Survivor Greece is the Greek version of the popular reality show Survivor.
This version of the show was aired on Mega TV for two seasons from 2003 to 2004. While the series was titled Survivor, it also took elements from Survivors predecessor Expedition Robinson such as that of the North and South teams. The series did not achieve the ratings that Mega TV had hoped for and at the end of its second season it was cancelled. It was brought back two years later for a joint season with Turkey. After seven years, on 13 February 2017, the show came back on Skai TV with Sakis Tanimanidis as host. From season 6 (2018) Giorgos Lianos joined the show as a co-host. In 2020, Tanimanidis left the show, and Lianos became the main host.
Format and rules
For the Mega TV editions (seasons 1–4) Greek Survivor followed the format of the American Survivor, with added twists such as Redemption Island (where voted out players could return). The show produced more episodes than the American version, usually splitting a week's episodes between the reward and the immunity challenges, but the main format remained close to the original CBS one.
In the event of a tie at Tribal Councils, contestants competed in a duel in order to determine who would be eliminated. Additionally, when a player was forced out of the game due to sickness, he/she couldn't be a member of jury. As seen in season two, if jury members did not wish to cast a vote for a winner they were not required to.
After Skai TV picked up the production rights in a collaboration with producer Acun Ilıcalı, the format of the game completely changed. Challenges pitted people in 1v1 (or sometimes 2v2 or 3v3) situations, with the winner gifting their team a point. Teams that reached 10 points first won the challenge (like a volleyball match).
Another major change was the introduction of fan voting. The tribe who lost Immunity Challenge had to select two or three players to be in the Elimination Vote. The fans, through calls and texts, then chose the Survivor who should leave the game. This change required the game to be broadcast with minimal delay (usually 2 days) in order for the fans to vote in time. Fans voting was the deciding factor in the Semi Final and Final too, with no jury in place.
The general success of the show, pushed the production team to extend the duration of the game, usually by introducing new players in later stages. This tactic pushed Season 6 to drag for 177 days, which many considered it made it stale.
Series overview +List of Greek Survivor seasons Season Premiere date Finale date Network Location Episodes Days Castaways Initial tribes Winner Grand Prize Host(s) 1 September 18, 2003 December 28, 2003 Mega TVMalaysia, Southeast Asia 29 42 17 Two tribes of eight Evangelia Dermetzoglou Nikos Labrinakis €200,000Grigoris Arnaoutoglou 2 September 26, 2004 December 28, 2004 42 20 Two tribes of ten Konstantinos Hristodoulakis Anna Mazour Greece vs. Turkey September 23, 2006 December 28, 2006 Pearl Islands, Panama 27 53+ Derya Durmuşlar Amfikratis Zachariadis €250,000 Konstantinos Markoulakis Patagonia February 15, 2010 June 2, 2010 Patagonia, South America 20 18 Two tribes of nine Vangelis Gerasimou Kleanthis Koktsidis €150,000Giannis Aivazis 5 February 13, 2017 July 5, 2017 Skai TVLas Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic 90 148 25 Two tribes of twelve Giorgos Aggelopoulos Marios Priamos-Ioannidis €100,000 Sakis Tanimanidis 6 January 21, 2018 July 13, 2018 117 177 32 Two tribes of twelve Ilias Gotsis Katerina DalakaSakis TanimanidisGiorgos Lianos Greece vs. Turkey February 2, 2019 June 30, 2019 La Romana, Dominican Republic 119 149 33 Two tribes of twelve Katerina Dalaka Dimitra Vamvakousi 8 December 27, 2020 July 5, 2021 108 198 34 Two tribes of ten Sakis Katsoulis Ilias Bogdanos Giorgos Lianos 9 December 26, 2021 July 6, 2022 134 39 Two tribes of twelve Stathis Schizas Aris Soiledis All-Star January 8, 2023 July 11, 2023 118 184 38 Two tribes of thirteen Sakis Katsoulis Nikos Bartzis 11 January 7, 2024 June 26, 2024 116 174 36 Two tribes of ten Daniel NurkaFanis BoletsisKaterina Dalaka 12 September 16, 2024 December 12, 2024 61 92 25 Two tribes of nine Nino Nikolaidis Giannis Alkeo Keli 13 January 11, 2026 May 20, 2026 68 130 37 Two tribes of twelve Stavros Floros . 'None ' €250,000
Greek Survivor season
Season One
Date: 18 September 2003 – 28 December 2003 (29 episodes). Location: Malaysia, Southeast Asia. Hosted: Grigoris ArnaoutoglouSurvivor 1, was the first edition of the Greek version of the popular reality show Survivor and it aired from September 2003 to December 2003, every Thursday and Sunday night.
