Australian Survivor (2016)



Link:	Australian Survivor
Presented by:	Jonathan LaPaglia
Name:	Australian Survivor
Season:	3
Filming Location:	{{{location}}}
Season Run:	August 21, 2016 - October 25, 2016
Episodes:	26
Days:	55
Survivors:	24
Winner:	Kristie Bennett
Runner(s)-up:	Lee Carseldine
Tribes:	Aganoa Saanapu Vavau Fia Fia


Australian Survivor 2016 Intro

Previous Season:	Celebrity Survivor Australia
Next Season:	Australian Survivor (2017)

Australian Survivor (2016) is the third season overall of Australian Survivor and first of the Network Ten incarnation.

The season was filmed in Samoa and features twenty-four new castaways competing for $500,000. Unlike the previous seasons this instalment features twists introduced from the American franchise including the Hidden Immunity Idol^[1] and a new twist, the Tribal Council swap, where those eliminated from their tribe join the opposing side.

Production & Development[]

Conception[]

After Australian Celebrity Survivor was not renewed by the Seven Network, it appeared that the third season of Australian Survivor would be very unlikely. However, in August 2013, the creator of the Survivor format, Charlie Parsons revealed in an interview with fan website and podcast Survivor Oz that the rights to produce Australian Survivor had been licensed to an undisclosed production company who believed that there was an appetite for the program and would be approaching to Australian networks to commission the potential series. On 19 November 2015, Network Ten revealed at their upfronts that they would be commissioning a revival of Australian Survivor to air in mid-late 2016. It was also revealed that Endemol Shine Australia would be producing the series in association with Castaway Television.

Casting[]

With the announcement of the series in November 2015, a casting call was made for potential contestants. Applicants for the series were required to be 18 years of age or older, be Australian citizens or residents and be able to swim. More than 5,000 people applied within the first week of casting being opened, and 7,500 had applied before the year's end. Submissions eventually reached 15,000 before the 10 February deadline, making it the largest pool of applicants for a Network Ten reality program.

Filming and development[]

The season was rumored to be filmed in Samoa as early as March, and was officially confirmed on 9 May by LaPaglia in a radio interview on the Hamish & Andy show. The season was filmed on the island of Upolu, the same location used in four seasons of the American edition of Survivor: Samoa, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: South Pacific and Survivor: One World. In total, 250 Australians and at least 180 Samoan locals are working on the program, including Trent Pattison, who has previously worked as a challenge producer on the American edition as well as Ten's own I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Promotion[]

The primary sponsorships for the season include Hungry Jacks, AHM Health Insurance and Holden.

Twists/Changes[]

55-Day Game: This season is filmed for 55 days, the longest in the Australian franchise.
Three Tribes: The 24 castaways are divided into three tribes of eight.
Hidden Immunity Idol: Hidden Immunity Idols will be available, which will abide to the same standard rules from the American version.
Double Tribal Council: The two losing tribes at the Day 12 Immunity Challenge will both attend Tribal Council.
Tribe Switch: At the Double Tribal Council, each tribe was told to vote without knowing that the person with the most votes would be sent to the other tribe attending the session. The person sent over also gets to pick one member of their original tribe to join them on his new tribe.
Tribe Dissolve: On Day 19, the tribes met for a Reward Challenge. Saanapu won, and were given the right to individually choose which tribe they want to stay on and collectively choose the members of the other two tribes to join the new Saanapu tribe. The nine who were not picked formed the new Vavau tribe, and Aganoa was disbanded.
Kidnap: After winning the Day 29 Immunity Challenge, Saanapu was given the right to send one of their tribe members to observe Vavau's Tribal Council. They sent Brooke, and she was given the right of picking one of the Vavau tribemates to join Saanapu, and the Tribal Council ended with no elimination.
Exile Beach: On Day 39, the four people eliminated during the first stage of the Immunity Challenge, were sent to "Exile Beach" where they will stay until Tribal Council. In addition, there was a Hidden Immunity Idol hidden at Exile Beach. This twist was used again after the Night 47 Reward Challenge, where the people who did not get to go on the reward were sent to Exile Beach.

Survivors[]

24 castaways were selected to compete, divided initially into three tribes.

