Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders

Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders
Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia
No. of episodes24
No. of days50
No. of castaways24
WinnerShane Gould
Production
Production location(s) Savusavu, Fiji
Filming dates3 May (2018-05-03) – 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
Release
Original release 1 August (2018-08-01) – 9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)
Chronology
Preceded by Season 4

Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders is the fifth season of Australian Survivor, a television series based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor. It is the third season to air on the Network Ten, following the network acquiring the broadcast rights to the Australian Survivor franchise in late 2015. The season premiered on 1 August 2018 and then continued airing between two and four times per week at 7:30pm.[1]

The program was filmed on the Fijian island of Savusavu and will feature Australian castaways competing for a grand prize of A$500,000. Jonathan LaPaglia returned to host the series for his third season.

The Sole Survivor was announced on October 9, 2018 to be Shane Gould, beating Sharn Coombes 5 votes to 4.

Casting

This season includes celebrity contestants competing as part of the "champions" tribe, marking the first inclusion of celebrities since Celebrity Survivor in 2006.[2]

Contestants

The 24 contestants were divided into two tribes based on celebrity status: "Champions," composed of 12 people who have received accolades and fame for their exceptional work in their given fields, and "Contenders," composed of 12 non-celebrities. Among the Champions is Russell Hantz, a three-time contestant on the American Survivor series, having competed on seasons 19, 20 and 22. Among the Contenders is Benji Wilson, brother of Australian Survivor season 4 contestant Anneliese Wilson, and Zach Kozyrski, who appeared as a Gladiator in the 2008 revival of Gladiators.

List of Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders contestants
Contestant Original tribe Switched tribe Merged tribe Finish
Matt Dyson
35, Brisbane, QLD		 Contenders 1st voted out
Day 2
Russell Hantz
45, Texas, USA
American Survivor contestant		 Champions 2nd voted out
Day 5
Damien Thomlinson
36, Sydney, NSW
Former Special Forces commando		 Champions 3rd voted out
Day 8
Steve Khouw
58, Sydney, NSW		 Contenders 4th voted out
Day 11
Jenna Austin
28, Perth, WA		 Contenders 5th voted out
Day 13
Moana Hope
30, Melbourne, VIC
AFLW player		 Champions 6th voted out
Day 16
Tegan Gasior
Returned via Exile Twist[lower-alpha 1]		 Contenders 7th voted out
Day 18[lower-alpha 1]
Anita Berkett
50, Sunshine Coast, QLD		 Contenders 8th voted out
Day 20[lower-alpha 1]
Zach Kozyrski
39, Perth, WA		 Contenders 9th voted out
Day 22
Paige Kerin
24, Adelaide, SA		 Contenders 10th voted out
Day 24
Jackie Glazier
44, Melbourne, VIC
World Series poker player		 Champions Champions 11th voted out
Day 26
Tegan Gasior
32, Derby, WA		 Contenders Champions 12th voted out[lower-alpha 2]
Day 28
Heath Davies
33, Brisbane, QLD		 Contenders Contenders 13th voted out
Day 30
Lydia Lassila
36, Melbourne, VIC
Olympic freestyle skiing gold medalist		 Champions Contenders Koro Savu 14th voted out
Day 32
Robert "Robbie" Skibicki
26, Adelaide, SA		 Contenders Contenders 15th voted out
1st jury member
Day 33
Samuel Hinton
26, Brisbane, QLD
Astrophysicist		 Champions Champions 16th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 35
Mat Rogers
42, Gold Coast, QLD
Former dual-code rugby footballer		 Champions Champions 17th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 37
Benjamin "Benji" Wilson
26, Melbourne, VIC		 Contenders Contenders 18th voted out
4th jury member
Day 39
Steve Willis
42, Sydney, NSW
Fitness specialist 		Champions Champions 19th voted out
5th jury member
Day 42
Fenella McGowan
33, Melbourne, VIC		 Contenders Contenders 20th voted out
6th jury member
Day 44
Monika Radulovic
27, Sydney, NSW
Miss Universe Australia 2015		 Champions Contenders 21st voted out
7th jury member
Day 46
Shonee Fairfax
26, Tewantin, QLD		 Contenders Champions 22nd voted out
8th jury member
Day 47
Brian Lake
36, Caroline Springs, VIC
Former AFL footballer		 Champions Champions 23rd voted out
9th jury member
Day 49
Sharn Coombes
41, Melbourne, VIC
Criminal barrister		 Champions Contenders Runner-Up
Day 50
Shane Gould
61, Bicheno, TAS
Olympic swimming gold medalist		 Champions Champions Sole Australain Survivor
Day 50
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 On Days 18 and 20, the contestants voted out were sent to Exile Beach where they duelled on Day 21, with the winner returning to their tribe and the loser being permanently eliminated. Tegan defeated Anita in the duel and returned to the game.
  2. ↑ After the vote, the Contenders were given an opportunity to save Tegan and absorb her into their tribe, or let the Champions' decision stand. A majority of the Contenders decided to send Tegan home.

