Survivor South Africa
| Survivor South Africa | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Survivor South Africa: Maldives | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Presented by |
Mark Bayly (Season 1,2) Nico Panagio (Season 3-5) |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Production | |
| Running time |
60 minutes (inc. adverts) (2006-2011) 90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2014) |
| Production company(s) | Endemol South Africa |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-Net |
| Original release | 3 September 2006 – 18 May 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | International versions |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Survivor South Africa is a South African reality game show based on the popular international Survivor format.
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 five season of the show were produced by Endemol and broadcast on M-Net.
The first two seasons were hosted by Mark Bayly, and from the third season Nico Panagio took over the hosting duties.
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 meager supplies for 27 days (29 in Panama). 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), 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 R1Million.
Seasons
| No. | Season | Season premiere |
Season finale |
Location | Initial Tribes | Winner | Runner(s) up | Final vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Survivor South Africa: Panama |
3 September, 2006 |
26 November, 2006 |
Pearl Islands, Panama |
Two tribes of seven | Vanessa Marawa | Jacinda Louw | 3-2 | |
| |
Survivor South Africa: Malaysia |
22 August, 2007 |
14 November, 2007 |
Johor, Malaysia |
Two tribes of eight | Lorette Mostert | Grant Clarke | 3-2 | |
| |
Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina |
20 January, 2010 |
21 April, 2010 |
Santa Carolina, Mozambique |
Two tribes of nine, based on schoolyard pick. | Perle "GiGi" van Schalkwyk |
Ashley Hayden | 6-3 | |
| |
Survivor South Africa: Maldives |
24 February, 2011 |
26 May, 2011 |
Addu Atoll, Maldives |
Two tribes, one of ten and one of nine. | Hykie Berg | Letshego Moshoeu | 8-3 | |
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Survivor South Africa: Champions |
19 January, 2014 |
18 May, 2014 |
South China Seas | Two tribes of ten, picked and captained by two sporting champions | Graham Jenneker | Buhle Madlala | Sivu Xabanisa | 5-3-2 |