Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains

Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains

Company type	Television season
Industry	Reality television
Founded	January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)
Headquarters	Australia
Products	Reality TV show
Website	10play.com.au/australian-survivor

Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains represents the tenth installment of Australian Survivor, debuting on Network 10 on 30 January 2023. Following the global Survivor blueprint, this season adopts the American-inspired Heroes vs. Villains concept, categorizing both new and returning contestants into two factions: Heroes and Villains. The season concluded with Liz Parnov securing victory through a unanimous 7–0–0 jury decision against Gerry Geltch and Matt Sharp.

The production took place in Upolu, Samoa, marking the franchise’s third occasion filming at this site, having previously used it in 2016 and 2017.

Contestants

The lineup comprised 24 participants—13 newcomers alongside 11 veterans—divided between the Heroes and Villains tribes. Newcomers self-selected their tribe affiliation, whereas returning players were placed according to their prior gameplay personas. Among the notable cast were news presenter Anjali Rao, writer Benjamin Law, AFL athlete David Zaharakis, Olympic pole vaulter Liz Parnov, and actress Sharni Vinson.

... [Table continues with remaining contestants and outcomes] ...

Contestant	Initial tribe	Post-Swap tribes	Original tribe #2	Shuffled tribes	Post-mutiny tribes	Merged tribe	Final placement
Template:Sortname 49, Melbourne, Victoria Champions V Contenders	Template:Stribe						Medically evacuated Day 2
Template:Sortname 48, Melbourne, Victoria News anchor	Template:Stribe						1st eliminated Day 2
Template:Sortname 44, Sydney, New South Wales Journalist	Template:Stribe						2nd eliminated Day 5
Template:Sortname 30, Melbourne, Victoria Luxury car PR owner	Template:Stribe						3rd eliminated Day 7
Template:Sortname 40, Melbourne, Victoria Animal activist	Template:Stribe						4th eliminated Day 9

Future appearances

In 2025, George Mladenov and Shonee Bowtell participated in Australian Survivor: Australia V The World. Additionally, George featured on Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and teamed up with his sister Pam for The Amazing Race Australia 7 in 2023. Nina Twine earned victory on the USA Network’s The Anonymous in 2024. In 2025, Mladenov also took part in Deal or No Deal.

Season overview

A total of thirteen newcomers joined eleven returning contestants in Samoa, divided into two tribes: the “Heroes” and the “Villains.” These groups were formed according to traits such as personality, profession, and previous Survivor experience. Initially, the Heroes tribe asserted dominance in immunity competitions, propelled by key competitors like Shaun and Sam. Meanwhile, social strategists Hayley and Flick focused their efforts on eliminating the tribe’s less influential members. The Villains tribe was largely influenced by the "Spice Girls" alliance—George, Shonee, and Liz—while Simon and Jordie found themselves sidelined.

Following a tribe shuffle, leadership shifted as George and Shonee gained control over the newly formed Heroes tribe, whereas the Villains were steered by dominant figures led by Shaun. Throughout challenges, both tribes shared intelligence and strategic benefits. Liz, who began at the bottom of her group, eventually defected back to align with Shonee and George prior to the merge.

Upon merging, George’s Villains secured a majority coalition named “the Vigilantes,” incorporating former Heroes Hayley, Gerry, and Matt. This alliance methodically voted out the minority faction. George anticipated multiple betrayals by turning against allies such as Shonee and Hayley. His objective was to advance to the final alongside Matt and Gerry; however, he was eliminated fourth after Liz claimed victory in the final immunity contests.

At the final tribal council, Liz took credit for masterminding retribution against George and earned a unanimous vote to win the $500,000 prize along with the Sole Survivor title. Matt faced criticism for lacking an independent game plan, while Gerry was faulted for inadequate rapport with the jury.

Tribal phase (Days 1–27)

Episode		Challenge winner(s)		Eliminated	Finish
No.	Original air date	Reward	Immunity
1	30 January 2023	rowspan="2" Template:Stribe	rowspan="2" Template:Stribe	Jackie	Medically evacuated Day 2
		Anjali	1st voted out Day 2
2	31 January 2023	Villains	Template:Stribe	Michael	2nd voted out Day 5
3	1 February 2023	Villains	Template:Stribe	Mimi	3rd voted out Day 7
4	5 February 2023	Template:Stribe	Villains	Template:Stribe	4th voted out Day 9
5	6 February 2023	Template:Stribe	Villains	No elimination on Day 12 due to tribe swap vote.
6	7 February 2023	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Sarah	5th voted out Day 14
7	12 February 2023	None	Template:Stribe	Fraser	6th voted out Day 15
			Simon*

• Special Individual Challenge won by Simon at Day 15 Tribal Council.

