Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains Explained

Season Number:10
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Presenter:Jonathan LaPaglia
Num Days:47
Num Survivors:24
Winner:Liz Parnov
Runner Up:Gerry Geltch
Matt Sharp
Location:Upolu, Samoa
Num Episodes:24
Network:Network 10
Prev Season:Blood V Water

Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains is the tenth season of Australian Survivor, which premiered on Network 10 on 30 January 2023 and is based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor. In this season, based on the twentieth American series and carrying the same sub-title, new and returning players were divided into two tribes of Heroes and Villains.[1] Liz Parnov was named the winner of the season, defeating Gerry Geltch and Matt Sharp in a 7–0–0 vote.

The season was filmed in Upolu, Samoa, marking the third time Australian Survivor had filmed there (the first being in 2016 and the second being in 2017).[2]

Contestants

The 24 contestants, which consist of 13 new contestants and 11 returnees from previous seasons, were divided into two tribes Heroes and Villains. The new contestants were divided based on how they see themselves playing the game, while the returnees were divided based on their previous style of game play. The cast includes news anchor Anjali Rao, author Benjamin Law, AFL footballer David Zaharakis, Olympic pole vaulter Liz Parnov and actress Sharni Vinson.

ContestantOriginal tribePost-Swap tribesOriginal tribe #2Shuffled tribesPost-mutiny tribesMerged tribeFinish


Medically evacuated
Day 2

1st voted out
Day 2


2nd voted out
Day 5


3rd voted out
Day 7


4th voted out
Day 9

5th voted out
Day 14

6th voted out
Day 15

7th voted out
Day 17


8th voted out
Day 19


9th voted out
Day 21

10th voted out
Day 22


11th voted out
Day 27

12th voted out
Day 29


13th voted out
1st jury member
Day 31


14th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 33


15th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 35


16th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 37


17th voted out
4th jury member
Day 39


18th voted out
5th jury member
Day 42


19th voted out
6th jury member
Day 44


20th voted out
7th jury member
Day 46


Co runner-up
Day 47


Co runner-up
Day 47

Sole Survivor
Day 47

Future appearances

Outside of Survivor, George Mladenov appeared on Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and competed on The Amazing Race Australia 7 in 2023 with his sister Pam.[3] [4]

Season summary

Thirteen new players and eleven returnees arrived in Samoa, where they were divided into two tribes based on their personality, occupation and/or past gameplay: “Heroes” and “Villains”. The Heroes dominated the early immunity challenges, with a hierarchy forming around the strong men like Shaun and Sam while social threats like Hayley and Flick kept the target focused on the weaker members. The Villains tribe was primarily run by the "Spice Girls" trio of George, Shonee and Liz, with Simon and Jordie winding up in the minority.

After a tribe swap, George and Shonee successfully took control of the new Heroes tribe while the “alpha males” dominated the new Villains tribe under Shaun's leadership. Both swapped tribes openly exchanged information and advantages during challenges, including immunity idols. Liz found herself at the bottom of her new tribe, but when given the opportunity to mutiny to the other tribe shortly before the merge, she accepted, rejoining Shonee and George.

At the merge, George and the other Villains pulled in former Heroes Hayley, Gerry and Matt to form a new majority called “the Vigilantes”. The alliance picked off the minority one by one, with George pre-empting several blindside attempts against him by betraying former allies like Shonee and Hayley. George planned to go to the end with Matt and Gerry, but was foiled when Liz won the final two immunity challenges, resulting in George being voted out in fourth place.

Liz, Matt and Gerry then faced the jury at the final tribal council, where all three were questioned on what moves they made outside of George's influence. Matt was criticised for his lack of independent strategy, while Gerry was criticised for failing to make strong social bonds with the jury. Liz took credit for taking revenge against George on behalf of Shonee, and the jury voted unanimously in her favour, awarding her the $500,000 and title of Sole Survivor.

Episode!colspan="2"
Challenge winner(s)EliminatedFinish
No.Original air dateRewardImmunity
130 January 2023JackieMedically evacuated
Day 2
Anjali1st voted out
Day 2
231 January 2023VillainsMichael2nd voted out
Day 5
31 February 2023VillainsMimi3rd voted out
Day 7
45 February 2023Villains4th voted out
Day 9
56 February 2023VillainsNo elimination on Day 12
due to a tribe swap vote.
67 February 2023Sarah5th voted out
Day 14
712 February 2023NoneFraser6th voted out
Day 15
Simon
813 February 2023NoneVillains7th voted out
Day 17
914 February 2023Survivor
Auction		Villains8th voted out
Day 19
1019 February 2023VillainsJordie9th voted out
Day 21
1120 February 2023NoneVillains10th voted out
Day 22
1221 February 2023Villains
1326 February 2023VillainsVillains11th voted out
Day 27
Episode!colspan="2"
Challenge winner(s)EliminatedFinish
No.Original air dateRewardImmunity
1427 February 2023None12th voted out
Day 29
1528 February 2023None13th voted out
1st jury member
Day 31
165 March 202314th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 33
176 March 2023None15th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 35
187 March 202316th voted out
4th jury member
Day 37
1912 March 202317th voted out
5th jury member
Day 39
2013 March 2023None
2119 March 202318th voted out
6th jury member
Day 42
2220 March 202319th voted out
7th jury member
Day 44
2326 March 2023
24None20th voted out
8th jury member
Day 46
Final vote
Co-Runner-up
Day 47
Co-Runner-up
Day 47
Sole Survivor
Day 47
Notes

Voting history

Tribal Phase (Day 1–27)
Individual phase (Day 28–47)
Final vote
Episode #24
Day #47
Finalist
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JurorVote
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Notes

Reception

Ratings

Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth).

