Survivor South Africa

Survivor South Africa is a South African reality game show based on the popular international Survivor format.

Survivor South Africa
Logo of Survivor South Africa
GenreReality competition
Created byCharlie Parsons
Presented byMark Bayly (Season 1-2)
Nico Panagio (Season 3-present)
StarringList of Survivor South Africa contestants
Country of originSouth Africa
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes107
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts) (2006-2011, 2018)
70 minutes (inc. adverts) (2019)
90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2014)
Production company(s)Strix (2006-2007),
Endemol South Africa (2006-14),
Afrokaans Film & Television (2018-present)
Release
Original networkM-Net
Original release3 September 2006 (2006-09-03) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsInternational versions
External links
Website
Production website

As in all versions of the show, it features group of strangers who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire and shelter for themselves. The contestants will compete in challenges to earn either a reward, or an immunity from elimination. The contestants will be progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted-off by their fellow contestants until only one remains and is given the title "Ultimate Survivor" and be awarded the grand prize of R1 million.

All first five seasons of the show were produced by Endemol and broadcast on M-Net. Season 6 and 7 is produced by Afrokaans Film & Television

The first two seasons were hosted by Mark Bayly,[1] and from the third season Nico Panagio took over the hosting duties.[2]

Format

The show follows the same general format as the other editions of the show. The players are split between two "tribes", are taken to a remote island and are forced to live off the land with meagre supplies for an extended period of time. Frequent physical and mental challenges are used to pit the teams against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for "immunity", forcing the other tribe to attend "Tribal Council", where they must vote off one of their players.

Once about half of the players are remaining, those who remain are merged into a single tribe, and competitions are on an individual basis; winning immunity prevents that player from being voted out. Most players that are voted out at this stage form the "Tribal Council Jury". Once down to two people (three in Champions and Island of Secrets), a final Tribal Council is held where the remaining players plead their case to the Jury as to why they should win the game. The jury then votes for which player should be considered the "Ultimate Survivor" and wins the grand prize of R1 Million.

Like other editions of the show, the South Africa edition has introduced numerous adaptations, or twists, on the core rules to prevent players from over-relying on strategies that succeeded in prior seasons or other editions of the show. The titular Island of Secrets and the upcoming Immunity Island, and non-playing Captains in Champions, kidnappings, tribe expansions and shuffles. Voting advantages and disadvantages, and in the first season, Panama introduced a Deadman's Island where contestants voted out after the merge was isolated from the game until an opportunity to return arose.

Seasons
List of Survivor South Africa seasons
No. Season Season premiere Season finale Location Days Castaways Initial Tribes Winner Runner(s) up Final vote
1
 Survivor South Africa: Panama 3 September 2006 26 November 2006 Pearl Islands, Panama 29 14 Two pre-determined tribes of seven Vanessa Marawa Jacinda Louw 3-2
2
 Survivor South Africa: Malaysia 22 August 2007 14 November 2007 Johor, Malaysia 27 16 Two tribes of eight, based on random draw in the marooning challenge. Lorette Mostert Grant Clarke 3-2
3
 Survivor South Africa:
Santa Carolina		 20 January 2010 21 April 2010 Santa Carolina, Mozambique 18 Two tribes of nine, determined by a schoolyard pick by two Exiled players. Perle "GiGi" van Schalkwyk Ashley Hayden 6-3
4
 Survivor South Africa: Maldives 24 February 2011 26 May 2011 Addu Atoll, Maldives 19 Two tribes of nine, determined by two separate random draws between the 'Celebs' and 'Plebs'.
A 10th "Pleb" was initially voted out before the 'Celebs' and 'Plebs' met.		 Hykie Berg Letshego Moshoeu 8-3
5
 Survivor South Africa: Champions 19 January 2014 18 May 2014 Johor, Malaysia [3] 20 Two tribes of ten, selected in a schoolyard pick by two sporting champions acting as each tribe's captain. Graham Jenneker Buhle Madlala Sivu Xabanisa 5-3-2
6
 Survivor South Africa: Philippines 3 May 2018 16 August 2018 El Nido, Palawan, Philippines [4] 39 18 Two pre-determined tribes of nine Tom Swartz Jeanne Michel 6-1
7
 Survivor South Africa:
Island of Secrets		 16 May 2019 12 September 2019 Samoa 21 Three pre-determined tribes of seven Robert "Rob" Bentele Nicole Capper Durão Mariano 6-4-0
8
 Survivor South Africa:
Immunity Island[5]		 Postponed indefinitely due to
the COVID-19 pandemic[6]		 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

See also

References
  1. "MARK BAYLY - QUOTES AND BOOKINGS - PRESENTER AND MC - CAPE TOWN". www.entertainment-online.co.za. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Mark Bayly | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. https://twitter.com/lerouxbotha/status/1014359473056616448
  4. https://behindsurvivor.com/2018/02/01/survivor-south-africa-location-confirmed/amp/
  5. http://insidesurvivor.com/survivor-south-africa-returning-season-8-2020-41506
  6. "M-Net indefinitely postpones 8th season of Survivor SA over Covid-19 lockdown". Channel24. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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