Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II is the twelfth season of Australian Survivor, which premiered on Network 10 on 17 February 2025 and is based on the international reality competition franchise Survivor.

In this season, twenty-four contestants were stranded in Samoa and divided into two tribes: "Brains" and "Brawn", similar to the format of the eighth season. Myles Kuah was named the winner of the season, defeating Kaelan Lockhart in a 7–1 vote.

Production On 17 May 2024, Daniel Monaghan, Paramount Australia and New Zealand's senior vice president of content and programming, confirmed that Australian Survivor would start filming the next season, with the theme Brains vs Brawn, in July.

Contestants

The 24 contestants are divided into two tribes based on their intellect or strength. The cast includes Logan Johannisen, the wife of Jason Johannisen, Olympian Morgan Mitchell and former Ambulance Australia paramedic Paulie Michael. +ContestantOriginal tribePost-Swap tribeShuffled tribePost shuffled tribeMerged tribeFinish26, Sydney, NSW45, Townsville, QLD21, Gold Coast, QLD54, Melbourne, VIC36, Sydney, NSW31, Goovigen, QLD38, Melbourne, VIC35, Canberra, ACT28, Gold Coast, QLD27, Melbourne, VIC45, Mount Coolum, QLD33, Gold Coast, QLDrowspan="13" 49, Rockdale, NSW25, Melbourne, VIC36, Sydney, NSW 30, Melbourne, VIC27, Melbourne, VIC43, Sydney, NSW 29, Melbourne, VIC17th voted outDay 4326, Melbourne, VIC43, Brisbane, QLD 35, Sydney, NSW27, Brisbane, QLDRunner-upDay 4723, Sydney, NSWSole SurvivorDay 47

Notes

Future appearances In 2026, AJ competed on the third season of The Traitors.

Season summary Twenty-four new contestants were divided into two tribes: "Brains", known for their intellect, and "Brawn", known for their strength.

+Tribal phase (Days 1–25)EpisodeChallenge winner(s)EliminatedFinishNo.TitleOriginal air dateRewardImmunity1"Premiere"17 February 20251st voted outDay 22"The Praying Mantis"18 February 20252nd voted outDay 53"Stoic"19 February 2025rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Medically evacuatedDay 73rd voted outDay 74"Perplexed Dimension"23 February 20254th voted outDay 95"Bomb Squad!"24 February 2025 rowspan="2" No elimination on Day 12due to a tribe swap vote.6"The Pest Problem"25 February 20255th voted outDay 147"A Date with JLP"2 March 20256th voted outDay 168"Maggot in the Rice"3 March 2025rowspan="2" 7th voted outDay 189"Hostages"4 March 2025 8th voted outDay 1910"The Vault"9 March 20259th voted outDay 2111"The Strong-Arm"10 March 2025 No elimination on Day 23due to a tribe swap vote.12"Just What the Doctor Ordered"11 March 2025LeftDay 25

+Merge phase (Days 26–47)EpisodeChallenge winner(s)EliminatedFinishNo.TitleOriginal air dateRewardImmunity13"Vengeance"16 March 2025 10th voted outDay 2814"The Buddy System"17 March 2025 11th voted outDay 2915"The Rat King"18 March 2025 12th voted out1st jury memberDay 3116"Pickled"23 March 2025 SurvivorAuction No elimination on Day 33due to a Malosi tribe split vote.17"G-R-I-M"24 March 2025 13th voted out2nd jury memberDay 3518"Operation: ShutYour Pie Hole"25 March 2025 14th voted out3rd jury member Day 3719"The Magic Number"30 March 2025 15th voted out4th jury member Day 3920"The Reaper is Coming"31 March 2025rowspan="6" 16th voted out5th jury member Day 4121"House of Cards"6 April 2025 rowspan=2 17th voted out Day 43 22"Polarising the Outcome"7 April 2025 18th voted out6th jury member Day 4423"Fired Up!"13 April 2025 19th voted out7th jury member Day 4524"Go With Your Heart"14 April 2025 20th voted out8th jury member Day 46Final vote Runner-upDay 47 Sole SurvivorDay 47

Notes

Episodes

Voting history Tribal Phase (Days 1–25) Original Tribes Second Swap Episode # 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Day # 2 57 9 12 14 16 18 19 21 23 25 Eliminated Votes Voter Vote align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" colspan="2" align="left" colspan="2" align="left" colspan="2" align="left" colspan="2" align="left" colspan="3" align="left" colspan="4" align="left" colspan="4" align="left" colspan="4" align="left" colspan="4" align="left" colspan="4" align="left" Individual Phase (Days 26–47) Merged Tribe Episode # 13 14 15 161718192021222324 Day # 28 29 31 333537394143444546 Eliminated Votes Voter Vote align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left"

Final voteEpisode # 24Day # 47FinalistVotecolspan="2" JurorVotealign="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" Notes

Reception Ratings Wk Episode Airdate Timeslot Overnight 7 Day Timeshift Source Reach viewers Total viewers Rank Reach viewers Total viewers Rank 1 1 "Premiere" Monday 7:30 pm 1,021,000 527,000 12 1,404,000 836,000 9 2 "The Praying Mantis" Tuesday 7:30 pm 962,000 512,000 12 1,326,000 798,000 9 3 "Stoic" Wednesday 7:30 pm 993,000 486,000 14 1,291,000 776,000 10 2 4 "Perplexed Dimension" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,097,000 554,000 10 1,455,000 806,000 7 5 "Bomb Squad!" Monday 7:30 pm 973,000 520,000 13 1,297,000 759,000 11 6 "The Pest Problem" Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,025,000 525,000 12 1,342,000 774,000 7 3 7 "A Date with JLP" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,048,000 543,000 10 1,333,000 763,000 7 8 "Maggot in the Rice" Monday 7:30 pm 910,000 559,000 17 1,172,000 770,000 13 9 "Hostages" Tuesday 7:30 pm 979,000 505,000 13 1,290,000 737,000 10 4 10 "The Vault" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,011,000 555,000 13 1,307,000 767,000 9 11 "The Strong-Arm" Monday 7:30 pm 1,023,000 612,000 13 1,277,000 821,000 10 12 "Just What the Doctor Ordered" Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,027,000 555,000 14 1,332,000 786,000 9 5 13 "Vengeance" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,223,000 600,000 14 1,461,000 814,000 8 14 "The Buddy System" Monday 7:30 pm 1,241,000 654,000 10 1,454,000 836,000 8 15 "The Rat King" Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,107,000 568,000 13 1,396,000 780,000 8 6 16 "Pickled" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,022,000 601,000 11 1,333,000 815,000 6 17 "G-R-I-M" Monday 7:30 pm 1,233,000 658,000 11 1,499,000 853,000 7 18 "Operation: Shut Your Pie Hole" Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,201,000 622,000 11 1,557,000 855,000 5 7 19 "The Magic Number" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,133,000 629,000 9 1,408,000 820,000 6 20 "The Reaper Is Coming" Monday 7:30 pm 1,109,000 630,000 12 1,302,000 824,000 9 8 21 "House of Cards" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,082,000 617,000 10 1,275,000 799,000 9 22 "Polarising The Outcome" Monday 7:30 pm 1,040,000 615,000 14 1,298,000 808,000 11 9 23 "Fired Up!" Sunday 7:00 pm 1,053,000 643,000 8 1,250,000 796,000 5 24 "Go With Your Heart" Monday 7:30 pm 1,368,000 764,000 6 1,551,000 932,000 5

Awards

!scope="row"|2025 |TV Week Logies |Best Competition Reality Program

References

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