Season summary

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
Notes
  1. 1 2 This reward challenge saw an individual of each tribe battle for a reward item. The winner of each battle kept the reward for their tribe
  2. 1 2 At the end of the Reward Challenge, the Contenders were given the option to pick two members from the Champions tribe to compete for a special breakfast reward. They chose Steve W. and Mat which Mat won. Mat was then tasked to choose someone from the Contenders tribe to join him on the reward. He chose Paige.
  3. 1 2 3 On Days 18 and 20, the losing tribes voted to send a tribemate to Exile Beach; after the two Tribal Councils, the two exiled castaways dueled, with the winner returning to their tribe and the loser being permanently eliminated. Tegan and Anita were exiled, and Tegan defeated Anita in the duel.
  4. ↑ On Day 28, the person voted out of their tribe would have the opportunity to be saved by the other tribe instead of going home. Following the reveal of the vote, the other tribe would also vote, voting to Save the person voted off and have them join their tribe or to Send him/her home. Tegan was voted out of the Champions tribe and the Contenders voted Send, officially eliminating Tegan from the game.
  5. ↑ Instead of voting out a castaway, Koro Savu voted for a tribe members to be a "Dead Man Walking". Making them unable to vote at the next two tribal councils. Steve W. was voted to be the Dead Man Walking. Additionally, Steve W. was Exiled between the Reward Challenge on Day 41 and the Immunity Challenge on Day 42.

Episodes

No. in series Episode No. Title Timeline Original air date
791"Episode 1"Days 1-21 August 2018 (2018-08-01)
802"Episode 2"Days 3-52 August 2018 (2018-08-02)
813"Episode 3"Days 6-86 August 2018 (2018-08-06)
824"Episode 4"Days 9-117 August 2018 (2018-08-07)
835"Episode 5"Days 12-138 August 2018 (2018-08-08)
846"Episode 6"Days 14-169 August 2018 (2018-08-09)
857"Episode 7"Days 17-1813 August 2018 (2018-08-13)
868"Episode 8"Days 19-2014 August 2018 (2018-08-14)
879"Episode 9"Days 21-2220 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
8810"Episode 10"Days 23-2421 August 2018 (2018-08-21)
8911"Episode 11"Days 25-2627 August 2018 (2018-08-27)
9012"Episode 12"Days 27-2828 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
9113"Episode 13"Days 29-303 September 2018 (2018-09-03)
9214"Episode 14"Days 31-324 September 2018 (2018-09-04)
9315"Episode 15"Day 3310 September 2018 (2018-09-10)
9416"Episode 16"Days 34-3511 September 2018 (2018-09-11)
9517"Episode 17"Days 36-3717 September 2018 (2018-09-17)
9618"Episode 18"Days 38-3918 September 2018 (2018-09-18)
9719"Episode 19"Day 4024 September 2018 (2018-09-24)
9820"Episode 20"Days 41-4225 September 2018 (2018-09-25)
9921"Episode 21"Days 43-441 October 2018 (2018-10-01)
10022"Episode 22"Days 45-462 October 2018 (2018-10-02)
10123"Episode 23"Days 47-488 October 2018 (2018-10-08)
10224"Episode 24"Days 49-509 October 2018 (2018-10-09)

Voting history

Individual phase (Day 31-50)

