<P> In 2006, the Seven Network found a loophole in the contract between the Nine Network and Castaway Television, which allowed them to produce a celebrity version of the series, due to a celebrity format being viewed as different from the original format . The Seven Network did not renew the series . </P> <P> In November 2015, Network Ten revealed at its upfronts event that it would air a new season featuring regular contestants to air in the last quarter of 2016 . This new season gives Australian Survivor the distinction of being one of the few Australian programs to have aired across all three major commercial television networks in Australia . </P> <Table> List of Australian Survivor seasons <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Days </Th> <Th> Castaways </Th> <Th> Initial Tribes </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Final Vote </Th> <Th> Grand Prize </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Whaler's Way, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Two tribes of eight </Td> <Td> Rob Dickson </Td> <Td> Sciona Browne </Td> <Td> 5 - 2 </Td> <Td> $500,000 and a Ford V6 Escape </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Celebrity Survivor </Td> <Td> Efate, Shefa, Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Two tribes of six, split by gender with the exception of one castaway </Td> <Td> Guy Leech </Td> <Td> Justin Melvey </Td> <Td> 3 - 2 </Td> <Td> $100,000 (for Charity) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Upolu, Samoa </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Three tribes of eight </Td> <Td> Kristie Bennett </Td> <Td> Lee Carseldine </Td> <Td> 8 - 1 </Td> <Td> $500,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Two tribes of twelve </Td> <Td> Jericho Malabonga </Td> <Td> Tara Pitt </Td> <Td> 6 - 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Champions vs. Contenders </Td> <Td> Savusavu, Fiji </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> Two tribes of twelve, divided by "champion" or "contender" status </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Days </Th> <Th> Castaways </Th> <Th> Initial Tribes </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Final Vote </Th> <Th> Grand Prize </Th> </Tr>

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