http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/australian-survivor
Wait, didn't we see this air in 2001?
After 2 failed attempts at getting a Survivor franchise off the ground, Austalia's Channel 10 has taken another stab at getting the long-standing series off the ground in their country. Two different networks each tried to make the format work, but neither time it worked out for them.
This time, however, they've enlisted the aid of the US version in order to try and match their production values and gameplay. Watching the show, it's clear that the outreach has been huge- it's visually indistinguishable from the American version. Though the music is a bit loud and TAR-ish at the moment.
One big difference from the American version, however, is that in order to fill a 26 episode order, the game was expanded to 24 contestants and 55 days. It should make for an interesting contrast with the US version, and will be a gigantic challenge for the show's editors.
Game Format Info (non-spoiler)
Number of players: 24
Number of starting tribes: 3 tribes of 8 people each
Number of days: 55
Money for first place: $500K AU (tax-free, unlike the US version)
Number of jurors: 9
Contestants at FTC: 2
Number of merges: 2 - one from 3->2, then another from 2->1
Hidden Immunity Idols: Are in play. Distribution method unknown at this point
Redemption Island: None!
Outcast Twist: I really hope not!
When does it air?
Airs in the evenings Sunday through Tuesday in Australia.
What about Canadian Survivor?
Sorry, got nothing for you.
Spoiler Text Request:
AU Survivor will be airing Sunday through Tuesday night, 3 times a week. Because of the accellerated schedule and non-US airtime, it may be a good idea for us to use spoiler tags for the current week's batch of episodes until noon EST/9am PST Thursday in order to allow people time to catch up or binge on the week's episodes.
The Host:
Jonathan LaPaglia. Doing a pretty good laid-back Probst impression. Still needs to work on his voting-card flipping skills.
The Tribes: