Australian Survivor

Australian Survivor is the Australian version of the reality competition series, . 
==History==
Australian television network Nine, which had originally aired the flagship American version, made an agreement with CBS, the network that produces the latter, and Castaway Television Productions, the company the owns the international Survivor franchise, that Nine was to be allowed to air the American series, provided they must produce a local edition of the franchise. Thus, the first Australian season was produced in 2002 and was hosted by journalist Lincoln Howes. Shoddy production value, underwhelming cast, stale story, and post-production issues reflected to poor ratings. Nine did not renew for a second season.https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/14/1034561099400.html
Another Australian Network, Seven, took interest and renewed the franchise in 2006 with a celebrity edition. The cast was cut down to 12 from the standard 16, featured celebrities competing for charity and was hosted by Ian Dickson. While this iteration was marginally better received by fans, ratings remained unimpressive. Seven also cancelled the series.https://web.archive.org/web/20071222224348/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C19289385-2902%2C00.html
In 2016, Australia's third major television giant, Ten, had acquired the franchise and produced a third series, which was hosted by Jonathan LaPaglia. This version saw a dramatic increase of contestants competing, with 24; and introduced elements common in the American series such as Hidden Immunity Idols, , game advantages, and the familiar Ancient Voices theme song. The 2016 season proved to be a ratings success, attributing to its high production value, highly competitive cast, and impressive host in LaPaglia, whose appearance and style of hosting being seen as similar to that of his American counterpart, Jeff Probst. Network Ten has been the show's home since.
In late 2017, CBS acquired ownership of Network Ten, thus also buying the rights to the Australian Survivor brand.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-18/gordon-loses-ten-network-court-decision/8956062http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-19/channel-ten-creditors-meeting-vote-for-cbs-takeover-bid/8959142
==Seasons==
Season 	Tribes 	Number of Castaways	Filming Location	Filming Dates 	Season Run 	Sole Survivor
Nine Network 	Nine Network 	Nine Network 	Nine Network 	Nine Network 	Nine Network 	Nine Network
 	 	16 	, , , 	November 2001 – December 2001 	February 13, 2002 - May 15, 2002 	
Seven Network	Seven Network	Seven Network 	Seven Network 	Seven Network 	Seven Network 	Seven Network
 	 	12 	, , 	May 14, 2006 - June 18, 2006 	August 17, 2006 – November 2, 2006	
Network Ten 	Network Ten 	Network Ten 	Network Ten 	Network Ten 	Network Ten 	Network Ten
 	 	24 	, 	May 2016 – June 2016 	August 21, 2016 - October 25, 2016	
 	 	24 	, 	May 6, 2017 – June 30, 2017https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau2/calendar.htm 	July 30, 2017 - October 10, 2017 	
 	 	24 	, 	May 3, 2018 - June 21, 2018 	August 1, 2018 - October 9, 2018 	
 	 	24 	, 	May 4, 2019 - June 22, 2019https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau4/calendar.htm 	July 24, 2019 - September 17, 2019	
 	 	24 	, 	August 26, 2019 - October 14, 2019https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau5/calendar.htm 	February 3, 2020 - March 30, 2020 	
 	 	24 	, , 	April 24, 2021 - June 10, 2021https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau6/calendar.htm 	July 18, 2021 - September 12, 2021	
 	 	24 	, , 	October 5, 2021 - November 20, 2021https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau7/calendar.htm	January 31, 2022 - April 4, 2022 	
 	 	24 	, 	August 9, 2022 - September 24, 2022https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau8/calendar.htm	January 30, 2023 - March 27, 2023 	
 	 	24 	, 	August 1, 2023 - September 16, 2023https://www.truedorktimes.com/sau9/calendar.htm	January 29, 2024 - March 19, 2024 	
==References==
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Survivor franchises