Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II
| Company type | Television series season |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | February 17, 2025 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Daniel Monaghan (Senior Vice President of Content and Programming, Paramount Australia and New Zealand) |
| Products | Reality television |
Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II represents the twelfth installment of Australian Survivor, which debuted on Network 10 on 17 February 2025. Following the worldwide Survivor format, this edition showcases 24 participants stranded in Samoa, divided into two teams: "Brains" and "Brawn," echoing the theme of the eighth season. The winner, Myles Kuah, secured victory over Kaelan Lockhart with a jury vote tally of 7–1.
Production
Daniel Monaghan, senior vice president of content and programming at Paramount Australia and New Zealand, announced on 17 May 2024 that filming for the upcoming season featuring the Brains vs Brawn theme was scheduled to commence in July.
Contestants
The group of 24 competitors was split into tribes based on mental acuity or physical prowess. Among the notable participants were Logan Johannisen (partner of AFL athlete Jason Johannisen), Olympian Morgan Mitchell, and ex-paramedic Paulie Hlaihel.
| Contestant | Original tribe | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Candice "Candy" Rule 26, Sydney, NSW |
Template:Stribe | Eliminated first (Day 2) |
| Indy Saleh 45, Townsville, QLD |
Template:Stribe | Second eliminated (Day 5) |
| Zen Heaton 21, Gold Coast, QLD |
Template:Stribe | Medically evacuated (Day 7) |
| Kent Miller-Randle 53, Melbourne, VIC |
Template:Stribe | Third eliminated (Day 7) |
| Nash Gendo 36, Sydney, NSW |
Template:Stribe | Fourth eliminated (Day 9) |
| Ally Kettle 31, Goovigen, QLD |
Template:Stribe | Fifth eliminated (Day 14) |
| Rich Hughes 38, Melbourne, VIC |
Template:Stribe | Sixth eliminated (Day 16) |
| Ursula Rose 35, Canberra, ACT |
Template:Stribe | Seventh eliminated (Day 18) |
| Max Wills 28, Gold Coast, QLD |
Template:Stribe | Eighth eliminated (Day 19) |
| Laura Noonan 27, Melbourne, VIC |
Template:Stribe | Ninth eliminated (Day 21) |
| Ben Bylett 45, Mount Coolum, QLD |
Template:Stribe | Voluntarily exited (Day 25) |
| Jesse Noonan 33, Gold Coast, QLD |
Template:Stribe | Tenth eliminated (Day 28) |
| Paul "PD" Dee 49, Rockdale, NSW |
Template:Stribe | Eleventh eliminated (Day 29) |
| Laura Darras 25, Melbourne, VIC |
Template:Stribe | Twelfth eliminated / First jury member (Day 31) |
| Paul "Paulie" Hlaihel 36, Sydney, NSW |
Template:Stribe | Thirteenth eliminated / Second jury member (Day 35) |
| Karin Gunatilake 30, Melbourne, VIC |
Template:Stribe | Fourteenth eliminated / Third jury member (Day 37) |
| Logan Johannisen 27, Melbourne, VIC |
Template:Stribe | Fifteenth eliminated / Fourth jury member (Day 39) |
Season overview
A total of twenty-four participants were divided into two groups: the "Brains," recognized for their intellectual capabilities, and the "Brawn," distinguished by their physical prowess.
| Episode | Challenge victor(s) | Eliminated contestant | Placement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Original air date | Reward challenge winner | Immunity challenge winner | ||
| 1 | "Premiere" | 17 February 2025 | Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | 1st eliminated Day 2 |
| 2 | "The Praying Mantis" | 18 February 2025 | Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | 2nd eliminated Day 5 |
| 3 | "Stoic" | 19 February 2025 | rowspan="2" Template:Stribe | rowspan="2" Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | Medically evacuated Day 7 |
| Template:Stribe | 3rd eliminated Day 7 | |||||
| 4 | "Perplexed Dimension" | 23 February 2025 | Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | Template:Stribe | 4th eliminated Day 9 |
| 5 | "Bomb Squad!" | 24 February 2025 | Template:Stribe | rowspan="2" Template:Stribe | No elimination occurred on Day 12 due to a tribe swap vote. | |
Voting record
- Tribal Phase (Days 1–25)
| Original Tribes | First Swap | Second Swap | Final Swap | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Day # | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | ||||
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- Individual Phase (Days 26–47)
| Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||
| Day # | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 |
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- Final jury vote