Contestant		Tribe Affiliation					Voted Out
Contestant		Original Tribes	Swapped Tribes	Absorbed Tribes	Kidnapped Tribes	Merged Tribe	Voted Out
	Des Quilty 59, Brisbane, Queensland	Aganoa					1st Voted Out Day 2
	Bianca Anderson 36, Melbourne, Victoria	Saanapu					2nd Voted Out Day 5
	Evan Jones 30, Melbourne, Victoria	Aganoa					3rd Voted Out Day 8
	Peter Fiegehen 62, Canberra, Australian Capitol Territory	Saanapu					Quit Day 10
	Barry Lea 43, Cairns, Queensland	Vavau	Vavau				4th Voted Out Day 14
	Tegan Haining 33, Sydney, New South Wales	Vavau	Saanapu				5th Voted Out Day 17
	Rohan MacLaren 27, Melbourne, Victoria	Aganoa	Aganoa	Vavau			6th Voted Out Day 21
	Katherine Dumont 26, Perth, Western Australia	Aganoa	Aganoa	Vavau			7th Voted Out Day 23
	Andrew Torrens 28, Brisbane, Queensland	Vavau	Vavau	Vavau			8th Voted Out Day 25
	Craig I'Anson 31, Brisbane, Queensland	Vavau	Vavau	Vavau			9th Voted Out Day 27
	Phoebe Timmins 27, Sydney, New South Wales	Aganoa	Aganoa	Vavau	Vavau		10th Voted Out Day 31
	Conner Bethune 22, Canberra, Australian Capitol Territory	Saanapu	Vavau	Vavau	Vavau	Fia Fia	11th Voted Out Day 33
	Kate Campbell 28, Perth, Western Australia	Vavau	Vavau	Vavau	Vavau		12th Voted Out Day 35
	Nick Iadanza 27, Adelaide, South Australia	Vavau	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu		13th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 37
	Kylie Evans 37, Melbourne, Victoria	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu		14th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 39
	Sue Clarke 59, Perth, Western Australia	Vavau	Vavau	Vavau	Saanapu		15th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 41
	Jennah-Louise Salkeld 27, Gold Coast, Queensland	Vavau	Vavau	Saanapu	Saanapu		16th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 43
	Brooke Jowett 23, Melbourne, Victoria	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu		17th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 45
	Sam Webb 27, Sydney, New South Wales	Saanapu	Vavau	Saanapu	Saanapu		18th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 49
	Matt Tarrant 28, Adelaide, South Australia	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu		19th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 51
	Felicity Egginton 23, Gold Coast, Queensland	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu	Saanapu		20th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 53
	Elena Rowland 33, Brisbane, Queensland	Aganoa	Aganoa	Saanapu	Saanapu		21st Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 54
	Lee Carseldine 40, Brisbane, Queensland	Aganoa	Aganoa	Saanapu	Saanapu		Runner-Up
	Kristie Bennett 24, Sydney, New South Wales	Aganoa	Aganoa	Vavau	Vavau		Sole Survivor

Season Summary[]

Episode Guide[]

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode #	Original Air Date	Challenges		Eliminated	Finish
Episode #	Original Air Date	Reward	Immunity	Eliminated	Finish
Episode 0301	August 21, 2016	Saanapu	Saanapu	Des	1st Voted Out Day 2
Episode 0301	August 21, 2016	Saanapu	Vavau	Des	1st Voted Out Day 2
Episode 0302	August 22, 2016	Vavau		Bianca	2nd Voted Out Day 5
Episode 0302	August 22, 2016	Aganoa		Bianca	2nd Voted Out Day 5
Episode 0303	August 28, 2016	Vavau	Vavau	Evan	3rd Voted Out Day 8
Episode 0303	August 28, 2016	Saanapu	Saanapu	Evan	3rd Voted Out Day 8
Episode 0304	August 29, 2016		Saanapu	Peter	Quit Day 10
Episode 0304	August 29, 2016		Vavau	Peter	Quit Day 10
Episode 0305	August 30, 2016	Saanapu	Aganoa	Mock Tribal Council^[2]
Episode 0305	August 30, 2016	Aganoa	Aganoa	Mock Tribal Council^[2]
Episode 0306	September 4, 2016		Saanapu	Barry	4th Voted Out Day 14
Episode 0306	September 4, 2016		Aganoa	Barry	4th Voted Out Day 14
Episode 0307	September 5, 2016	Saanapu	Vavau	Tegan	5th Voted Out Day 17
Episode 0307	September 5, 2016	Vavau	Aganoa	Tegan	5th Voted Out Day 17
Episode 0308	September 6, 2016	Saanapu	No Vote^[3]
Episode 0309	September 11, 2016	Saanapu	Saanapu	Rohan	6th Voted Out Day 21
Episode 0310	September 12, 2016		Saanapu	Kat	7th Voted Out Day 23
Episode 0311	September 13, 2016	Saanapu	Saanapu	Andrew	8th Voted Out Day 25
Episode 0312	September 18, 2016		Saanapu	Craig	9th Voted Out Day 27
Episode 0313	September 19, 2016	Saanapu	Saanapu	Tribe Kidnap^[4]
Episode 0314	September 20, 2016	Saanapu		Phoebe	10th Voted Out Day 31

