Australian Survivor

Australian Survivor (known as Celebrity Survivor and Australian Celebrity Survivor during season two) is an Australian reality game show based on the popular international Survivor format. The series first aired in 2002 on the Nine Network, which also holds the broadcast rights to the American series. In 2006, a celebrity version aired on the Seven Network. Both incarnations only lasted one season due to low ratings.

In November 2015, the Ten Network, at its network upfronts, announced that it would be reviving the series in 2016.

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.

Celebrity Survivor

Australian Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu (also known as Australian Celebrity Survivor or simply Celebrity Survivor) is the second season of Australian Survivor. Based on the popular reality game show show Survivor, Celebrity Survivor screened on the Seven Network in 2006. The new series joined the many celebrity-oriented reality programs already in their lineup, such as It Takes Two and Dancing with the Stars. It was hosted by Ian "Dicko" Dickson. Guy Leech, the eventual "Sole Celebrity Survivor" of the show, donated A$100,000 to the charity of his choice, Ride Aid Inc, with the other contestants' charities receiving A$5000 each.

Although better received than the Nine Network's 2002 season, Celebrity Survivor was still only a modest success in the ratings and was not renewed by the Seven Network. A third Australian Survivor (whether civilian or celebrity edition) did not materialise until 10 years later when Network Ten picked up the rights for a third season to air in 2016.

Australian Survivor (season 3)

The third season of Australian Survivor is a television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor. The series was announced in November 2015, and will air on Network Ten in 2016.

This season will be the third Australian version of the program, the second to feature non-celebrity contestants and the first to air on Network Ten. The first season aired on the Nine Network in 2002, while the second season (featuring celebrity contestants) aired in 2006 on the Seven Network.

The new series gives Australian Survivor the rare distinction of being one of the few Australian programs to have aired across all three commercial networks in Australia.

Production

Casting

The series was first announced in November 2015, when a casting call was also made. Applicants were required to be Australian citizens or residents and able to swim. More than 5,000 people applied with the first week of casting being opened, and 7,500 had applied before the year's end. By mid January, the number of applications reached 10,000 and are expected to reach 15,000 by the February 10 deadline. This will make it the largest number of applicants for a Network Ten reality program.