Survivor (Israeli TV series) explained

Genre:Reality competition
Creator:Charlie Parsons
Presenter:Guy Zu-Aretz
Country:Israel
Language:Hebrew
Network:Channel 10 (2007–2012)
Channel 2 (Reshet) (2015–2017)
Reshet 13 (2018–)
Last Aired:present
Num Seasons:12
Num Episodes:416 (As for 11 seasons)

Survivor (Hebrew: הישרדות, Hisardut), formerly known as Survivor 10, is an Israeli reality competition game show based on the popular international Survivor television franchise. The series began in December 2007 and aired on Israeli's Channel 10 for 6 seasons. After legal issues between Channel 10 and Castaway Television, the series went on a three-year hiatus before returning in 2015 on Reshet. The show is hosted by actor and singer Guy Zu-Aretz.

Following the basic premise of other international versions of the franchise, it features a group of contestants who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow contestants, until only one remains and is given the title of "The Last Survivor" and is awarded the grand prize of 1 million NIS.

Format

The show follows the format as the other editions of the show. The players are split between two "tribes", are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager 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 the players are remaining, the tribes are merged into a single tribe, and competitions are on an individual basis; winning immunity prevents that player from being voted out. All of the players that are voted out at this stage form the "jury". Once two to four finalists remain, 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 "Last Survivor" and be awarded the grand prize of 1 million NIS.

Format changes

The series features several modifications to the Survivor format unique to the Israeli production.

Challenges

Whereas most franchises feature two regular challenges, "Reward" and "Immunity", this series has included two more regular challenges — an additional individual challenge following the immunity challenge, and a duel between two players — the specific natures of which have changed over the series' history.

In the first season, the members of the tribe that lost the immunity challenge competed in the Double-Power challenge, which either granted the winner an extra vote at that night's Tribal Council or individual immunity; after the merge, all contestants competed in the Double-Power challenge, and the winner received either the power to block two contestants from voting at that night's Tribal Council or the ability to cast a second vote at Tribal Council. From the second season onward, the members of the tribe that lost the immunity challenge compete in an individual immunity challenge; after the merge, this is changed to a veto challenge between all remaining contestants, where the winner earns the power to block a tribemate from voting in that night's Tribal Council, in the form of a veto bracelet that they would give to the player whose vote they are blocking. During the last tribal council, it is used to prevent a member of the jury from voting.

There have been three different types of duel challenges used, two of which involve voted out contestants competing for a chance to return to the game. In seasons featuring the Island of the Dead, voted out contestants competed against each other in duels; the duel loser was eliminated from the game for good, while the duel winner remained on the island and awaited their next challenger, with the duel winner returning to the game at predetermined points. This was seen in seasons 1, 4 (pre-merge only), 6 (as Hope Island, with voted out players pre-merge choosing former tribemates to compete for them) and 8. In seasons 7 and 10, voted out players competed against former tribemates to steal their vote at the next Tribal Council and remain in the game. Seasons without duels involving eliminated contestants have instead featured duels between two remaining players competing for a reward or advantage, as seen in seasons 2, 3, 4 (post-merge only), 5 and 9. These duels took place immediately following the immunity challenge, and in seasons 2, 4 and 5, involved the duelists being banished to Exile Island for 24 hours, away from their tribemates.

In seasons without duels involving eliminated contestants, eliminated players have still been given the opportunity to return to the game: in season 2, castaways eliminated before the merge were given the opportunity to wait on a secluded island; those remaining at the merge competed in a single competition, with the winner returning to the game. In season 3, eliminated contestants lived on the Hidden Island, competing in a modified game for up to two weeks. In season 5, the last two contestants eliminated before the merge competed against each other, with the winner returning. In season 9, several contestants returned to the game through various methods shortly after being voted out.

Tiebreaker

Tribal Council votes ending in a tie are always resolved by a firemaking challenge between the contestants with the most votes, eschewing the runoff ballot seen in international editions. This is true even of the jury's vote for the winner, which is revealed — and, for the first six seasons, cast — during the live finale.

Endgame

The end of the game has also differed from international seasons, and changed over the course of the series' run.

