Australian Survivor

Australian Survivor

Promotional logo for season 3
Genre Reality competition
Created by Charlie Parsons
Presented by
Starring List of Australian Survivor contestants
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 25 (including 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Stephen Peters (2002)[1]
  • David Mason (2006)[2]
  • Peter Newman(2016)
    Amilia Fisk (2016)[3]
Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Castaway Television
(2002-present)
Endermol Shine Australia
(2016-present)
Release
Original network
Picture format 480i (SDTV) (2002)
1080i (HDTV) (2006)
Original release 13 February 2002 (2002-02-13) – present
Chronology
Related shows International versions
External links
Website
For the second season of the American edition set in Australia, see Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Australian Survivor (also known as Australian Celebrity Survivor during season two) is an Australian reality game show based on the popular international Survivor format.

Following the basic premise of other international versions of the format, it features a group of contestants who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow contestants, until only one remains and is given the title of "Sole Australian Survivor" and awarded the grand prize.

The series first aired in 2002 on the Nine Network, who hold the Australian broadcast rights to the American edition. In 2006, a celebrity season aired on the Seven Network. Both incarnations of the series only lasted one season due to low ratings.[4]

In November 2015, the Ten Network, at its network upfronts, announced that it would be reviving the series in 2016.[5] The series is expected to air in late 2016.

Format

Further information: Survivor (TV series) § Format

The show follows the same general format as the other editions of the show. The players are split between two "tribes", are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for an extended period of time. Frequent physical and mental challenges are used to pit the teams against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for "immunity", forcing the other tribe to attend "Tribal Council", where they must vote off one of their players.

Once about half the players are remaining, the tribes are "merged" into a single tribe, and competitions are on an individual basis; winning immunity prevents that player from being voted out. Most players that are voted out at this stage form the "Tribal Council Jury". Once down to two people, the "Final Tribal Council" is held where the remaining players plead their case to the Jury as to why they should win the game. The jury then votes for which player should be considered the "Sole Australian Survivor" and be awarded the grand prize.

History

The first Australian version of the Survivor format was filmed in 2001, and aired in 2002 on the Nine Network. The program was a contractual obligation if the network were to be allowed to continue to broadcast American Survivor. [6] The program was criticised by fans and critics for poor casting and lower production value to the popular American edition and it was not renewed due to low ratings. The Nine Network continued to broadcast the American edition of the program ever since.[4] Since 2013, recent seasons air on Nine's secondary channel; 9GO! within hours of the original American airing .[7][8]

In 2006, the Seven Network found a loophole in the contract between the Nine Network and Castaway Television, which allowed them to produce a celebrity version of the series, due to a celebrity format being viewed as different from the original format. The Seven Network did not renew the series.[9]

In November 2015, Network Ten revealed at its upfronts event that it would air a new season featuring regular contestants to air in the last quarter of 2016.[10] This new season gives Australian Survivor the distinction of being one of the few Australian programs to have aired across all three commercial networks in Australia.

Seasons

List of Australian Survivor seasons
No Season Season
premiere		 Season
finale		 Network Location Days Initial Tribes Winner Runner
up		 Final
vote
1
Australian
Survivor 1
 13 February,
2002		 15 May,
2002		 Nine Network Whaler's Way,
Eyre Peninsula,
South Australia		 39 Two tribes of eight Rob Dickson Sciona Browne 5-2
2
Celebrity Survivor
 17 August,
2006		 2 November,
2006		 Seven Network Efate,
Vanuatu		 25 Two tribes of six, made up of five members of one gender and one of the other Guy Leech Justin Melvey 3-2
3
Australian Survivor 3
 Late 2016 TBA Network Ten Samoa[11] TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Logo history

Australian Survivor logos
Season 1 logo
Season 1 logo 
Season 2 logo
Season 2 logo 
Season 3 logo
Season 3 promotional logo 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Production Credits - Kalgoorie Cops". CI. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Celebrity Survivor joins Seven’s new mid-year line-up" (PDF). Seven Network. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (27 November 2015). "Fans flood TEN with Australian Survivor applications". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 Knox, David (7 August 2015). "Could Survivor Australia’s torch be lit once more?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Seanna Cronin, "Channel 10 adds Survivor Australia to 2016 reality line-up"". The Northern Star. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/14/1034561099400.html
  7. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/01/airdate-survivor-caramoan-fans-v-favourites.html
  8. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/09/returning-survivor-9.html
  9. ↑ "Celebs to survive on 7". Herald Sun. 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2006-08-31..
  10. ↑ Knox, David (19 November 2015). "TEN Upfronts 2016: Survivor, Jessica Marais, Anh Do -and Nigella!". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  11. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/australian-version-of-survivor-will-be-filmed-in-tropical-paradise-of-samoa/news-story/31d8aab77b846a42fe76fa046b4ee6b7

External links

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