Survivor Croatia

Original releaseNetworkHRT 2Release12 May (2005-05-12) –
7 July 2005 (2005-07-07)NetworkRTL TelevizijaRelease12 March (2012-03-12) –
2 June 2012 (2012-06-02)NetworkNova TVRelease14 March 2022 (2022-03-14) –
presentRelatedExpedition Robinson
International versions of Survivor

Survivor Croatia is a Croatian reality game show based on the international Survivor format. Following the premise of other versions of the Survivor format, the show features a group of contestants, referred to as "castaways" as they are marooned in an isolated location. The castaways must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in various challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted off the island by their fellow castaways, or eliminated through challenges. The final castaway remaining is awarded the title of "Sole Survivor" and the grand prize (700,000HRK in season 1,^[1] €50,000 in season 2).^[2]

The series first aired on HRT 2 in 2005 with the title Survivor: Odisejev otok. It was cancelled the same year. In 2012, the fourth season of Survivor Srbija was broadcast on the Croatian channel RTL Televizija and serves as the second Croatian season of Survivor. The third season, a pan-regional season, premiered March 14, 2022 on Nova TV in Croatia.^[3]

Format

Seasons 1 and 2

The formats of the first two seasons differ from each other. The first season's format is similar to the early seasons of the American version, while the second season is similar to the original Robinson series.

The basic premise of both versions is that the players are split up into two tribes and marooned on an island for over a month where they have to provide food, water, fire and shelter for each other. Every few days, the tribes are to compete in a challenge either for a reward (usually food, drinks, comfort, or items that help with camp life), or for immunity. The tribe that wins immunity is safe from elimination and doesn't have to visit Tribal Council, a ceremony where a player is voted out of the tribe.

About halfway into the competition, the tribes are merged, and the challenges become individual. Usually only one person is eligible to win immunity or reward, although there is an occasional team challenge for reward. During this phase of the game, eliminated contestants join the jury. When it's time for the Final Tribal Council (which happens with as few as 2 or as many as 4 players), the contestants don't vote each other out. Instead, the jury listens to the players plead their case, ask questions, and based on the information they've received, cast their vote for the winner. The player with the most voted wins the game and a cash prize. In the first season, though there was a jury system, the public voted for a winner instead. The jurors were also given the right to abstain from voting.^[4]

Several twists have been in play as well. At the start of season one, there was a challenge where a player from both tribes was automatically eliminated if they lost. This was most likely inspired by a similar twist from Survivor: Palau, a season that had recently finished airing when Odisejev otok started. In the second season, "The Island of the Banished" was in play. Inspired by Redemption Island from previous versions of the series, The Island of the Banished is a separate island where a contestant is sent after they're voted out. They have to provide shelter, food, fire and water for themselves while they wait for another player to get voted out. When there are two players, they participate in a duel where the loser is sent to the jury (unless they break the rules, in which case they are ejected permanently). The cycle repeats until the merge, where the winner officially rejoins the game and the island is no longer in play. On the last day, the final 6 players competed in a challenge where the two losers were sent to the jury, and the final 4 moved onto the Final Tribal Council.

Season 3

This season's format is based on the Turkish version.

20 castaways, 9 from Croatia, 8 from Serbia, 2 from Montenegro, and 1 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, are split up into two tribes based on nationality, with the Croats and Bosnian and one tribe and the Serbs and Montenegrins on the other. Challenges are held almost every day; 2 for Reward and 2 for Immunity. The tribe that wins Immunity does not have to nominate anyone for elimination. After one player from the losing tribe is nominated (or more should the vote end in a deadlock tie), another Immunity Challenge is held with the losing tribe having to nominate someone. Once two or more castaways are nominated, they are to participate in a Duel, with the loser going home. Should a player be pulled from the game for medical reasons, a replacement will join the game and be granted immunity from the first Tribal Council they attend. Additional castaways may also be added.

Survivor in Croatia

Influenced by the success of the Croatian version of Big Brother, HRT 2 launched a Croatian version of Survivor as well. The series featured 20 contestants.^[5] A second season was never made, possibly due to low ratings.^[4]

The fourth season of Survivor Srbija, the Serbian version of Survivor, serves as the second Croatian edition of Survivor. Alongside the usual host, Andrija Milošević, Croatian TV host Marijana Batinić hosted alongside him on-location. Croatian and Serbian hosts Antonija Blaće and Milan Kalinić also appeared on the show.^[6] In a first for Survivor Srbija, the series also featured contestants from Croatia and aired on RTL Televizija, a Croatian TV channel.^[7]

On October 14, 2021, United Group opened applications for a brand new pan-regional version of Survivor. It was filmed in the Dominican Republic. It consists of players from the ex-Yugoslav region. In Croatia, it aired on Nova TV.^[3][8] The airdate (March 14, 2022) was revealed on March 10, 2022.^[9]

