Survivor Québec (2023)

Survivor Québec (2023) is the first season of Survivor Québec.
After surviving 44 days in the , Nicolas Brunette defeated Christophe Tiffet and Kimberly Fortin in a 6-1-1 jury vote to become the series' first Sole Survivor.
==Production==
The season and show were first announced on December 7, 2021,https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2021/12/07/noovo-il-va-y-avoir-un-survivor-quebecois but further news came over nine months later on September 14, 2022, when the host of the show and the location of the first season were revealed to be Patrice Bélanger and the , respectively.https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/09/14/patrice-belanger-a-la-barre-de-survivor-quebec-ea3e57b474c90cc34cb3d54613c027ea The application window for the first season was from September 14, 2022, to October 2, 2022.https://www.noovo.ca/emissions/survivor-quebec/inscription-survivor-quebec-s1
The cast was revealed before filming on January 27, 2023.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6r3g0gcCj/ The filming dates were between January 29, 2023, and March 25, 2023. On March 2, 2023, the premiere date and finale date were confirmed to be April 2, 2023, and June 18, 2023, respectively.https://www.noovomoi.ca/en-vedette/survivor-quebec-noovo.html
On March 7, 2023, a sneak peek of the premiere was shown on La semaine des 4 Julie during a video interview segment with host Patrice Bélanger. Besides this preview, Patrice disclosed additional behind-the-scenes information. He revealed that was one of the challenges, but did not confirm whether it was played during the tribal or individual phase. Also, he commented that his wife and children visited him in the Philippines during the spring break and that the family tested a challenge together. Additionally, he stated that the cast and crew form a group of about a hundred Canadians but rely on a local Filipino team for their expertise of the area. Finally, he confirmed that the premiere episode would air Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 8 p.m. after the finale of Big Brother Célébrités and would be 90 minutes long, that subsequent Sunday episodes would also air at 8 p.m. but would be 60 minutes long, that episodes from Monday through Thursday would air at 7 p.m. and be 30 minutes long, and that consultant Jean-Thomas Jobin would host an aftershow, , on Sunday evenings directly after Sunday episodes.https://youtu.be/NyNQYco4Aoo Jean-Thomas stepped down from this role before the season started and, on March 30, 2023, Benoît Gagnon was announced to be his replacement.https://www.bellmedia.ca/fr/salle-de-presse/presse/benoit-gagnon-a-lanimation-de-survivor-quebec-en-prolongation/
==Format==
* Length of Game: The game lasted 44 days.https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/2023-01-27/survivor-quebec-devoile-sa-premiere-cohorte.php#
* Tribe Composition: The twenty contestants were divided into two tribes of ten.https://www.instagram.com/p/ColOXVgP_QK/
* Hidden Immunity Idol: The existence of these was announced to the players during the second cycle.
* Summit: On Day 9, both tribes were tasked with selecting an ambassador to attend a summit. The ambassadors had to decide which of them would go back to camp with beans and spices and which of them would go back to camp with a clue to the latter's camp's Hidden Immunity Idol.
* Mock Vote: On Day 11, under the pretense that they would be voting out a member as usual, the tribe that lost the Immunity Challenge unknowingly sent the person "voted out" to the rival tribe instead to be its newest member.
* Tribe Switch: On Day 16, a tribe switch occurred, resulting in the remaining contestants being distributed across two tribes.
* Risky Cage: On Day 22, Patrice visited the tribe that won the final tribal Reward Challenge and presented them a lobster cage with two wrapped packages. One of them was an individual advantage and the other was an individual disadvantage. The members of the winning tribe were given the opportunity to pick a package from the cage. If no one opted to take a risk, Patrice would visit the rival tribe and offer its members the same proposition but without the disadvantage.
** The advantage was a Vote Blocker that allowed its user to prevent any castaway from voting up until and including the final five Tribal Council.
** The disadvantage was a Forced Sit-Out, forcing its holder to sit out of the next challenge, which in this case was the first individual Immunity Challenge.
* Merge: Both tribes merged on Day 23 with eleven contestants remaining.
* Double Elimination: On Night 23, Pag-Asa was subjected to a double elimination, where two castaways would be eliminated after two rounds of voting.
* Redemption Island: After the merge, every castaway who was voted out proceeded to Redemption Island, where they would fend for themselves during their entire stay. When the island has three inhabitants, the three castaways will compete in a three-way duel, where the winner and runner-up get to stay on the island, while the last-place finisher is eliminated from the game for good. On Day 38, the last person standing on Redemption Island will return to the main game and continue their pursuit of the title of Sole Survivor.
* Extra Vote: Available for purchase at the auction, this advantage would allow a castaway to vote twice at the same Tribal Council up until and including the final five Tribal Council. It is at the voter's discretion whether they would throw this vote away, vote for the same person twice, or vote against two targets.