| Final Jury Vote | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode # | 24 | |
| Day # | 47 | |
| Finalists | '{{stribe{malosi}Myles}}' | '{{stribe{malosi}Kaelan}}' |
| Vote tally | 7–1 }}' | |
| Juror name | colspan=2 Vote cast for | |
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Additional notes
Ratings
| Wk | Episode | Airdate | Timeslot | Overnight | 7 Day Timeshift | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach viewers | Total viewers | Rank | Reach viewers | Total viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Premiere" | 17 February 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1,021,000 | 527,000 | 12 | 1,404,000 | 836,000 | 9 | |
| 2 | "The Praying Mantis" | 18 February 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 962,000 | 512,000 | 12 | 1,326,000 | 798,000 | 9 | ||
| 3 | "Stoic" | 19 February 2025 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 993,000 | 486,000 | 14 | 1,291,000 | 776,000 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 4 | "Perplexed Dimension" | 23 February 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1,097,000 | 554,000 | 10 | 1,455,000 | 806,000 | 7 | |
| 5 | "Bomb Squad!" | 24 February 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm | 973,000 | 520,000 | 13 | 1,297,000 | 759,000 | 11 | ||
| 6 | "The Pest Problem" | 25 February 2025 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,025,000 | 525,000 | 12 | 1,342,000 | 774,000 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 7 | "A Date with JLP" | "2 March 2025" | "Sunday 7:00 pm" | "1,048,000" | "543,000" | "10" | "1,333,000" | "763,000" | "7" | |
| 8 | "Maggot in the Rice" | "3 March 2025" | "Monday 7:30 pm" | "910,000" | "559,000" | "17" | "1,172,000" | "770,000" | "13" | ||
| 9 | "Hostages" | "4 March 2025" | "Tuesday 7:30 pm" | "979,000" | "505,000" | "13" | "1,290,000" | "737,000" | "10" | ||
| 4 | 10 | "The Vault" | "9 March 2025" | "Sunday 7:00 pm" | "1,011,000" | "555,000" | "13" | "1,307,000" | "767,000" | "9" | |
| 11 | "The Strong-Arm" | "10 March 2025" | "Monday 7:30 pm" | "1,023,000" | "612,000" | "13" | "1,277,000" | "821,000" | "10" | ||
| 12 | "Just What the Doctor Ordered" | "11 March 2025" | "Tuesday 7:30 pm" | "1,027,000" | "555,000" | "14" | "1,332,000" | "786,000" | "9" | ||
| 5 | 13 | "Vengeance" | "16 March 2025" | "Sunday 7:00 pm" | "1,223,000" | "600,000" | "14" | "1,461,000" | "814,000" | "8" | |
| 14 | "The Buddy System" | "17 March 2025" | "Monday 7:30 pm" | "1,241,000"
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| 15 | "The Rat King"
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| 6 | 16 | "Pickled"
# "23 March ,025"
# "Sunday , :00 pm",
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| #17 ,17 | "G-R-I-M",
, "Template:Nowrap ,24 March ,025", ,"Monday , :30 pm", ,"233,,00", ,"658,,00", ,"11", ,"499,,00", ,"853,,00", ,"7", |
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| #18 ,18 | "Operation: Shut Your Pie Hole",
, "Template:Nowrap ,25 March ,025", ,"Tuesday , :30 pm", ,"201,,00", ,"622,,00", ,"11", ,"557,,00", ,"855,,00", ,"5", |
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| 7 | #19 ,19 | "The Magic Number",
, "Template:Nowrap ,30 March ,025", ,"Sunday , :00 pm", ,"133,,00", ,"629,,00", ,"9", ,"408,,00", ,"820,,00", ,"6", |
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| #20 ,20 | "The Reaper Is Coming",
, "Template:Nowrap ,31 March ,025", ,"Monday , :30 pm", ,"109,,00", ,"630,,00", ,"12", ,"302,,00", ,"824,,00", ,"9", |
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| 8 | #21 ,21 | "House of Cards",
, "Template:Nowrap ,6 April ,025", ,"Sunday , :00 pm", ,"082,,00", ,"617,,00", ,"10", ,"275,,00", ,"799,,00", ,"9", |
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| #22 ,22 | "Polarising The Outcome",
,"Template:Nowrap ,7 April ,025", ,"Monday , :30 pm", ,"040,,00", ,"615,,00", ,"14", ,"298,,00", ,"808,,00", ,"11", |
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| 9 | #23 ,23 | "Fired Up!",
,"Template:Nowrap ,13 April ,025", ,"Sunday , :00 pm", ,"053,,00", ,"643,,00", ,"8", ,"250,,00", ,"796,,00", ,"5", |
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| #24 ,24 | "Go With Your Heart",
,"Template:Nowrap ,14 April ,025", ,"Monday , :30 pm", ,"368,,00", ,"764,,00", ,"6", ,"551,,00", ,"932,,00", ,"5", | ||||||||||
Awards
2025 TV Week Logie Awards Outstanding Competition Reality Series
External links
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