Airing format

Unlike the American edition, the Israeli edition airs two episodes a week, with the elimination at the end of the second episode, which results in approximately 30–40 episodes per season. The first episode will typically feature the reward and immunity challenges while the second will typically feature the duel, individual immunity or veto challenge and the Tribal Council.

Seasons

List of Survivor (Israel) seasons
No.SeasonLocationEpisodesDaysCastawaysWinnerRunner(s)-upFinal voteFan Favourite playerSeason premiereSeason finaleNetwork
1Survivor: The Caribbean IslandsLos Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic365220Naama KasryNoam TorDan Mano5–4–0Noam TorDecember 15, 2007May 17, 2008
2Survivor: Pearl IslandsPearl Islands, Panama38Arik AlperMirit Vaknin6–3Mirit VakninDecember 24, 2008 May 23, 2009
3Survivor: The PhilippinesCaramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines3525Shay ArelTom AltagarLeora Goldberg6–3–0Tal EnglanderAugust 29, 2009December 30, 2009
4Survivor: Fans vs. Survivors243216Natan BashevkinIdan KaponSharon Rafaeli5–3–2Dan ManoJune 6, 2010August 29, 2010
5Survivor: Camarines304020Irit Rahamim BasisGev PestiNatalie Cabessa6–3–0Yaniv RuhanFebruary 14, 2011June 19, 2011
6Survivor: VIP (2012)Ko Jum, Krabi Province, Thailand3116Itai SegevAnat Harel5–3Yulia PlotkinMay 2, 2012August 29, 2012
7Survivor: HondurasBay Islands Department, Honduras334618Liron "Tiltil" OrfaliYityish "Titi" AynawOmri KohaviRuslana Rodina4–2–1–1Liron "Tiltil" OrfaliNovember 1, 2015March 1, 2016Channel 2
(Reshet)
8Survivor: PalawanPalawan, Philippines3417Inbar Pinievsky BassonMaayan AdamMasgano Mangisto5–2–0Maayan AdamMay 20, 2017September 16, 2017
9Survivor: VIP (2019)Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines3718Đovani RosoNaama KasrySimcha Gueta7–0–0Naama KasryMarch 9, 2019July 13, 2019Reshet 13
10Survivor: VIP (2020)6237Asi BuzagloIsrael OgalboYarden GerbiIdan Rafael Hviv2-2-1-1
6–3		Asi BuzagloMay 2, 2020September 13, 2020
11Survivor: VIP (2021)564019Alla EibinderJacqueline "Jackie" AzoulayOdelya Swisa4-4-0
Fire Duel		NoneOctober 16, 2021April 2, 2022
12Survivor: Manila Manila, Philippines454518Elit MusayofSaar CohenTal MoradGal Rubinn10-1-0-0Maja KravarusicDecember 17, 2022April 1, 2023

Locations

Continent/RegionLocations (season number)
Asia (9)Thailand (6), Philippines (3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Central America (3)Hispaniola (1), Panama (2), Honduras (7)

