Editing Australian Survivor (section)

{{Short description|Television series based on the reality show Survivor}}
{{about|the Australian edition of "Survivor"|the second season of the American edition set in Australia|Survivor: The Australian Outback|the recently completed season|Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II|the upcoming season|Australian Survivor: Australia V The World}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Australian Survivor season 4 logo.jpg
| caption              =
| genre                = [[Reality competition]]
| creator              = [[Charlie Parsons]]
| based_on             = {{based on|''[[Robinson (TV series)|Expedition Robinson]]/[[Survivor (franchise)|Survivor]]''|[[Charlie Parsons]]}}
| presenter            = {{plainlist|
* Lincoln Howes
* [[Ian Dickson (TV personality)|Ian "Dicko" Dickson]]
* [[Jonathan LaPaglia]]
}}
| starring             = [[List of Australian Survivor contestants|''Australian Survivor'' contestants]]
| theme_music_composer = Jack Robin {{small|(2002)}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-14-jack-robin-interview/id1485797072?i=1000466891571 | title=Australian Survivor Archives: Episode 14 - Jack Robin Interview on Apple Podcasts }}</ref><br>
Jay Stewart {{small|(2006)}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF3BSHCgW_Y&ab_channel=AustralianSurvivorArchives | title=Jay Stewart Interview - Australian Survivor Season 2 (Australian Celebrity Survivor 2006 Channel 7) | website=[[YouTube]] | date=22 July 2021 }}</ref><br>[[Russ Landau]] {{small|(2016–present)}}
| country              = [[Australia]]
| language             = [[Australian English|English]]
| num_seasons          = 12
| num_episodes         = 267 (and 2 specials)
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = {{plainlist|
* Stephen Peters <small>(2002)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Production Credits - Kalgoorie Cops |url=http://www.citv.com.au/kalgoorlie-cops/about/credits.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127225533/http://www.citv.com.au/kalgoorlie-cops/about/credits.aspx |archive-date=2015-11-27 |access-date=2015-11-28 |website=[[Crime + Investigation (Australian TV channel)|Crime + Investigation]]}}</ref>
* David Mason <small>(2006)</small><ref>{{cite web |date=2006-05-30 |title=Celebrity Survivor joins Seven's new mid-year line-up |url=http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/0464ECE2877650C36456EC70EF6ABEBD6C2E.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127225406/http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/docs/business-unit-news/0464ECE2877650C36456EC70EF6ABEBD6C2E.pdf |archive-date=2015-11-27 |access-date=2015-11-28 |website=[[Seven Network]]}}</ref>
* Amelia Fisk <small>(2016–2020, 2022)</small>
* Tim Toni <small>(2016–2017)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Credits |url=https://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/australian-survivor/credits |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211190242/https://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/australian-survivor/credits |archive-date=2018-12-11 |access-date=2018-12-10 |website=TenPlay}}</ref>
* Keely Sonntag <small>(2019–2021)</small><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-06-23 |title=The Making of Australian Survivor in Queensland – In Conversation with EP Keely Sonntag |url=https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/latest-news/in-conversation-with-keely-sonntag-the-making-of-australian-survivor-in-queensland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718094845/https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/latest-news/in-conversation-with-keely-sonntag-the-making-of-australian-survivor-in-queensland/ |archive-date=2021-07-18 |access-date=2021-07-17 |website=Screen Queensland}}</ref>
* Tim Ali <small>(2023)</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Connery|first=Tess|title="One of the hardest environments": Bringing Survivor back to Samoa for Heroes V Villains|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/bringing-survivor-back-to-samoa-for-heroes-v-villains/|date=30 January 2023|website=Mediaweek|publisher=[[Mediaweek (Australia)|Mediaweek]]|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
* David Forster <small>(2022–present)</small><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Survivor Australia Executive Producer David Forster spills casting secrets | url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/survivor/how-to-get-cast-on-survivor-australia-77070 |website=NowToLove}}</ref>}}
| location             = [[#Locations|see below]]
| runtime              = {{ubl|60 minutes <small> ({{tooltip|inc.|including}} adverts)</small> {{small|(2002, 2006)}}|70-90 minutes <small>({{tooltip|inc.|including}} adverts) </small>{{small|(2016–present)}}}}
| company              = {{ubl|Castaway Television {{small|(2002–present)}}|[[Endemol Shine Australia]] {{small|(2016–present)}}}}
| network              = [[Nine Network]]
| network2             = [[Seven Network]]
| network3             = [[Network 10]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2002|02|03|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2002|05|15|df=y}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2006|08|17|df=y}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2006|11|02|df=y}}
| first_aired3         = {{Start date|2016|08|21|df=y}}
| last_aired3          = present
| related              = '''Companion shows''' {{ubl|''[[#Jury Villa|Jury Villa]]''|''[[#Talking Tribal|Talking Tribal]]''}}'''Related''' {{ubl|[[Survivor (American TV series)|American ''Survivor'']]|[[Survivor (franchise)#Survivor around the world|International versions]]}} 
}}
'''''Australian Survivor''''' is an Australian [[adventure]] [[reality game show]] based on the international ''[[Survivor (franchise)|Survivor]]'' format. Following the premise of other versions of the ''Survivor'' format, the show features a group of contestants, referred to as "castaways" as they are marooned in an isolated location. The castaways must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in various challenges for rewards and [[immunity (reality television)|immunity]] from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out of the game by their fellow castaways. The final castaway remaining is awarded the title of "Sole Survivor" and the grand prize of [[Australian dollar|A$]]500,000.