The winner of season one was Evangelia Dermetzoglou.
+List of Survivor (Season 1) contestants ContestantOriginalTribesEpisode Cycle 2TribesUnification of the Islands FinishRena Dimitriou40, Xanthi South TeamExpelledDay 2 Sandra Boura60, Nafplio North Team 1st Voted OutDay 4Giannis Veronis60, Mykonos South Team 2nd Voted OutDay 9Theodoros Sfantos46, Crete South Team 3rd Voted OutDay 13Dimitris Katranis33, Athens North Team 4th Voted OutDay 17Tzeni Katsarou24, Athens South Team 5th Voted OutDay 21Konstantinos Sotiriou32, Athens North Team 6th Voted OutDay 24Efimia Fakatseli29, Athens North Team Unification of the Islands 7th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 28Maria Solonaki24, Thessaloniki South Team 8th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 31 Katerina Darmi24, Athens South Team Left Competition3rd Jury MemberDay 34 Andreas Nasioudis25, Thessaloniki South Team 9th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 34Ilias Valasis32, Syros North Team South TeamSpyros Soulis28, Athens North TeamDespina Siakou40, Athens South TeamOrthoula Papadakou33, Athens North TeamNikos Lamprinakis47, Crete South Team North TeamEvangelia Dermetzoglou31, Athens North Team
Season Two
Date: September 26, 2004 – December 28, 2004 (42 episodes). Location: Malaysia, Southeast Asia. Hosted: Grigoris Arnaoutoglou.Survivor 2, was the second edition of the Greek version of the popular reality show Survivor and it aired from September 2004 to December 2004, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night
The winner of season two was Konstantinos Hristodoulakis.
+List of Survivor (Season 2) contestants ContestantOriginalTribesEpisode Cycle 3TribesEpisode Cycle 5TribesMergedTribe FinishEleni Karadimou32, Athens WomenMaria Velli24, Athens WomenVicky Sapouna26, Alexandria WomenAthanasia Markoudi24, Thessaloniki WomenMichalis Apazoglou21, Athens Men North TeamMara Kopanou34, Athens Women South TeamVasilis Boutsoris46, Athens Men North TeamGerasimos Pylarinos25, Corinth Men South TeamPavlos Papadakis26, Chania Men South TeamGiannis Tsiolis21, Athens Men North TeamKonstantina Golia24, Athens Women South TeamGiorgos Papasotiriou36, Athens Men South Team Unification of the IslandsMelina Patakiouta26, Athens Women North TeamKaterina Vasilopoulou24, Athens Women South TeamPaola Voutos25, Athens Women North Team South TeamNikos Soures31, Chalcis Men South Team North TeamManolis Bouzakis46, Chania Men South TeamGiorgos Synetos29, Athens Men North TeamAnna Mazour32, Athens Women North TeamKonstantinos Christodoulakis42, Athens Men North Team
Season Three
Date: September 23, 2006 – December 28, 2006 (27 episodes). Location: Pearl Islands, Panama (Final: Buenos Aires, Argentina). Hosted: Konstantinos Markoulakis.Survivor 3 or Greece vs. Turkey was the third season of the Survivor to air in Greece and the second season to air in Turkey.
This season premiered on Saturday, September 23, 2006, and it aired from September 2006 to December of that same year, every Tuesday and Thursday night. This was the first time that either country's branch of the franchise competed with another country and because of this, the major twist this season was that the tribes were divided up by country of origin.
