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Australian Survivor is the Australian version of Survivor. It was first broadcast on February 13, 2002. Australian Survivor made a comeback in 2016 and is still airing today.

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. 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. This season featured celebrities competing for charity and was hosted by Ian Dickson. While this iteration were marginally better received by fans, ratings were still 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 almost similar to that of his American counterpart, Jeff Probst. Network Ten had been the show's home since.

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

Seasons

Australian Survivor: All Stars (2020)

Season	Tribes	Number of Castaways	Filming Location	Filming Dates	Season Run	Sole Survivor
Nine Network
File:Logo.fw.png Australian Survivor (2002)	Kadina Tipara Aurora	16	Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia	November 1, 2001 – December 24, 2001	February 13, 2002 - May 15, 2002	File:Robas2002.png Robert Dickson
Seven Network
Celebrity Survivor Australia	Kakula Moso Tanna	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	24	Upolu, Samoa	May 2016 – June 2016	August 21, 2016 - October 25, 2016	File:AS3KristieIcon.jpg Kristie Bennett
Australian Survivor (2017)	Asaga Samatau Asatoa	24	Upolu, Samoa	May 2017 – June 2017	July 30, 2017 - October 10, 2017	File:AS4JerichoIcon.jpg Jericho Malabonga
Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018)	Champions Contenders Koro Savu	24	Savusavu, Fiji	May 3, 2018 - June 21, 2018	August 1, 2018 - October 9, 2018	File:AS5 shane t.png Shane Gould
Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019)	Champions Contenders Soli Bula	24	Savusavu, Fiji		July 24, 2019 - September 17, 2019	File:AS6 pia t.png Pia Miranda
Australian Survivor: All Stars (2020)		24

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[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