* Final Tribal Council Format: The Final Three faced a jury comprised of eight people.
==Castaways==
Contestant 	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	RedemptionIsland Status	VotesAgainst
Contestant 	Contestant 	Original Tribe 	Post-Swap Tribe 	Switched Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Finish	RedemptionIsland Status	VotesAgainst
 	Martin Cousineau52, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, MontérégieArmored Truck Designer	 	 	 	 	 	 	9
 	Simon Paradis-LacroixMechanic 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9
 	Vicky Côté PierreCivil Servant 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Isabelle GagnonFinancial Services Entrepreneur 	 	 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Johannie ThériaultMental Health Care Centre Director 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3
 	Denis PotapovPersonal Trainer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3
 	Marika GuayProfessional Soccer Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Pierre-Alexandre GuillotEarly Childhood Educator 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Martine Larose RedaPolitical Assistant 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Sango Bien-AiméVideo Editor 	 	 	 	rowspan="12" 	 	 	6
 	Joël DandurandSpecial Care Counsellor 	 	 	 	 	 	11 	
 	Maryse LauzonPhysical Education Teacher 	 	 	 	 	 	7 	
 	Sylvain BélandBakery Planner 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Sandrine FortierCheerleading Club Co-owner 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	
 	Jean-Junior MorinAluminum Smelting Factory Operator 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	
 	Justine TurpinCivil Servant 	 	 	 	 	 	8 	
 	Karine Lavigne-FortinKarate Instructor 	 	 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Christophe TiffetBlue Collar Worker 	 	 	 	Runners-Up 	 	13 	
 	Kimberly FortinPodiatrist 	 	 	 	Runners-Up 	 	5 	
rowspan="2" 	Nicolas BrunetteCommunications and Marketing Agent 	rowspan="2" 	rowspan="2" 	rowspan="2" 	 	 	6 	
Sole Survivor	Nicolas BrunetteCommunications and Marketing Agent 	 	 	 	 	 	6 	
==Season Summary==
The twenty castaways were divided into two tribes, Kalooban and Tiyaga. Despite having the physical advantage in challenges, winning seven out of the ten challenges, Tiyaga started as a divided tribe as multiple people, such as Jean-Junior, Johannie or Simon tried to take control of the tribe. Meanwhile, despite starting as a united group, Kalooban quickly divided themselves into duos. 
The tribe switch saw an even bigger gap between the physical prowess of each tribe, as the strongest members of Kalooban were switched with the weakest members of Tiyaga. Still, Kalooban were able to secure the two immunity wins, despite seeing their tribemate Pierre-Alexandre ejected. A failed attempt from Marika to depose the majority Tiyaga Alliance and the lack of opportunity from Kalooban to eliminate core members of that alliance sent Tiyaga to the merge with a 6-5 majority, but with a stronger core, along with members of the Kalooban tribe to their side. Overall, the pre-merge was characterized by a power struggle which ended with Jean-Junior taking control of the game.
At the merge, Joël, Nicolas, and Sylvain were on the outs; during a surprise Double Elimination, Joël's Immunity Necklace and Hidden Immunity Idol kept him safe as the other outsiders were voted out before him. However, instead of going to the jury, they went to Redemption Island. A second attempt to eliminate the head of the alliance, Jean-Junior, was initiated by Sango with the help of Joël, Maryse and Sandrine; however, this plan fell through when the fifth vote, Justine, decided to stick with the majority. From there, they all got voted out in that order.
Over on Redemption Island, despite his unassuming stature, Nicolas was able to win every single Redemption duel and came back in the game on Day 38. From there, a disagreement between the leaders of the majority alliance, Jean-Junior and Christophe, created a rift where Nicolas was able to take over the tribe with Christophe and Kimberly and successfully formed the Final Three.
At the Final Tribal Council, Kimberly was mostly ignored by the jury due to her quiet, under-the-radar game. Christophe’s final performance was heavily criticized for the lack of strategy in his game, as he spoke more about his game with the alliance instead of his individual game. Meanwhile Nicolas had a lot of persuading to do after spending 15 days on Redemption Island. Ultimately, Nicolas was able to deliver a strong and convincing case, and the jury crowned him the first Sole Survivor of Survivor Québec.
==Voting History==
==Trivia==
* In the audition trailer, music from Survivor South Africa was used. There was also a brief shot of the logo.https://www.noovo.ca/emissions/survivor-quebec/inscription-survivor-quebec-s1 (Archive)
* This is the second season of an edition of Survivor where the cast was revealed before filming began, after .
* Former Survivor (U.S.) players Ozzy Lusth, Jerri Manthey, Andrea Boehlke, Stephen Fishbach and Drea Wheeler appeared in pre-season promotional content.
* The oldest and youngest castaways of the season were unanimously voted out first and second, respectively.
==References==
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