The winner of season three was Derya Durmuşlar.
+List of Survivor: Greece vs. Turkey contestantsContestantTribeFinishVasilis Athanasopoulos24, Anavyssos GreeceMaria Nikoloutsou21, Ioannina GreeceFulya Gürkan25, IstanbulTurkeyOnur Alper Sarmusak23, IstanbulTurkeyIoanna Nikolaou26, Messolonghi GreeceÇiğdem Mısırlı24, MalatyaTurkeyStella Kalenderoglou36, Athens GreeceMelita Gouait30, Nea Makri GreeceGiannis Zisis31, Chalcis GreeceTeymuralp Merter Fosforoğlu36, AnkaraTurkeyArzu Gazioğlu18, IstanbulTurkeyMetin Gülgez35, AnkaraTurkeyNadia Zagli22, Athens Greeceİpek Esin36, IstanbulTurkeyPantelis Papakonstantinou39, Thessaloniki GreeceSelim Sabah25, IstanbulTurkeyAytuğ Yüksel22, Ankara TurkeyPlatonas Lemonopoulos29, KateriniGreeceAmfikratis Zachariadis31, Thessaloniki GreeceDerya Durmuşlar45, IstanbulTurkey
Season Four Date: February 15, 2010 – June 2, 2010 (20 episodes). Location: Patagonia, South America. Hosted: Giannis AivazisSurvivor: Patagonia or Patagonia: The Edge of the World was the fourth season of the Survivor to air in Greece. This season premiered on Monday, February 15, 2010, and it aired from February 2010 to June of that same year, every Sunday night.
The winner of season four was Vangelis Gerasimou.
+List of Survivor: Patagonia contestantsContestantTribeFinishGiannis Karaouzas37, ZografouUnemployedAlepoudes1st EliminationNikos Nikolaou40, AthensBusinessmanKondores2nd EliminationNatalia Andreadi27, AthensEnglish TeacherAlepoudes 3rd EliminationTzeni Arfani29, English TeacherAlepoudes4th EliminationIoanna Gerodimitriou 35, AviaGymnastAlepoudes5th EliminationSossana Manousaridou30, ThessalonikiPrivate EmployeeKondores6th EliminationChara Katsaouni32, ChalcisReal estate agentAlepoudes7th EliminationNadia Asimakopoulou26, AthensNurseKondores8th Elimination (Walked)Dionysia Bompoli28, Physical TherapistKondores9th Elimination (due to injury)Nikol Rafa33, AthensMolecular BiologistKondores10th Elimination (Walked)Giorgos Gidakos27, SpartaElectrical engineerAlepoudes11th EliminationVangelis Kavalaris38, AthensBusinessmanKondores12th EliminationEirini Mavraki26, VeterinarianKondores13th EliminationGiannis Laitsos27, GrevenaTeacher of InformaticsKondores14th EliminationNikolas Dagalakis24, CreteΤrainerKondores15th EliminationKostas Manioudakis36, CreteAccountantAlepoudesRunner-UpKleanthis Koktsidis25, AthensStudent Undergraduate AlepoudesRunner-UpVangelis Gerasimou29, KalamataCookAlepoudesWinner
Season Five
Date: February 13, 2017 – July 5, 2017 (90 episodes). Location: Las Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic. Hosted: Sakis Tanimanidis (From the island). Eleonora Meleti (Survivor Panorama - From Greece).Survivor 2017 was the fifth season of the Survivor to air in Greece from Skai TV and in Cyprus from Sigma TV. Premiered on February 13, 2017, and the final was on July 5, 2017, with the host Sakis Tanimanidis. It aired 4 nights a week, from Sunday to Wednesday (for some time it also aired on Thursdays)
Twelve players and twelve celebrities have been known in Greece through their work are invited to survive on a deserted island, the exotic Dominican Republic, for 5 months, having their luggage, the necessary clothes and basic food supply.
The winner of season five was Giorgos 'Danos' Angelopoulos.