WeekEpisodeAirdateTimeslotSource
ViewersRankViewersRankViewersRank
11Monday 7:30 pm447,0001489,0002536,00012[5]
2Tuesday 7:30 pm410,0001283,0002493,00010[6]
3Wednesday 7:30 pm369,0001386,0002455,0009[7]
24Sunday 7:30 pm438,000871,0002509,0007[8]
5Monday 7:30 pm449,0001392,0002541,00011[9]
6Tuesday 7:30 pm395,0001271,0002466,00010[10]
37Sunday 7:30 pm498,000767,0003565,0005[11]
8Monday 7:30 pm469,0001172,0003541,0008[12]
9Tuesday 7:30 pm465,00010126,0001591,0008[13]
410Sunday 7:30 pm488,000760,0004548,0007[14]
11Monday 7:30 pm492,000960,0003552,0009[15]
12Tuesday 7:30 pm467,000955,0003522,0008[16]
513Sunday 7:30 pm483,000752,0004535,0007[17]
14Monday 7:30 pm474,0001065,0003539,0008[18]
15Tuesday 7:30 pm456,0001063,0002519,0008[19]
616Sunday 7:30 pm534,000765,0004599,0006[20]
17Monday 7:30 pm540,000851,0003591,0008[21]
18Tuesday 7:30 pm515,000871,0003586,0007[22]
719Sunday 7:30 pm497,000763,0004560,0006[23]
20Monday 7:30 pm536,000852,0004588,0008[24]
821Sunday 7:30 pm549,000557,0003605,0004[25]
22Monday 7:30 pm505,000966,0003571,0008[26]
923Sunday 7:30 pm522,000844,0005566,0007[27]
24Monday 7:30 pm592,000852,0004644,0009[28]
650,000749,0005699,0006

Notes

Critical response

The seventh episode of Heroes V Villains was listed as one of the best television episodes of 2023 by The New York Times.[29]

Awards

The season won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Reality Program at the Logie Awards of 2023.[30]

Notes and References

  1. News: Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains is back in January 2023 . 9 November 2022 . MediaWeek. 8 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Jimmy. Briggs. Channel 10 drops trailer for Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains and reveals new location. TV Tonight. 11 July 2022. 9 November 2022.
  3. Web site: George and Pamela Mladenov. 10Play. 20 October 2023.
  4. Web site: The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition: Meet The 11 Teams. 10Play. 9 June 2023. 9 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 30 January 2023. 31 January 2023. TV Tonight. 31 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Knox. David. Tuesday 31 January 2023. 1 February 2023. TV Tonight. 1 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Knox. David. Wednesday 1 February 2023. 2 February 2023. TV Tonight. 2 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 5 February 2023. 6 February 2023. TV Tonight. 6 February 2023.
  9. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 6 February 2023. 7 February 2023. TV Tonight. 7 February 2023.
  10. Web site: Knox. David. Tuesday 7 February 2023. 8 February 2023. TV Tonight. 8 February 2023.
  11. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 12 February 2023. 13 February 2023. TV Tonight. 13 February 2023.
  12. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 13 February 2023. 14 February 2023. TV Tonight. 14 February 2023.
  13. Web site: Knox. David. Tuesday 14 February 2023. 15 February 2023. TV Tonight. 16 February 2023.
  14. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 19 February 2023. 20 February 2023. TV Tonight. 20 February 2023.
  15. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 20 February 2023. 21 February 2023. TV Tonight. 21 February 2023.
  16. Web site: Knox. David. Tuesday 21 February 2023. 22 February 2023. TV Tonight. 22 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 26 February 2023. 27 February 2023. TV Tonight. 27 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 27 February 2023. 28 February 2023. TV Tonight. 28 February 2023.
  19. Web site: Knox. David. Tuesday 28 February 2023. 1 March 2023. TV Tonight. 1 March 2023.
  20. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 5 March 2023. 6 March 2023. TV Tonight. 6 March 2023.
  21. Web site: Knox. David. Monday6 March 2023. 7 March 2023. TV Tonight. 7 March 2023.
  22. Web site: Knox. David. Tuesday 7 March 2023. 8 March 2023. TV Tonight. 8 March 2023.
  23. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 12 March 2023. 13 March 2023. TV Tonight. 13 March 2023.
  24. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 13 March 2023. 14 March 2023. TV Tonight. 14 March 2023.
  25. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 19 March 2023. 20 March 2023. TV Tonight. 20 March 2023.
  26. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 20 March 2023. 21 March 2023. TV Tonight. 22 March 2023.
  27. Web site: Knox. David. Sunday 26 March 2023. 27 March 2023. TV Tonight. 27 March 2023.
  28. Web site: Knox. David. Monday 27 March 2023. TV Tonight. 28 March 2023. 28 March 2023.
  29. News: Best TV Episodes of 2023. James Poniewozik. Mike Hale. Margaret Lyons. 25 December 2023. The New York Times. 25 December 2023.
  30. Web site: Jonathan LaPaglia on how the cast of Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains helped bring home a Logie . 2023-08-03 . Now To Love . en.

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