Survivor: The Australian Outback

Survivor: The Australian Outback (also called Survivor: Australia in later seasons) is the second season of the United States reality show Survivor. Filming took place at Goshen Station in northern Queensland during 2000 and aired from January 28, 2001 to May 3, 2001 on CBS. The location used was within a three hour drive of the coastal city of Cairns and located in a wet, tropical area. It was the top-rated show of 2001, according to Nielsen Ratings with an average of 30 million viewers tuning each week.

Fourteen weekly episodes aired, the first one airing immediately after Super Bowl XXXV, which also aired on CBS. The winner, Tina Wesson, was announced on May 3, 2001 where she defeated Colby Donaldson by a vote of 4-3.

The entire season was released in DVD format on April 26, 2005.

Tina Wesson, Colby Donaldson, Jerri Manthey, Alicia Calaway, and Amber Brkich returned to compete in the eighth season of Survivor. Wesson, Donaldson, Manthey, and Calaway would finish 18th, 12th, 10th, and 7th, respectively, while Brkich would go on to defeat her then future husband Rob Mariano 4-3 in the final two to win.

Donaldson and Manthey would again return in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Donaldson was a member of the Heroes Tribe while Manthey was a member of the Villains Tribe. Both Donaldson and Manthey advanced to the merge, and finished 5th and 4th respectively.

Michael Skupin returned for Survivor: Philippines.