Alone Australia

Alone Australia is an Australian survival competition series on SBS which premiered on 29 March 2023.[1] It follows the self-documented daily struggles of 10 individuals as they survive alone in the wilderness for as long as possible using a limited amount of survival equipment. With the exception of medical check-ins, the participants are isolated from each other and all other humans, with the participants having the added factor of documenting their experience themselves. They may "tap out" at any time, or be removed due to failing a medical check-in. The contestant who remains the longest wins a grand prize of $250,000

Alone Australia
GenreReality
Survival
Based onAlone USA
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Production locationTasmanian wilderness
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkSBS
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) –
present

In early 2022, an Australian version was announced by SBS following the success of the American version on the network and its streaming counterpart SBS On Demand. Titled Alone Australia, the series is produced by ITV Studios Australia. With the series taking place on a remote section of Tasmania's West Coast[2] The American version of the show also airs on Pay-TV channel A&E via Foxtel.[3] An Alone pop-up channel began broadcasting on Foxtel on 24 February 2023 and ceased broadcasting on 20 March 2023.[4]

Contestants
Name[5] Age State Occupation Status Reason they tapped out
Beck 42 VIC School Teacher Tapped out on day two Missed her family, also could not start a fire due to wet materials
Chris 39 TAS Army Veteran
Duane 35 NSW Wildlife & Environmental Officer
Gina 52 NSW Rewilding Facilitator
Jimmy 22 SA Farmhand & Engineering Student Medically disqualified on day two Developed COVID which caused his heart to beat at twice the usual rate
Kate 41 ACT Wildlife Biologist
Michael 43 NSW Vet & Bush Regenerator
Mike 45 NSW Solo Adventurist
Peter 31 NSW Hunting Guide Tapped out on day three Fell and injured his knee, also could not find any food
Rob 41 VIC Planning & Environmental Manager Tapped out on day two Missed his family

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11129 March 2023 (2023-03-29)TBA

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"29 March 2023 (2023-03-29)
22"Episode 2"29 March 2023 (2023-03-29)
33"Episode 3"5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)

Reception

The series received positive reviews in its first season. David Knox of TV Tonight rated the series 4½ out of 5 stating, "Above all, there’s nothing else like this on television and that -alone- makes it worth checking out".[6] Wenlei Ma of News.com.au gave a positive review stating, "That insight into human nature at its limit is the gem in this series."[7]

See also

References
  1. "'Alone Australia': SBS reveals release date of global hit series". sbs.com.au. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. Cain, Sian (28 March 2023). "'It was horrible. It was glorious': Alone – the most gruelling show on TV – comes to Australia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. "Alone". Foxtel.
  4. Perry, Kevin (26 January 2023). "FOX FUNNY, NAT GEO and NAT GEO WILD channels to be removed from FOXTEL and FETCH platforms". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. Knox, David (14 February 2023). "Alone Australia: meet the cast". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. Knox, David (26 March 2023). "Alone Australia review". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. Ma, Wenlei (31 March 2023). "Alone Australia captures humans at their absolute limit". News.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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