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode #	Original Air Date	Challenges		Eliminated	Finish
Episode #	Original Air Date	Reward	Immunity	Eliminated	Finish
Episode 0315	September 25, 2016	Survivor Auction	Brooke	Conner	11th Voted Out Day 33
Episode 0316	September 26, 2016		El	Kate	12th Voted Out Day 35
Episode 0317	September 27, 2016	El, ~~Kristie~~, Kylie, Lee, Nick, Sam (Flick, Matt)	Kylie	Nick	13th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 37
Episode 0318	October 3, 2016		Jennah-Louise	Kylie	14th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 39
Episode 0319	October 4, 2016	Brooke, El, Lee, Sam, Sue	Jennah-Louise	Sue	15th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 41
Episode 0320	October 9, 2016		Brooke	Jennah-Louise	16th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 43
Episode 0321	October 10, 2016	Sam [Lee]	Lee	Brooke	17th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 45
Episode 0322	October 16, 2016	Matt	No Vote
		Flick
		[Kristie]
Episode 0323	October 17, 2016	El, Lee, Sam	Lee	Sam	18th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 49
Episode 0324	October 23, 2016		Lee	Matt	19th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 51
Episode 0325	October 24, 2016		El	Flick	20th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 53
Episode 0326	October 25, 2016		Kristie	El	21st Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 54
		Jury Vote		Lee	Runner-Up
		Jury Vote		Kristie	Sole Survivor

Voting History[]

Voting History
		Original Tribes				Swap Vote				Swapped Tribes			Absorbed Tribes				Tribe Kidnap	Post Kidnap
		Original Tribes				Vavau	Saanapu			Swapped Tribes			Absorbed Tribes				Tribe Kidnap	Post Kidnap
Episode #:		1	2	3	4	5				6	7		8/9	10	11	12	13	14
Eliminated:		Des	Bianca	Evan	Peter	Nick	Tie	Deadlock	Conner	Barry	Tie	Tegan	Rohan	Kat	Andrew	Craig	Sue	Phoebe
Result:		7-1	5-2-1	5-2	Quit	5-3	3-3	2-2	Consensus	7-1	2-2-0	4-0	2-1-1-0	6-2	4-3	2-0	None^[5]	3-1

◆◆◆	Kristie	Des	—	Evan	—	—				—	—		Rohan	Andrew	Andrew	Craig	—	Phoebe
◆◆◆	Lee	Des	—	Kat	—	—				—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	El	Des	—	Evan	—	—				—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Flick	—	Bianca	—	—	—	Conner	None	None	—	Nick	Tegan	—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Matt	—	Bianca	—	—	—	Conner	Flick	Conner	—	Tegan	Tegan	—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Sam	—	Bianca	—	—	—	Flick	Flick	Conner	Barry	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Brooke	—	Bianca	—	—	—	Conner	Conner	Conner	—	Nick	Tegan	—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Jennah-Louise	—	—	—	—	Nick	—			Barry	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Sue	—	—	—	—	Nick	—			Barry	—		~~Phoebe~~	Kat	Kristie	~~Phoebe~~	Swap	—
◆◆◆	Kylie	—	Peter	—	—	—	Flick	Conner	Conner	—	Tegan	Tegan	—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Nick	—	—	—	—	Barry	—			—	~~Kylie~~	None	—	—	—	—	—	—
◆◆◆	Kate	—	—	—	—	Barry	—			Barry	—		~~Phoebe~~	Kat	Andrew	~~Phoebe~~	—	Phoebe
◆◆◆	Conner	—	Bianca	—	—	—	Flick	None	Swap	Barry	—		~~Phoebe~~	Kat	Kristie	~~Phoebe~~	—	Phoebe
◆◆◆	Phoebe	Des	—	Evan	—	—				—	—		Sue	Kat	Andrew	Craig	—	Kristie
◆◆	Craig	—	—	—	—	Nick	—			Barry	—		~~Phoebe~~	Kat	Andrew	~~Phoebe~~
◆◆	Andrew	—	—	—	—	Nick	—			Barry	—		~~Phoebe~~	Kat	Kristie
◆◆	Kat	Des	—	Evan	—	—				—	—		Rohan	Andrew
◆◆	Rohan	Des	—	Evan	—	—				—	—		Kat
◆	Tegan	—	—	—	—	Barry	—			—	~~Kylie~~	None
◆	Barry	—	—	—	—	Nick	—			Sue
	Peter	—	Kylie	—	Quit
	Evan	Des	—	Kat
	Bianca	—	Peter
	Des	Kat

