Australian Survivor: Redemption, is the fourteenth season of Australian Survivor and the twelfth to air on Network 10. The season premiered on 22 February 2026 and is based on the international reality competition franchise Survivor.
After 45 days of competition, Caleb Beeby was named the winner of the season, defeating Jackson Goonrey in a 6–3 vote.
Production
Immediately following his vote out on Survivor: Australia V The World on 18 August 2025, David Genat was announced as the new host, replacing Jonathan LaPaglia, who had hosted the series since its revival in 2016. At the same time, the season's title and its return to filming in Samoa were revealed. Filming was already underway at the time of the announcement, and the season was confirmed to air in 2026.
With a new host and new direction, this season has been marketed as the "New Era" of Australian Survivor. The following day, Genat shared a behind-the-scenes video on social media, offering a sneak peek at one of the challenge sets. The premiere date was announced to be 23 February 2026.
For the first time since All Stars and for the fifth time overall (after Australian Survivor 2002, Australian Survivor 2017, Australian Survivor: Champions V Contenders and Australian Survivor: All Stars), the season featured a final vote reveal and reunion show before a studio audience. The reunion was produced overlooking Sydney Harbour at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney.
Contestants The four returning players, Brooke Jowett, Harry Hills, Mark Warnock and Simon Mee, were revealed by Network 10 along with the first trailer featuring the full cast. In addition to the returning Survivor players, the season also features AFL footballer Ben Davis, former Big Brother Australia 2022 contestant Johnson Ashak, The Traitors NZ 2 contestant Cat Hooker and brother of Mat Rogers, a former Australian Survivor player, Don Rogers, who also competed on The Voice. +List of Australian Survivor: Redemption contestantsContestantOriginal tribeShuffled tribeMerged tribeFinish 27, South Hedland, WA 41, Melbourne, VIC 34, Adelaide, SA 33, Perth, WA 36, Perth, WA 29, Maroubra, NSW 51, Sydney, NSW 35, Sydney, NSW 24, Melbourne, VIC 29, Brisbane, QLD 34, Parkes, NSW 32, Trangie, NSW rowspan="13" 46, Sydney, NSW 37, Townsville, QLD 47, Gold Coast, QLD 28, Adelaide, SA 36, Brisbane, QLD 26, Melbourne, VIC 32, Melbourne, VIC 30, Sunshine Coast, QLD 36, Dunsborough, WA 46, Maungakotukutuku, NZ 24, Sydney, NSW 28, Tarwin Lower, VIC
Season summary
+Tribal phase (Days 1–24)EpisodeChallenge winner(s)EliminatedFinishNo.TitleOriginal air dateRewardImmunity 1"I Forgot Your Name"23 February 20261st voted outDay 2 2"Ghosts"24 February 20262nd voted outDay 5 3"In the Middle of Night"25 February 20263rd voted outDay 7 4"Piece of Cake"2 March 20264th voted outDay 95"Urge to Do Terrible Things" 3 March 2026rowspan="2" rowspan="2"5th voted outDay 11 6"Operation Snuff the Weasel"4 March 20266th voted outDay 13 7"Leopards Don't Change Their Spots"9 March 20267th voted outDay 15 8"I Want His Pants"10 March 2026rowspan="4"8th voted outDay 179"Don't Talk Dirty to Me"11 March 2026(Richard)rowspan="3"9th voted outDay 1810"An Oscar Winning Performance"15 March 2026rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 10th voted outDay 20 11"Draw Up the Divorce Papers"16 March 2026rowspan="1" 12"Sitting Little Wet Sad Ducks"18 March 2026rowspan="1"11th voted outDay 24 +Merge phase (Days 25–45)EpisodeChallenge winner(s)EliminatedFinishNo.TitleOriginal air dateRewardImmunity 13"Shake the Game"22 March 2026 12th voted outDay 26 14"The Soul Collector"23 March 2026 13th voted outDay 28 15"Like Venomous Snakes"24 March 2026 14th