After following the participants over more than four weeks in the Tasmanian wilderness, Alone Australia will wrap up with a double episode finale on SBS and SBS On Demand. The first episode is set to air May 24 at 7:30pm, with the second at 8:30pm.
The show has seen 10 Australian survivalists dropped in the remote wilds of Western Tasmania, completely isolated from the world and each other, stripped of modern possessions, contact and comforts, to self-document their experience – the last one standing winning $250,000.
The final three participants left in the wild are:
• Gina – 52, Rewilding Facilitator, NSW
• Michael – 43, Vet & Bush Regenerator, NSW
• Mike – 45, Solo Adventurist, NSW
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Mediaweek spoke to SBS’s director of TV, Kathryn Fink, about the success of Alone Australia, and the importance of SBS On Demand.
Commissioning the Australian series came with an expectation that the show would perform well on Total TV – before Alone Australia, the USA and Scandinavian versions of Alone made the format the biggest ever factual series in SBS On Demand history.
With the first episode lifting to over 1.2 million viewers from its original metro overnight audience of 203,000, Fink says that On Demand is a “critical” part of SBS’s strategy.
“SBS was really ahead of the pack in launching digital on-demand as a destination, as opposed to a catch-up service, and I think it’s managed to maintain that lead. It’s performing really well in the BVOD space. Digital is an absolutely critical part of our strategy, we really look at Total TV consumption.
“What we try to do is acquire and commission shows that are really distinctive, world-class, and stand out for our audiences. I think Alone Australia has proven to be exactly that.”
See Also: “Absolutely critical”: Why Alone Australia shines on Total TV
Alone Australia finale: May 24, 7:30pm and 8:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand
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Top Image: Alone Australia cast, Michael, Duane, Gina, Peter, Jimmy, Chris, Kate, Beck, Rob, Mike