The series first aired in 2002 on the [[Nine Network]], who {{as of|2023|lc=y}}, also hold the first-run Australian broadcast rights to the [[Survivor (American TV series)|American edition of ''Survivor'']]. In 2006, a [[celebrity]] edition aired on the [[Seven Network]]. Both iterations of the series only lasted one season due to low ratings.<ref name="torch lit">{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2013-08-07 |title=Could Survivor Australia's torch be lit once more? |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/could-survivor-australias-torch-be-lit-once-more.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120053342/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/could-survivor-australias-torch-be-lit-once-more.html |archive-date=2015-11-20 |access-date=2015-11-20 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref>

In November 2015, [[Network Ten]] announced at its network [[upfronts]] that it would be reviving the series in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cronin |first=Seanna |date=2015-11-19 |title=Channel 10 adds Survivor Australia to 2016 reality line-up |work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]] |publisher=[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]] |url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/channel-10-adds-survivor-australia-2016-reality-li/2846843/ |url-status=live |access-date=2015-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120022036/http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/channel-10-adds-survivor-australia-2016-reality-li/2846843/ |archive-date=2015-11-20}}</ref> The series commenced airing on 21 August 2016. Unlike its predecessors, Network Ten renewed the series for another season for 2017,<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|date=22 October 2016|title=Renewed: Australian Survivor|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/renewed-australian-survivor.html|website=TV Tonight|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023051457/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/10/renewed-australian-survivor.html |archive-date=23 October 2016 }}</ref> and has continuously been renewed with success, with season's airing yearly.  Most recently, ''Australian Survivor'' is aired the 12th season titled ''[[Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II|Brains V Brawn II]]'' set on the island of [[Upolu]] in [[Samoa]], in early 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/still-to-come-on-10.html | title=Still to come on 10.... &#124; TV Tonight | date=17 May 2024 }}</ref> In late 2024, the show was renewed for a shorter second edition for 2025, and the 13th season overall, titled ''[[Australian Survivor: Australia V The World|Australia V The World]]'' also set in Samoa. The season will feature notable returning players from previous seasons competing against notable players from other versions of ''Survivor''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-09-16 |title=2025 Upfronts: Network 10: Big Brother, Sam Pang, Ghosts Australia. |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/09/2025-upfronts-network-10-big-brother-sam-pang-ghosts-australia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917092012/https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/09/2025-upfronts-network-10-big-brother-sam-pang-ghosts-australia.html |archive-date=2024-09-17 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref>