Survivor: The Australian Outback (also referred to as Survivor:
Australia) is the second season of the American CBS competitive
reality television series Survivor. Filming took place at Goshen
Station, on the bank of the Herbert River (approximately 3 hours
south-west of Cairns) in northern Queensland from October 23, 2000,
through December 3, 2000, eventually premiering on January 28, 2001.
Hosted by Jeff Probst, instead of the normal 39 days it consisted of
42 days of gameplay with 16 competitors.The sixteen contestants were
initially separated into two tribes, named Kucha and Ogakor. When ten
players remained, they merged into one tribe, named Barramundi. Tina
Wesson won the season and was named the Sole Survivor, defeating Colby
Donaldson by a jury vote of 4â€"3.The sixteen contestants were
initially separated into two tribes, named Kucha and Ogakor. When ten
players remained, they merged into one tribe, named Barramundi. Tina
Wesson won the season and was named the Sole Survivor, defeating Colby
Donaldson by a jury vote of 4â€"3.It was the top-rated show of 2001,
according to Nielsen Ratings with an average of 30 million viewers
tuning each week.Tina Wesson, Colby Donaldson, Jerri Manthey, Alicia
Calaway, and Amber Brkich returned to compete in Survivor: All-Stars.
Donaldson and Manthey would again return for Survivor: Heroes vs.
Villains. Michael Skupin returned for Survivor: Philippines. Wesson
would again return for Survivor: Blood vs. Water along with her
daughter, Katie Collins (who appeared in The Australian Outback as a
loved one). Jeff Varner and Kimmi Kappenberg returned for Survivor:
Cambodia. Varner again appeared for his third appearance in Survivor:
Game Changers. Brkich, now using her married name of Mariano, returned
again for Survivor: Winners at War. Survivor: The Australian Outback Top Movies & Young Movies