Voting History
		Merged Tribe
Episode #:		15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22/23		24	25	26
Eliminated:		Conner	Kate	Nick	Kylie	Sue	Jennah-Louise	Brooke	Tie	Sam	Matt	Flick	El
Result:		6-4-1-1-1	6-2-0	8-3	7-3	5-4	5-3	4-3	2-2-1	4-0	3-1-1	3-1	1-0

◆◆◆◆	Kristie	Conner	~~Nick~~	Nick	Kylie	Sue	Jennah-Louise	Brooke	Matt	Sam	Matt	Flick	El
◆◆◆◆	Lee	Conner	Kate	Sue	Kylie	Kristie	Jennah-Louise	Brooke	Sam	Sam	Matt	Flick	None
◆◆◆◆	El	Conner	Kate	Nick	Kylie	Sue	Kristie	Brooke	Matt	Sam	Flick	Flick	None
◆◆◆◆	Flick	Conner	Kate	Nick	Kylie	Sue	Jennah-Louise	Brooke	Sam	Sam	Matt	Lee
◆◆◆◆	Matt	Kate	Sue	Sue	Sue	Sue	Jennah-Louise	El	El	None	El
◆◆◆◆	Sam	Conner	~~Nick~~	Nick	Sue	Kristie	Kristie	El	None
◆◆◆◆	Brooke	Kate	Kate	Nick	Kylie	Sue	Jennah-Louise	El
◆◆◆◆	Jennah-Louise	Kate	Kate	Nick	Kylie	Kristie	Kristie
◆◆◆◆	Sue	Matt	~~Nick~~	Nick	Kylie	Kristie
◆◆◆◆	Kylie	Kate	Kate	Nick	Sue
◆◆◆◆	Nick	Conner	Sue	Sue
◆◆◆◆	Kate	Kylie	~~Nick~~
◆◆◆◆	Conner	Nick

Final Vote
Episode	26
Finalists	Lee	Kristie
Votes	8-1

El	Lee	—
Flick	—	Kristie
Matt	—	Kristie
Sam	—	Kristie
Brooke	—	Kristie
Jennah-Louise	—	Kristie
Sue	—	Kristie
Kylie	—	Kristie
Nick	—	Kristie

Reception[]

The season was received very well, with the general consensus being that it was much better than the seasons aired by Channels Nine and Seven. The dynamic of the cast was praised, and the twists were also well received.

Trivia[]

This season uses the Survivor: South Pacific rendition of "Ancient Voices."
The font for this season is MondoBeyondo BB.
Australian Survivor (2016) has a lot of Australian Survivor firsts.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to have three starting tribes.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to use Hidden Immunity Idols.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season not to have a contestant named Dav id.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a male be the first person voted off.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to use Exile Island.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a female winner.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to not have anybody vote themselves off.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to have the rule against voting for yourself.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to have someone quit.
- This is the first Australian Survivor season to have a merge with 13 castaways
The highest-ranking members of each original tribe were all women.
In 2020, the host of the season Jonathan LaPaglia was inducted into the Australian Survivor Hall Of Fame.

Links[]

References[]

↑ https://twitter.com/Survivor_AU/status/768016484744306688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
↑ Before the votes were read, Jonathan announced the two people voted out would swap tribes instead of being eliminated. Nick and Conner were voted out by their tribe and could choose one additional person to join them. Nick chose Tegan and Conner chose Sam respectively.
↑ The three tribes competed in a special challenge for an advantage. Saanapu won the right to draft new tribes, dissolving Aganoa in the process leaving two tribes of nine.
↑ Vavau was told that they they would not be voting at Tribal Council but instead Brook, the chosen observer from Saanapu, was told to kidnap one member of Vavau and bring them to Saanapu. She choose Sue.
↑ Instead of being eliminated from the game, Sue was kidnapped by Brooke on behalf of Saanapu.

[1] ttps://twitter.com/Survivor_AU/status/768016484744306688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[2] Before the votes were read, Jonathan announced the two people voted out would swap tribes instead of being eliminated. Nick and Conner were voted out by their tribe and could choose one additional person to join them. Nick chose Tegan and Conner chose Sam respectively.

[3] The three tribes competed in a special challenge for an advantage. Saanapu won the right to draft new tribes, dissolving Aganoa in the process leaving two tribes of nine.

[4] Vavau was told that they they would not be voting at Tribal Council but instead Brook, the chosen observer from Saanapu, was told to kidnap one member of Vavau and bring them to Saanapu. She choose Sue.

[5] Instead of being eliminated from the game, Sue was kidnapped by Brooke on behalf of Saanapu.

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