voted out1st jury memberDay 30 16"Arts and Crafts"29 March 2026 15th voted out2nd jury memberDay 32 17"Wimp"30 March 2026 16th voted out3rd jury memberDay 34 18"On the Rocks"1 April 2026 17th voted out4th jury memberDay 36 19"Sold the Dream"5 April 2026 18th voted out5th jury memberDay 38 20"Maggots"6 April 2026rowspan="4" 19th voted out6th jury memberDay 40 21"Half and Half"7 April 2026 20th voted out7th jury memberDay 41 22"Build a Raft"12 April 2026 21st voted out8th jury memberDay 43 23"You Know I've Got You"13 April 2026 22nd voted out9th jury memberDay 4424"Redemption"14 April 2026Jury voteRunner-upDay 45Sole SurvivorDay 45 Notes
Episodes
Voting history Tribal Phase (Days 1–24)
Original TribesSwitched Tribes Episode # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112Day # 2 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 18 20 2124 Eliminated Votes Voter Votealign="left"align="left"Jacksonalign="left"align="left"align="left"align="left" align="left"align="left"colspan="2" align="left"align="left"colspan="2" 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"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="2" align="left" colspan="2"
Individual Phase (Days 25–45)
Merged Tribe Episode # 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 2122 23Day # 26 28 30 32 3436 38 40 4143 44 Eliminated Votes Voter Votealign="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"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"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 # 45FinalistVotecolspan="2" JurorVotealign="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left" align="left"
Notes
Ratings Ratings Wk Episode Airdate Timeslot Overnight 7 Day Timeshift Source Reach viewers Total viewers Rank Reach viewers Total viewers Rank 1 1 "I Forgot Your Name" Monday 7:00 pm907,000464,000161,280,000732,000 11 2 "Ghosts" Tuesday 7:30 pm788,000412,000151,101,000653,00012 3 "In the Middle of Night" Wednesday 7:30 pm747,000365,000161,084,000629,000 12 2 4 "Piece of Cake" Monday 7:30 pm940,000446,000151,221,000669,000 13 5 "Urge to Do Terrible Things" Tuesday 7:30 pm 716,000 413,000 17990,000646,000 13 6 "Operation Snuff the Weasel" Wednesday 7:30 pm771,000365,000161,113,000606,00013 3 7 "Leopards Don't Change Their Spots" Monday 7:30 pm790,000406,000151,026,000596,00011 8 "I Want His Pants" Tuesday 7:30 pm653,000360,00019879,000549,00014 9 "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" Wednesday 7:30 pm708,000329,000171,003,000547,000 13 4 10 "An Oscar Winning Performance" Sunday 7:00 pm708,000343,00015982,000551,00010 11 "Draw Up the Divorce Papers" Monday 7:30 pm694,000393,00024957,000592,00015 12 "Sitting Little Wet Sad Ducks" Wednesday 7:30 pm764,000375,000151,051,000596,00014 5 13 "Shake the Game" Sunday 7:00 pm820,000392,000141,077,000588,00011 14 "The Soul Collector" Monday 7:30 pm692,000403,00021953,000608,00014 15 "Like Venomous Snakes" Tuesday 7:30 pm730,000394,000181,024,000611,00014 6 16 "Arts and Crafts" Sunday 7:00 pm763,000423,000151,009,000599,00011 17 "Wimp" Monday 7:30 pm765,000431,00021999,000617,00014 18 "On the Rocks" Wednesday 7:30 pm775,000432,000171,042,00619,00014 7 19 "Sold the Dream" Sunday 7:00 pm 713,000 372,000 14 949,00 539,000 10 20 "Maggots" Monday 7:30 pm 712,000 435,000 24 932,000 611,000 17 21 "Half and Half" Tuesday 7:30 pm 721,000 435,000 20 961,000 624,000 13 8 22 "Build a Raft" Sunday 7:00 pm 702,000 439,000 16 940,000 618,000 12 23 "You Know I've Got You" Monday 7:30 pm 687,000 454,000 23 885,000 613,000 1624"Redemption"Tuesday 7:30 pm 698,000 462,000 20 886,000 593,000 14 634,000 314,000 23 720,000 355,000 21 Notes
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