Contestants

NameAgeHometownSeasonFinish
Maya Elharar29Tirat Carmel20th
Yoav Behr33Ramat HaSharon19th
Omer Giladi25Caesarea18th
Elisheva "Tina" Berkovich57Ein Hod17th
Vika Finkelstein32Tel Aviv16th
Sivan Shitrit25Sderot15th
Muli Karacho25Alfei Menashe14th
Alex Metz47Karnei Shomron13th
Moshe "Moshik" Lipetz47Savyon12th
Vera Lichtes27Tel Aviv11th
Guy Zilberman29Ramat Gan10th
Lia Gil32Ashkelon
Idan Kapon30Haifa
Shahar Raz28Shitim
Yael Tzafrir32Tel Aviv
Moshe Dan23Holon
Marina Kabisher24Tel Aviv
Dan Mano29Haifa
Noam Tor24Hofit
Naama Kasry29Carmiel
Irit Virag35Tel Aviv20th
Nasrin Ghandour27Haifa19th
Gal Erez43Arsuf18th
Sivan Rauch-Kahlon23Neve Yamin17th
Meir Tzarfati28Tel Aviv16th
Natan Bashevkin28Nili15th
Maayan Porter26Eilat14th
Diva Hatami-Goldwasser40Kefar Vitkin13th
Michal Siani30Tel Aviv12th
Efrat Yekutiel27Manhattan, NY11th
Guy Geyor28Tel Aviv10th
Idan Haviv28Maccabim-Re'ut
Anastasia Mirkin24Tirat Carmel
Igor Tigner28Herzliya
Ofir Dallal33Tel Aviv
Itay Haephrati23Tel Mond
Yoav Caspi26London
Neta-Li Zelcerman27Tel Aviv
Mirit Vaknin26Lod
Arik Alper34Tel Aviv
Ori Lapid32Tel Aviv25th
Eitan Bernat23Herzliya24th
Liran Giladi23Caesarea23rd
Noa Waintraub26Ra'anana22nd
Meital Ben David31Kiryat Ono21st
Yael Tzuker23Tel Aviv20th
Merav Fishelson44Tel Aviv19th
Yakov Crispel40Haifa18th
Inna Bakelmann19Gan Yavne17th
Avital Eisman23Hadera16th
Natalie Niv28Naharia15th
Tal Ben David29Sdot Yam14th
Avi Raz27Mevaseret Zion13th
Tal Englander30Tel Aviv12th
Hanoch Budin46Nes Ziona11th
Ziv Gelbart39Megadim10th
Riki Shemesh33Gan Sorek
Avigail Perl25Tel Aviv
Ohad Taib23Rishon LeZion
Liad Farkash22Ramat Yishai
Hadas Hornblass27Elkana
Tal "Talco" Cohen29Haifa
Leora Goldberg50Raanana
Tom Altagar23Ganei Tikva
Shay Arel31Kiryat Ata
Ariela Kayam51Netanya16th
Osher Hadari25Herzliya15th
Dar Fishelson21Savyon14th
Tal Englander31Tel Aviv13th
Marina Kabisher26Tel Aviv12th
Guy Gold27Jerusalem11th
Itay Strauss29Tel Aviv10th
Maayan Porter28Eilat
Dan Mano32London
Mirit Vaknin28Lod
Lidar Shanny30Eilat
Avigail Perl26Tel Aviv
Max "Shpex" Levkovski41Ramat Aviv
Sharon Rafaeli27Ra'anana
Idan Kapon32Haifa
Natan Bashevkin30Nili
Natalie Ben Ari22Ramat HaSharon20th
Morel Ben-Hamo21Kiryat Ata19th
Pninit Rozenberg25Haifa18th
Ofri Yariv22Hatzor17th
Aviv Basis33Bat Hen16th
Yigal Ben Binyamin39Rehovot15th
Ben Malka28Tveria14th
Yula Kravits23Rishon LeZion13th
Liron Strauss28Kfar Shmaryahu12th
Yonatan Chemla26Ein Kerem11th
Roei Lulu35Haifa10th
Yana Kalman36Tel Aviv
Ohad Alon28Menahemia
Giora Rothman53Herzelia
Shunit Faragi23Kiryat Tiv'on
Etti Halewa28Kiryat Shmona
Yaniv Ruhan29Petah Tikva
Natalie Cabessa29Bet Yanai
Gev Pesti27Tel Aviv
Irit Rahamim Basis36Tel Aviv
24Tel Aviv16th
Doron Jamchi50Tel Aviv15th
Iris Bar-On56Kfar Saba14th
Inbal Gavrieli36Kfar Sirkin13th
Michal Zoharetz43Tel Aviv12th
Harel Moyal30Gedera11th
Azzam Azzam48Maghar10th
Oshri Cohen28Tel Aviv