Notes

  1. 1 2 On Days 18 and 20, the losing tribes voted to send a tribemate to Exile Beach; after the two Tribal Councils, the two exiled castaways dueled, with the winner returning to their tribe and the loser being permanently eliminated. Tegan and Anita were exiled. Tegan won the duel, officially eliminating Anita.
  2. 1 2 On Day 28, the person voted out of their tribe would have the opportunity to be saved by the other tribe instead of going home. Following the reveal of the vote, the other tribe would also vote, voting to Save the person voted off and have them join their tribe or to Send him/her home. Tegan was voted out of the Champions tribe and the Contenders voted Send, officially eliminating Tegan from the game.
  3. 1 2 3 The Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied.
  4. ↑ Shane played a hidden immunity idol, therefore three votes against her were negated.
  5. ↑ Heath played a hidden immunity idol, therefore seven votes against him were negated.
  6. 1 2 Anita lost to Tegan in the exile duel, eliminating her from the game.
  7. 1 2 Russell and Jackie were not eligible to vote in the revote.
  8. 1 2 On Day 40, the Koro Savu tribe voted for a castaway to be a "Dead Man Walking", making them unable to vote at the next two Tribal Councils. Steve W. was voted as "Dead Man Walking".
  9. ↑ Sharn played a hidden immunity idol, however no one voted against her, therefore no votes were negated.
  10. ↑ Sharn played a hidden immunity idol, therefore three votes against her were negated.
  11. ↑ Brian played a hidden immunity idol, however no one voted against him, therefore no votes were negated.
  12. 1 2 This contestant was only able to vote for one other contestant, thus they were not eligible to vote.
  13. 1 2 3 Shonee used her vote stealer on Sharn, therefore Sharn was ineligible to vote whereas Shonee cast two ballots.
  14. 1 2 Benji was not eligible to vote in the revote, with Sharn already not eligible due to the Vote Steal.
  15. 1 2 Shonee was unable to use her vote stealer on the revote, as Sharn was ineligible to vote.
  16. 1 2 3 Fenella and Sharn were not eligible to vote in the revote, with Steve already not eligible due to the Dead Man Walking twist.

Reception

Ratings

Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).

Week Episode Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total ratings Source
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 1 1 August 2018 716,000 6 63,000 7 779,000 6 [3][4]
2 2 August 2018 615,000 7 105,000 1 721,000 6 [5][6]
2 3 6 August 2018 592,000 14 88,000 4 680,000 13 [7][8]
4 7 August 2018 609,000 12 106,000 2 715,000 11 [9][10]
5 8 August 2018 620,000 11 103,000 5 724,000 8 [11][12]
6 9 August 2018 664,000 7 135,000 1 799,000 5 [13][14]
3 7 13 August 2018 651,000 15 77,000 4 727,000 11 [15][16]
8 14 August 2018 634,000 10 122,000 2 755,000 7 [17][18]
4 9 20 August 2018 666,000 11 53,000 5 719,000 11 [19][20]
10 21 August 2018 661,000 10 106,000 2 767,000 8 [21][22]
5 11 27 August 2018 674,000 12 80,000 4 755,000 12 [23][24]
12 28 August 2018 667,000 8 121,000 2 788,000 6 [25][26]
6 13 3 September 2018 640,000 13 83,000 4 724,000 13 [27][28]
14 4 September 2018 668,000 9 124,000 2 792,000 8 [29][30]
7 15 10 September 2018 654,000 11 62,000 6 716,000 11 [31][32]
16 11 September 2018 664,000 8 100,000 2 763,000 7 [33][34]
8 17 17 September 2018 732,000 10 66,000 6 798,000 9 [35][36]
18 18 September 2018 654,000 9 107,000 3 761,000 8 [37][38]
9 19 24 September 2018 627,000 13 68,000 4 696,000 11 [39][40]
20 25 September 2018 696,000 8 111,000 2 808,000 7 [41][42]
10 21 1 October 2018 645,000 9 [43]
22 2 October 2018 732,000 7 [44]
11 23 8 October 2018 793,000 6 [45]
24[lower-alpha 1] 9 October 2017 862,000 5 [46]
877,000 4
R[lower-alpha 2] 609,000 11

Notes

  1. ↑ The final episode was coded into two programs - the first titled "Grand Finale" and the second titled "Winner Announced". Because of this, two separate sets of ratings were produced.
  2. ↑ These ratings account for the “Reunion” episode which aired after the finale.

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  33. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/09/tuesday-11-september-2018.html
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