Koh-Lanta

Koh-Lanta
Genre	Reality competition
Presented by	Hubert Auriol (2001) Denis Brogniart (2002–)
Country of origin	France
No. of seasons	14 + 4 special editions
Production company(s)	Adventure Line Productions
Release
Original network	TF1
Original release	August 4, 2001
Chronology
Related shows	International versions
External links
Website

Koh-Lanta is a French reality game show based on the popular international Survivor format. The series premiered on August 4, 2001. The show is broadcast on TF1 and there have been 14 regular seasons, and 4 special seasons. The host of Koh-Lanta is Denis Brogniart.

Since its debut in 2001, Koh-Lanta has been a huge success in France, regularly finishing first in its timeslot.

Format & Rules

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 meagre supplies for approximately 6 weeks (3 weeks in special seasons). 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, a 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 decides who between the two should be considered the winner and be awarded the grand prize of €100,000, with the runner-up being awarded €10,000.

Unlike most versions of Survivor, dual winners are possible in some seasons where the jury vote resulted in a tie (as occurred in Koh-Lanta: Bocas del Toro and Koh-Lanta: Palawan). In this case both contestants are considered the winners and each receive €55,000. This differs from most editions of the show as other editions will either never have a jury with an even number of participants or have tie-breaker mechanisms are in place (such as Israeli Survivor where the tie will break in favor of the winner of a public vote^[1] or in Dutch/Belgian's Expeditie Robinson where a group of former players form a "grand jury" and vote to break the tie).

Another difference in rules between Koh-Lanta and other editions is how the unexpected eliminations are handled. On Koh-Lanta, when a player is eliminated from the game outside of "Tribal Council" (either by quiting or being removed for medical reasons) the player replaced by the most recently eliminated player (or when there is no such player is available, a completely new contestant) who will take their place and the game continues as planned. In other editions, an unexpected elimination is handled by adjusting the events of the game to accommodate the absence of a player (often the upcoming Tribal Council will be cancelled but this will not always be the case).

Seasons

List of Koh-Lanta seasons

No.	Season	Season premiere	Season finale	Location	Days	Initial Tribes	Winner	Runner-up	Final vote
1	The Adventurers of Koh-Lanta	August 4, 2001	September 22, 2001	Ko Lanta Yai, Thailand	43	Two predetermined tribes of eight.	Gilles Nicolet	Guénaëlle Biras	4-3
2	Koh-Lanta: Nicoya	June 28, 2002	September 13, 2002	Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica	40		Amel Fatnassi	Nicolas Leoni	5-2
3	Koh-Lanta: Bocas del Toro	June 6, 2003	August 29, 2003	Bocas del Toro, Panama		Two tribes of eight, picked by the oldest contestants.	Isabelle Seguin & Delphine Bano		3-3
4	Koh-Lanta: Panama	July 2, 2004	August 31, 2004	Pearl Islands, Panama		Two tribes of eight, divided by gender	Philippe Bordier	Linda Alario	7-0
5	Koh-Lanta: Pacific	July 1, 2005	September 6, 2005	Isle of Pines, New Caledonia		Two tribes of eight, based on age.	Clémence Castel	Francis Bordas	7-0
6	Koh-Lanta: Vanuatu	July 21, 2006	September 5, 2006	Efate, Vanuatu			François-David Cardonnel	Émilie Frahi	5-3
7	Koh-Lanta: Palawan	June 29, 2007	September 11, 2007	Palawan, Philippines		Two tribes of eight, picked by winners of initial challenge.	Jade Handi & Kevin Cuoco		3-3
8	Koh-Lanta: Caramoan	July 4, 2008	September 20, 2008	Caramoan, Philippines	39		Christelle Gauzet	Frédéric Pistel	6-1
9	Koh-Lanta: Palau	August 28, 2009	October 30, 2009	Koror, Palau		Two tribes of eight, picked by oldest and youngest players. Two players eliminated in initial challenge.	Christina Chevry	Patrick Merle	5-2
10	Koh-Lanta: Vietnam	September 17, 2010	December 17, 2010	Con Dao, Vietnam	40	Two tribes of nine, divided by gender.	Philippe Duron	Claude Dartois	6-1
11	Koh-Lanta: Raja Ampat	September 9, 2011	December 16, 2011	Raja Ampat, Indonesia	41	Two predetermined tribes of ten.	Gérard Urdampilleta	Teheiura Teahui	7-2
12	Koh-Lanta: Malaysia	November 2, 2012	February 1, 2013	Seribuat, Malaysia	42	Two tribes of eight, picked by winners of initial challenge. Four non-picked players exiled until after the next reward challenge.	Ugo Lartiche	Brice Martinet	10-1
13	Koh-Lanta: Cambodia	Did Not Air		Koh Rong, Cambodia	Cancelled - Production Halted
14	Koh-Lanta: Johor	April 24, 2015	July 24, 2015	Sibu Island, Malaysia	40	Two tribes of ten, picked by finder of hidden message and second player of his choice.	Marc Rambaud	Chantal Ménard	9-2
15	Koh-Lanta: Thailand	February 12, 2016		Ko Yao, Thailand		Two tribes of nine, picked by the youngest contestants. Two non-picked players exiled until after the first Tribal Council.

List of Koh-Lanta special seasons

No.	Season	Season premiere	Season finale	Location	Days	Initial Tribes	Winner	Runner-up	Final vote
1	Koh-Lanta: Return of the Heroes	January 13, 2009	February 13, 2009	Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil	21	Two tribes of six former players, based on a draw. Two players eliminated in initial challenge.	Romuald Lafite	Jade Handi	5-2
2	Koh-Lanta: Clash of the Heroes	March 26, 2010	May 21, 2010	Poum, New Caledonia	20	Two tribes of six, former players against famous sportspeople. One aditional player added to each tribe on day 4.	Grégoire Delachaux	Freddy Boucher	6-2
3	Koh-Lanta: Revenge of the Heroes	April 8, 2012	June 1, 2012	Koh Rong, Cambodia	23	Two predetermined tribes of eight former players.	Bertrand Bolle	Claude Dartois	9-1
4	Koh-Lanta: The New Edition	September 12, 2014	November 21, 2014	Sibu Island, Malaysia		Two tribes of six former players. Tribes formed after first Tribal Council by two latecomers.	Laurent Maistret	Martin Bazin	7-0

Koh-Lanta: Cambodia cancellation

Production was stopped and the series cancelled for the 2013 season following the death of a contestant, Gerald Babin, during the first day of filming in Cambodia on 22 March 2013.^[2] The program's on-site doctor, Thierry Costa, committed suicide following the controversy. In his suicide note, he stated that his name has been "smeared in the media", leading to his ultimate death.^[3] Production later resumed for Season 14.

The death of Babin marked the second death of a contestant on any edition of Survivor worldwide. The first (and so far only other) death occurred on the 4th season of Bulgarian Survivor (titled Survivor BG: Philippines)) when contestant Noncho Vodenicharov passed away, however unlike Koh-Lanta the production of the series continued.

See also

• List of French Adaptations of Television Series from Other Countries

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY5tTnMTSl0&list=PL60F000967668E076&index=175
2. "French 'Survivor' Season Canceled After Death of Contestant". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
3. "French 'Survivor' Doctor Thierry Costa's Suicide Linked To Contestant Gerald Babin's Death". huffingtonpost.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

External links

• (Official Site) (French)