Yulia Plotkin23Tel Aviv
Nataly Dadon28Kiryat Bialik
Moshe Ferster48Giv'atayim
Itay Turgeman28Tel Aviv
Buki Nae54Ramat Gan
Anna Aronov29Tel Aviv
Anat Harel41Tel Aviv
Itai Segev39Rehovot
Jeanette Zohar Sabag55Jaffa18th
Meital Dohan36Los Angeles, CA17th
Ben-Yahav Navat36Petah Tikva16th
Lisa Shurkin36Tel Aviv15th
Yehuda Shushan42Neve Ilan14th
Shimon Amsalem49Tel Aviv13th
Ron Aluf23Rishon LeZion12th
Omer Rozen33Tel Aviv11th
Ron Shoval42Ramat Gan10th
Moshik Galamin36Tel Aviv
Huda Naccache26Haifa
Jenny Chervoney33Tel Aviv
Liron Revivo21Beit Uziel
Dana Berger44Jerusalem
Ruslana Rodina27Rehovot
Omri Kohavi28Tel Aviv
Yityish "Titi" Aynaw24Tel Aviv
Liron "Tiltil" Orfali40Ramat Gan
Raz Nisim Cohen26Tel Aviv
Adi Berger25Jerusalem
Daniel Avisris24Kiryat Haim
Nicola Ward20Amir
Alon Sasson30Jerusalem
Tanita Faber39Ashkelon
Bar Zomer23Haifa
Amir Fachar27Jaffa
Sagi Braitner23Caesarea
Yossi Bublil36Netanya
Vered Spivak46Tel Aviv
Raz Zehavi45Hadera
Michal Fucs35Ness Ziona
Netanel "Nati" Sade40Nehora
Masgano Mangisto31Ma'ale Adumim
Maayan Adam29Petah Tikva
Inbar Pinievsky Basson29Givatayim
Rotem Rabi23Jerusalem
Moshe Primo58Netanya
Dror Refael44Tzoran-Kadima
Einat Erlich50Netanya
Orin Julie24Kiryat Ono
Alexandra "Alexa" Dol25Tel Aviv
Mishel Taroni34Ramat Gan
Jonathan "Joezi" Zirah30Tel Aviv
Eyal Berkover28Lima
Assaf Ashtar54Hadera
Luna Mansour26Acre
Lihi Griner34Petah Tikva
Ira Dolfin37Tel Aviv
Shaked Komemy27Rosh HaAyin
Menahem "Meni" Naftali40Afula
Simcha Gueta30Bat Yam
Naama Kasry40Herzliya
Đovani Roso46Kiryat Ata
Dana Ron48Tel Aviv
Nava Boker49Hedera
Nikol Reznikov20Afula
Zohar Strauss48Ramat Gan
Adi Bity18Hod HaSharon
Semion Grafman45Bat Yam
David Dvir70Ramat Gan
Lital Smadja32Petah Tikva
Ilana Avital60Ramat HaSharon
Ido Kozikaro42Haifa
Regev Hod39Rehovot
Ella Ayalon22Tel Aviv
Benny Bruchim47Kefar Saba
Alina Levy29Ra'anana
Yarden Gerbi30Netanya
Idan Haviv40Tel Aviv
Israel Ogalbo29Tel Aviv
Asi Buzaglo32Petah Tikva
Henry David42Matat
Ohad Buzaglo39Bat Yam
Maayan Ashkenazi30Herzliya
Fanny Bar Mucha34Acre
Liza Bikh25Be'er Sheva
Michael Lewis33Herzliya
Vered Buskila37Tel Aviv
Kobi Maor43Petah Tikva
Yuval Shem-Tov48Neve Yarak
Gadi Panivilov23Kiryat Haim
Liya Gil45Kadima-Zoran
Yehonatan Bashan31Herzliya
Dudu Aouate43Nof HaGalil
Dandan Bolotin62Bolotin farm
Zohar Strauss48Ramat Gan
Shira Parver52Tel Aviv
Odelya Swisa34Yeroham
Jackie Azulai37Rosh HaAyin
Alla Aibinder33Ramat Gan
Maor Shushan32Netanya
Nevo Shamir31Tel-Aviv
Nir Regev42Lod
Daniel Zioni28Haifa
Tanya Lauren21Rishon LeZion
Sapir Kashty30Holon
Yarden Zohar27Tel-Aviv
Guy Rozen32Tel-Aviv
Doreen Dotan-Farkash28Tel-Aviv
Guy Shiker48Ramat HaSharon
Natasha Halil40Ramat Aviv
Maya Keyy19Yavne
Kasey Zapata24Tel-Aviv
Aviran Shmuel33Netanya
Tal Morad21Moshavat Kinneret
Gal Rubinn32Ma'ale Adumim
Sahar Cohen26Nahariya
Elit Musayof52Holon

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