Season list

Season		Winner	Runner-up	2nd Runner-up	3rd Runner-up	Vote	Contestants	Days	Tribes	Location	Year
1	Survivor: Odisejev Otok	Vazmenko Pervan	Vedrab Rubrik Šehić	—		68%-32%	20	45	Ammos   Petros   Zoi	Mljet, Croatia	2005
2	Survivor: Costa Rica	Vladimir "Vlada" Vuksanović	Milan Gromilić	Nikola Šoć	Sebastian Fleiss	6-5-2-0	18	37	Matambo   Boruka   Sibu	Corcovado, Costa Rica	2012
Season		Winner		Runner-up			Contestants	Days	Tribes	Location	Year
3	Survivor: Dominican Republic	Stefan Nivistić Nevena Blanuša		Milica Dabović Goran Špaleta			25	72	Azua   Mao	Dominican Republic	2022
4	Survivor 2023 (Croatia & Serbia)	Nataša Kondić Antonia Ivić		Anja Andrejić Denis Sviličić				64	Crveni   Plavi		2023
5	Survivor 2024 (Croatia & Serbia)	TBD									2024

List of contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Season	Finish
Ivan Krželj	Unknown	Split, Croatia	Unknown	Odisejev Otok	20th
Ana Marija Bojko	Unknown				19th
Lidija Šunjerga	37	Unknown			18th
Mirjana Frantal Jadreško	Unknown	Pula, Croatia	Unknown		17th
Iva Jerković	23	Zagreb, Croatia			16th
Šaneta Grbavac	34	Unknown			15th
Sasha Pintar	31				14th
Dvina Meler	28	Zagreb, Croatia	Unknown		13th
Tea Đurek	31				12th
Mladen Glavić	Unknown				11th
Vladimir Bambić	45	Zagreb, Croatia	Unknown		10th
Mihajlo Popović	26				9th
Filip Filipović	25				8th
Ivica Jurinić	Unknown				7th
Tanja Troskot	35	Zadar, Croatia	Unknown		6th
Mladen Kezele	41	Unknown			5th
Silvija Zelko	Unknown				4th
Kristina Sesar	25	Zagreb, Croatia	Unknown		3rd
Vedran Rubrik Šehić	24	Unknown			Runner-Up
Vazmenko Pervan	Unknown				Winner
Mia Begović	49	Zagreb, Croatia	Actress	VIP: Costa Rica	18th
Jelena Maćić	44	Belgrade, Serbia	Make-up Artist		17th
Aleksandra Nakova	23	Gevgelija, Macedonia	Model		16th
Radovan Stošić	28	Zagreb, Croatia	Mister Croatia		15th
Stanija Dobrojević	27	Ruma, Serbia	Starlet		14th
Žarko "Žare" Berber	43	Skopje, Macedonia	TV Host		13th
Neven Ciganović	42	Zagreb, Croatia	Stylist		12th
Marko Karadžić	36	Belgrade, Serbia	Politician		11th
Ognjen Kajganić	36		Handball Player		10th
Maja Lena Lopatni	21	Zagreb, Croatia	Student		9th
Aleksandra "Aleks" Grdić	33	Virovitica, Croatia	Miss Croatia		8th
Ava Karabatić	24	Split, Croatia	Starlet		7th
Martina Vrbos	28	Zagreb, Croatia	Singer		6th
Kristina Bekvalac	27	Novi Sad, Serbia	Fashion Designer		5th
Sebastijan Flajs	29	Samobor, Croatia	Snowboarder		3rd Runner-Up
Nikola Šoć	26	Cetinje, Montenegro	Model		2nd Runner-Up
Milan Gromilić	33	Belgrade, Serbia	Ballet Dancer		Runner-Up
Vladimir "Vlada" Vuksanović	24		Model		Winner
Sanja Močibob	37	Umag, Croatia	Marketing Student	Dominican Republic	25th
Igor Lazić "Niggor"	51	Kotor, Montenegro	Hip Hop Musician		24th
Ivana Banfić	52	Zagreb, Croatia	Singer		23rd
Ivona Koković	31	Prokuplje, Serbia	Life Coach		22nd
Kristian Rauch	27	Zagreb, Croatia	Personal Trainer		21st
Hrvoje Habdija	30		Skipper		20th
Ramiz Gusinac	52	Novi Pazar, Serbia	Hairdresser		19th
Viktor Bobić	35	Jablanovec, Croatia	Gym Owner		18th
Jovana Tomić	24	Belgrade, Serbia	Molecular Biologist		17th
Ivana Peček		Zagreb, Croatia	Fitness Centre Manager		16th

See also

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Nova TV webpage
• Official 2005 website archive
• 2012 website archive