Australian Survivor: Rivals premieres on 10 on 11 January with Robbie Farah and Lincoln Lewis – Meet your match. Beat your match. Australian Survivor Rivals premieres at 7.30pm on Monday, 11 January on 10, as the franchise kicks off the new year with what 10 calls the ultimate showdown.
Host David Genat leads the new season, which moves to a stunning new location in Malaysia. This time, the game will put real-world rivalries to the test, with a $500,000 prize and the title of Sole Survivor on the line.
The premiere date was already locked in when TV Central reported that Channel 10 revealed its full 2027 slate at the Paramount Upfront. Now 10 has released a first look at the season.
How the rivals format works
Two perfectly matched tribes will go head-to-head in an epic battle. In fact, each player will face off against someone who possesses the same strengths, talents, drive, charisma and hunger for the cash prize.
As a result, every castaway will be measured against a rival with a similar background, from sporting heroes and superfans to famous faces and everyday Aussies. Meanwhile, Malaysia replaces the show’s previous locations as the backdrop for the battle.
David Genat on the new season
We’ve taken sporting heroes, superfans, famous faces and everyday Aussies to a new location in the brutal but beautiful Malaysia, that will push them to their limits and against their ultimate rival.
David Genat, host
He added:
Intense and surprising, Australian Survivor: Rivals is truly a season not to miss!
David Genat, host
Who is on Australian Survivor Rivals?
The castaways include several well-known names from sport and screen:
- Robbie Farah, former NRL hooker
- Adam Ashley-Cooper, former Wallabies star
- Kerri Pottharst, Olympic beach volleyball gold medallist
- Danielle Scott, Olympic aerial skier
- Bernard Curry, actor
- Lincoln Lewis, actor
- Heath Shaw, former AFL player
- Adam Cooney, former AFL Brownlow medallist
- Mitch Churi
- Alisa and Lysandra Fraser
According to 10, there are more to come, and this will be a season like no other.
Watch the first look
Australian Survivor is an Endemol Shine Australia production, part of media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment.
When does Australian Survivor Rivals start?
The new season premieres at 7.30pm on Monday, 11 January. Viewers can watch and stream it free on 10.
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