Presented by Guy Zo-Aretz | Winner Neama Kaesari | |
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Location(s) Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic Original release December 15, 2007 – May 17, 2008 Followed by Survivor 10: Pearl Islands | ||
Survivor 10: The Caribbean is the first season of the Israeli edition of Survivor. Based on the popular reality game show Survivor, the series was shot between June and July, 2007, in Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic. It was produced by Reyif HeMeiri production company, with an approximated budget of $5,000,000. It is broadcast on the Channel 10.
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The show was criticized profusely by viewers, the media, and contestants for intervening in the game unfairly and for changing the format extensively for the production of numerous long episodes. The original U.S. series broadcasts 15 episodes per season. Each episode is 43 minutes long; the Israeli version broadcasts 40 episodes per season. Each episode is 60 minutes long or longer, and does not necessarily end with a tribal council elimination.
The Sole Survivor was Neama Kaesari, who defeated Noam Tor and Dan Mano in the final tribal council by a 5-4-0 vote. Neama received the grand prize of 1,000,000₪ in cash and an off-road car.
Differences between the Israeli and American versions
Although the main format is the same, a few differences were notable between the Israeli and the American versions:
The American version was filmed during 39 days, and the Israeli version was filmed during 52 days.
The double-power challenge is an individual challenge, which is played after the Immunity challenge. Every person going to Tribal Council had to compete, and the winner of the challenge won an additional power at Tribal Council.
The Israeli version introduced the Island of the Dead. Every person voted out is brought to the island, and had to compete with the person already staying there, for the right to stay on the island for at least another three days. When only three contestants remained, the winner of the last battle of the island returns to the game. In 2011, Survivor: Redemption Island, the 22nd season in the US version, will have the same process like Island of the Dead.
Most seasons of the American version have thirteen episodes, dependent on the number of participants, generally with one episode for every three days. The Israeli version had 36 episodes, with two episodes for every three days. At the first episode of the week, the Reward and Immunity Challenges were aired, and in the second, the Double-Power Challenge, Island of the Dead battle and Tribal Council was aired. On two occasions, the Tribal council wasn't aired at the second episode, but at the start of the next week's first episode.
The last three to stay on the island, together with the Island of the dead winner, assembled the final four. The four competed in two immunity challenges before going to tribal council. In tribal council, for the first time, the jury voted, together with the immunity necklaces holders. The results of this tribal council and the final tribal council, was filmed in a fortification next to Herzelia. The reunion was filmed at the Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv and was aired live.
The final tribal council is held live, back in Israel, and not on the island. The reunion show is a part of this tribal council, and at the end of it - the final vote is held and tallied, live.
Voting history
This contestant was prohibited from voting by the Double-Power challenge winner.