Celebrity Survivor

Celebrity Survivor
Filming location	Éfaté Island, Vanuatu
Winner	Guy Leech (3-2)
Original run	2006-08-17 – 2006-11-02
Filming dates	circa 2006-05-14 – 2006-06-18
No. of episodes	12
No. of days	25
No. of survivors	12
Tribes	Kakula      Moso      Tanna
Season chronology
Previous	Australian Survivor, (on the Nine Network) Survivor: Exile Island (aired on Nine Network)
Next	Survivor: Cook Islands (aired on Nine Network)

Celebrity Survivor, also known promotionally as Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu and Australia's Celebrity Survivor, was an Australian television series that screened on the Seven Network in 2006, based on the popular reality television show Survivor. The new series joined the many celebrity-oriented reality programs already in their lineup, such as It Takes Two and Dancing with the Stars. It was hosted by Ian "Dicko" Dickson.

Guy Leech, the eventual winner, or "Sole Survivor", of the show donated AU$100,000 to the charity of his choice, Ride Aid Inc, with the other contestants' charities receiving AU$5000 each.

Although better received than the earlier Australian Survivor, Celebrity Survivor was still only a modest success in the ratings and a follow-up series has not materialised.

The Italian version of this format was aired for the first time in 2003 and became a hit show. Currently the 6th edition is being aired on Rai Due.

Production

While the Nine Network currently hold the rights to screen the U.S. version of Survivor, after the failure of their 2002 local Survivor project Australian Survivor the Seven Network found a loophole in their contract and obtained the rights to produce Celebrity Survivor.^[1] Castaway Television, who produced Australian Survivor, was again involved in the production of this second Australian version Survivor.

The show was filmed on Éfaté Island in Vanuatu in the South Pacific. The series was filmed over twenty-five days, or three weeks, from late May to early June 2006, with promotional advertising beginning in July. From promos and footage shown on the Seven Network, it appeared that Celebrity Survivor borrowed many elements from the U.S. version's ninth season, Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire.

The one-hour show was rated PG (parental guidance recommended) and aired during Thursday nights on the Seven Network. The executive producer of Celebrity Survivor is David Mason, who also produces other shows on the Seven Network, such as Medical Emergency.

Promotion

Before the series began, host Dickson and a select few of the Celebrity Survivor contestants appeared on the Seven Network's breakfast news show Sunrise to promote their series. This paralleled to what occurs in the U.S. version, with the show being promoted on The Early Show, CBS' own breakfast news program and what happened during the Nine Network's Australian Survivor venture, with the series was featuring on the early morning show, Today and also on A Current Affair.

Amber Petty and Nicolle Dickson also appeared in television commercials for Olay Total Effects anti-wrinkle cream, which were broadcast during the series.

Celebrity survivors

Note 1: Gabrielle and Justin made a surprise appearance a few minutes after the celebrities arrived at their camps.

Note 2: Ben is not a celebrity. He made a surprise appearance at the first immunity challenge where the team battled to earn immunity and him as a new tribe member.

Note 3: Nicolle received totally nine votes including the three votes from the jury to break the tie between Nicolle and Justin.

Total Votes only count the votes received to be voted out, not jury votes.

The Game

Note 4: Imogen won immunity, but gave it Nicolle at tribal council.

Voting History

Note 5: Justin and Nicolle tied 2-2. The jury (Elton, Gabrielle, and David) voted in order to break the tie. All three voted against Nicolle.

Elimination Notes

• Kym: Kym couldn't stand the harsh conditions, and asked to be voted out. She then voted against herself at tribal council, becoming only the second person in Survivor history to do so. (6-0)

• Ben: Ben, the only non-celebrity in the game was targeted and voted out unanimously. (5-1)

• Fiona: After the unexpected tribal swap, Kakula and Moso tribal lines held strong. David fooled around during the immunity challenge, causing Moso to lose. The Kakula alliance targeted Fiona for her weakness and annoyance, and the Moso alliance targeted David for making them lose the immunity challenge. However, Amber decided to betray her alliance and take out Fiona, whom she also clahsed with. (3-2)

• Amber: Justin was deeply disturbed by Amber's betrayal, but Amber assured him she wouldn't do that again. However, Justin felt he couldn't trust her anymore, and helped David and Elton to vote Amber out. (3-1)

• Wayne: After winning the crucial the reward and immunity challenges, Moso regained their power. At Kakula, Guy and Wayne targeted Imogen for weakness. Imogen and Nicolle trageted Wayne as they felt Guy would be more stronger in challenges. Gabrielle was torn between joining her original alliance or sided with the women. In the end, she betrayed Guy and Wayne, and helped Imogen and Nicolle take out Wayne. (3-2)

• Guy: When the Moso tribe was sent to the Kakula camp, they merged into the Tanna tribe. Guy was immediately targeted for his physical strength. (5-2)

• Elton: Elton, the other athlete, was also voted out for being a threat. (5-1)

• Justin: After trying to bribe others to affect their voting strategies, everyone turned on Justin. (4-1)

• Gabrielle: When David won immunity, the women had to turn on each other. David decided to help Imogen and Nicolle vote out Gabrielle, to avoid a tie.

• David: Guy and Justin convinced Imogen and Nicolle to help vote out David. David was bitter about being voted out, but focused his anger on Imogen and Nicolle. (4-1)

• Nicolle: The two alliances clashed at tribal council, with Justin and Nicolle receiving two votes each. When they went to tribal countback, they were still deadlocked with six votes each. The jury then voted, all three against Nicolle. (2-2, Jury: 3-0)

• Imogen: Justin decided to bring his alliance partner Guy to the final two, and voted out Imogen. (1-0)

• Justin: Although praised for being a good player, Justin was criticized for his "bribery scandal" and lost out by one vote. He gained the votes of Nicolle and Imogen. (2-3)

• Guy: Guy was viewed as a great physical and mental player. He gained the votes of Elton, Gabrielle, and David. (3-2)

See also

• Australian Survivor
• Survivor
• I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

References

External links

• Yahoo!7 Celebrity Survivor Official Site
• Australian Reality Television Blog