Episodes

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Voting history

Tribal Phase (Days 1–27)

					Initial Tribes						After Swap Tribes	Initial Tribes		Tribes After Switch				Mutiny	After Mutiny
Episode #					1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11	12	13
Day #					2		5	7	9	12	14	15	17	19	21		22	25	27
Eliminated					Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe	Template:Stribe

Votes					(Medical evacuation; Jackie suffered a fractured collarbone and exited the game; Villains revealed their votes)	(Villains 9–1)	(Villains 8–1–1)	(Villains 8–1)	(Heroes 7–4–1)	(Heroes 8–2–1)	(Villains 8–1)	(Villains "3–2–0"; George used a hidden immunity idol negating two votes)	(Heroes 5–0; Benjamin played hidden immunity idol negating six votes)	(Heroes 4–0; Shonee used hidden immunity idol negating four votes)	(Villains 4–4)	(Villains 5–1)	(Heroes 4–3)	(Villains Accepted mutiny)	(Heroes 4–2–1)

Individual Phase (Days 28–47)

						Merged Tribe
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21		22	23		24
29	31	33	35	37	39	41	colspan="2"|42	44	colspan="2"|45	46
{{stribe{faamolemole}|David}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Flick}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Sam}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Shonee}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Shaun}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Hayley}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Gerry & Nina}}	{{stribe{none}|Tie}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Simon}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Nina}}	colspan=2 {{stribe{faamolemole}|Shonee}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|George}}
(7–1–0; Liz utilized hidden immunity idol negating four votes)	(7–3–1)	(6–4)	(5–3–1)	(4–3–1)	(4–1–1–1)	(5–1)	(3–3)	(4–0)	(3–2)	colspan=2 (4–1)	(3–1)

Final Vote
24
47
{{stribe{faamolemole}|Liz}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Gerry}}	{{stribe{faamolemole}|Matt}}
colspan=3 {{stribe{faamolemole}|7–0–0}}
Vote Cast
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Notes

Ratings

The viewership figures provided by OzTAM represent audience measurements from Australia's five major metropolitan regions: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.

Week	Episode	Airdate	Timeslot	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total ratings		Source
				Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank
1	1	30 January 2023	Monday 7:30 pm	447,000	14	89,000	2	536,000	12
	2	31 January 2023	Tuesday 7:30 pm	410,000	12	83,000	2	493,000	10
	3	1 February 2023	Wednesday 7:30 pm	369,000	13	86,000	2	455,000	9
2	4	5 February 2023	Sunday 7:30 pm	438,000	8	71,000	2	509,000	7
	5	6 February 2023	Monday 7:30 pm	449,000	13	92,000	2	541,000	11
	6	7 February 2023	Tuesday 7:30 pm	395,000	12	71,000	2	466,000	10

7	19	style= "text-align:left"|12 March 2023	Sunday 7 :30 pm	497,000	7	63,000	4	560,000	6
	20	style= "text-align:left"|13 March 2023	Monday 7 :30 pm	536,000	8	52,000	4	588,000	8
	8	21	style= "text-align:left"|19 March 2023	Sunday 7 :30 pm	549,000	5	57,000	3	605,000	4
22		style= "text-align:left"|20 March 2023	Monday 7 :30 pm	505,000	9	66,000	3	571,000	8
9	23	style= "text-align:left"|26 March 2023	Sunday 7 :30 pm	522,000	8	44,000	5	566,000	7
	24	rowspan= "2" style= "text-align:left"|27 March 2023	rowspan= "2"|Monday 7 :30 pm	592,000	8	52,000	4	644,000	9
			650,000		7		49,000		5		699,000		6

Notes

Critical reception

The seventh installment of Heroes V Villains earned distinction as one of the top television episodes of 2023 according to The New York Times.

Accolades

This season received the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Reality Program at the Logie Awards of 2023 ceremony.

Legal issues

In 2024, Jackie Glazier initiated legal action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against Endemol Shine Australia, citing injuries incurred during the initial Immunity Challenge and alleging lapses in safety protocols.