Survivor: The Australian Outback
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Survivor: The Australian Outback (also referred to as Survivor: Australia) is the second season of the American reality television series Survivor. Broadcast by CBS, it was originally shown between January 28 and May 23, 2001. Filming took place at Goshen cattle station, on the bank of the Herbert River in northern Queensland from October 23 through December 3, 2000. The show was hosted by Jeff Probst and featured 16 participants competing over 42 days. It was the first and only season to have more than 39 days of gameplay.
Survivor: The Australian Outback | |
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Season 2 | |
Presented by | Jeff Probst |
No. of days | 42 |
No. of castaways | 16 |
Winner | Tina Wesson |
Runner-up | Colby Donaldson |
Location | Goshen cattle station, Herbert River, Kirrama, Queensland, Australia |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | January 28 (2001-01-28) – May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03) |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | October 23 (2000-10-23) – December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) |
Season chronology | |
List of episodes |
Tina Wesson was named the Sole Survivor, defeating Colby Donaldson by a jury vote of 4–3 and winning a prize of US$1,000,000. Wesson became the first female winner of the series. The series was generally well received, with many outlets considering it one of the best Survivor series. The opening episode premiered after Super Bowl XXXV to 43.5 million viewers.