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+}}'''Australian Survivor''' is the Australian version of ''Survivor''. It was first broadcast on February 13, 2002. ''Australian Survivor'' made a comeback in 2016 and is still airing today.
-}}
-'''Australian Survivor''' is the Australian version of ''Survivor''. It was first broadcast on February 13, 2002. ''Australian Survivor'' made a comeback in 2016 and is still airing today.
 ==History==
+Australian television network Nine, which had originally aired the flagship [[Survivor (U.S.)|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. The [[Australian Survivor (2002)|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.<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/14/1034561099400.html</ref>
-After filming of {{S|2}} finished, ''Nine Network'' was inspired to create their own season of the show. Filming for [[Australian Survivor (2002)|season 1]] took place between February 13, 2002 - May 15, 2002. A second season of the show was filmed between May 14, 2006 and June 18, 2006. After the second season finished airing, the show was axed due to poor reception among fans. In November 2015, Network Ten revealed that it would air a new season featuring regular contestants to air in the last quarter of 2016. In October 2016, Network Ten revealed that ''Australian Survivor ''would be renewed for a fourth season in 2017.
+Another Australian Network, Seven, took interest and renewed the franchise in 2006 with a [[Celebrity Survivor Australia|celebrity edition]] the cast was cut down to 12 from the standard 16. This season featured celebrities competing for charity and was hosted by Ian Dickson. While this iteration were marginally better received by fans, ratings were still unimpressive. Seven also cancelled the series<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071222224348/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C19289385-2902%2C00.html</ref>
-==Format Variations==
-''Australian Survivor'' generally follows the same format and rules as the American version.
+In 2016, Australia's third major television giant, Ten, had acquired the franchise and produced a [[Australian Survivor (2016)|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 Idol]]s, {{dab|Exile Island|twist}}, 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 almost similar to that of his American counterpart, [[Jeff Probst]]. Network Ten had been the show's home since.
-===Tribes===
-In [[Australian Survivor (2002)]], the 16 contestants were split into two tribes, the green tribe {{tribeicon|kadina}} and the blue tribe {{tribeicon|tipara}}. The merged tribe was grey and was called {{tribeicon|aurora}}. However, the merged tribe did not have its own [[buff]], with the players retaining their original tribe buffs after merge.
+In late 2017, CBS acquired ownership of the Network Ten, thus also buying the rights to the ''Australian Survivor'' brand.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-18/gordon-loses-ten-network-court-decision/8956062</ref><ref>http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-19/channel-ten-creditors-meeting-vote-for-cbs-takeover-bid/8959142</ref>
-In [[Celebrity Survivor Australia]], 12 contestants were split into two tribes, the orange tribe {{tribeicon|kakula}} and the blue tribe {{tribeicon|moso}}. The merged tribe was watermelon pink and was called {{tribeicon|tanna}}.
+==Seasons==
-In [[Australian Survivor (2016)]], the 24 contestants were split into three tribes, the blue tribe {{tribeicon|saanapu}}, the red tribe {{tribeicon|aganoa}} and the yellow tribe {{tribeicon|vavau}}. The merged tribe was black and was called {{tribeicon|fiafia}}.
+[https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Australian_Survivor:_All_Stars Australian Survivor: All Stars (2020)]
+{| class="wikitable article-table" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size:8pt; line-height:18px;" align="center"
+! Season
+! Tribes
+! Number of Castaways
+! Filming Location
+! Filming Dates
+! Season Run
+! Sole Survivor
+|-
+! colspan="7"|Nine Network
+|-
+| [[File:Logo.fw.png|100px|link=Australian Survivor (2002)]]<br />{{S2|2002au}}
+| {{tribeicon|kadina}}<br />{{tribeicon|tipara}}<br />{{tribeicon|aurora}}
+| 16
+| {{wp|Eyre Peninsula}}, {{wp|Port Lincoln}}, {{wp|South Australia}}, {{wp|Australia}}
+| November 1, 2001 – December 24, 2001
+| February 13, 2002 - May 15, 2002
+| {{nowrap|[[File:robas2002.png|60px|link=Robert Dickson]]<br />[[Robert Dickson]]}}
+|-
+! colspan="7"|Seven Network
+|-
+| [[File:Celebrity Survivor logo.png|100px|link=Celebrity Survivor Australia]]<br />{{S|2006au}}
+| {{tribeicon|kakula}}<br />{{tribeicon|moso}}<br />{{tribeicon|tanna}}
+| 12
+| {{wp|Efate}}, {{wp|Shefa Province}}, {{wp|Vanuatu}}
+| May 14, 2006 - June 18, 2006
+| August 17, 2006 – November 2, 2006
+| {{nowrap|[[File:Guy180.jpg|60px|link=Guy Leech]]<br />[[Guy Leech]]}}
+|-
+! colspan="7"|Network Ten
+|-
+| [[File:Wiki AU Logo.png|100px|link=Australian Survivor (2016)]]<br />{{S|2016au}}
+| {{tribeicon|aganoa}}<br />{{tribeicon|saanapu}}<br />{{tribeicon|vavau}}<br />{{tribeicon|fiafia}}
+| 24
+| rowspan="2"|{{wp|Upolu}}, {{wp|Samoa}}
+| May 2016 – June 2016
+| August 21, 2016 - October 25, 2016
+| {{nowrap|[[File:AS3KristieIcon.jpg|60px|link=Kristie Bennett]]<br />[[Kristie Bennett]]}}
+|-
+| [[File:Wiki AU Logo.png|100px|link=Australian Survivor (2017)]]<br />{{S|2017au}}
+| {{tribeicon|asaga}}<br />{{tribeicon|samatau}}<br />{{tribeicon|asatoa}}
+| 24
+| May 2017 – June 2017
+| July 30, 2017 - October 10, 2017
+| {{nowrap|[[File:AS4JerichoIcon.jpg|60px|link=Jericho Malabonga]]<br />[[Jericho Malabonga]]}}
+|-
+| [[File:Wiki AU Logo 3.png|100px|link=Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders]]<br />{{S|2018au}}
+| {{tribeicon2|champions18|Champions}}<br />{{tribeicon2|contenders18|Contenders}}<br />{{tribeicon|korosavu}}
+| 24
+| rowspan="2"|{{wp|Savusavu}}, {{wp|Fiji}}
+| May 3, 2018 - June 21, 2018
+| August 1, 2018 - October 9, 2018
+| {{nowrap|[[File:AS5 shane t.png|60px|link=Shane Gould]]<br />[[Shane Gould]]}}
+|-
+| [[File:Wiki AU Logo 3.png|100px|link=Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders]]<br />{{S|2019au}}
+| {{tribeicon2|champions19|Champions}}<br />{{tribeicon2|contenders19|Contenders}}<br />{{tribeicon|solibula}}
+| 24
+|
+|July 24, 2019 - September 17, 2019
+| {{nowrap|[[File:AS6 pia t.png|60px|link=Pia Miranda]]<br />[[Pia Miranda]]}}
+|-
+|
+[[File:Wiki AU Logo.png|100px|link=AllStars]]
+''<span style="font-size:8pt;">[https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Australian_Survivor:_All_Stars Australian Survivor: All Stars (2020)]</span>''
-In [[Australian Survivor (2017)]], the 24 contestants were split up into two tribes, the blue tribe, {{tribeicon|asaga}}, and the magenta tribe, {{tribeicon|samatau}}.
+|
+|24
-==Seasons==
+|
-* [[Australian Survivor (2002)]]
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-* {{S|2au}}
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-* [[Australian Survivor (2016)]]
+|
-* [[Australian Survivor (2017)]]
+|}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{FranchiseNav}}
 [[Category:Australian Survivor]]