, 2021 - November 20, 2021^[13]	January 31, 2022 - April 4, 2022	Mark Wales
Heroes v Villains	Heroes Villains Fa'amolemole			Upolu, Samoa	August 9, 2022 - September 24, 2022^[14]	January 30, 2023 - March 27, 2023	Liz Parnov
Titans v Rebels	Rebels Titans Tasi				August 1, 2023 - September 16, 2023^[15]	January 29, 2024 - March 19, 2024	Feras Basal
Brains v Brawn II	Brains Brawn Malosi				July 18, 2024 - September 2, 2024 ^[16]	February 17, 2025 - April 14, 2025	Myles Kuah
Australia v The World	Aussie World Moorditj	16	14		September 23, 2024 - October 7, 2024^[17]	August 17, 2025 - September 7, 2025	Parvati Shallow
Redemption	TBA	TBA	TBA		August 2025	2026	TBD

References[]

Survivor franchises
Americas Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Mexico · Mexico (Unofficial) · Quebec · United States · Venezuela Africa and the Middle East Africa · Lebanon · Israel · South Africa Asia-Pacific Australia · Azerbaijan · China · Georgia · India (Hindi) · India (Tamil) · Japan · New Zealand · Pakistan · Philippines Europe Austria · Baltics · Belgium · Bulgaria · Denmark · Ex-Czechoslovakia · Ex-Yugoslavia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Italy · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania (2009) · Romania (2016) · Romania (2020-present) · Russia · Scandinavia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · United Kingdom

[1] ttps://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/14/1034561099400.html

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20071222224348/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C19289385-2902%2C00.html

[3] ttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-18/gordon-loses-ten-network-court-decision/8956062

[4] ttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-19/channel-ten-creditors-meeting-vote-for-cbs-takeover-bid/8959142

[5] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DLghpD-tzIv/

[6] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/DNfnLA-zFcw/

[7] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau1/calendar.htm

[8] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau2/calendar.htm

[9] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau3/calendar.htm

[10] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau4/calendar.htm

[11] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau5/calendar.htm

[12] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau6/calendar.htm

[13] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau7/calendar.htm

[14] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau8/calendar.htm

[15] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau9/calendar.htm

[16] ttps://shows.acast.com/one-on-one-with-aaron-ry/episodes/daniel-monaghan-senior-vice-president-programming-at-paramou

[17] ttps://www.truedorktimes.com/sau11/calendar.htm

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