‘We want the most entertaining season yet’: Ten’s head of network programming, Daniel Monaghan, on building Australian Survivor: All Stars
Australian Survivor: All Stars kicked off last night on Ten, the first of two seasons of the Survivor format which will run in 2020. Hannah Blackiston speaks with Ten’s head of network programming, Daniel Monaghan, to discuss why the network chose to commit to two seasons and how important the success of All Stars is to Ten’s slate.
Shane Gould, David Genat, Henry Nicholson, Jericho Malabonga, Lydia Lassila, Mark ‘Tarzan’ Herlaar, Moana Hope and Mat Rogers. Those names may be just that to you – a list of names – but to Australian Survivor fans they’re a collection of villains or favourites from previous seasons, reunited in Fiji to duke it out once more. Or, that’s what Ten is hoping for with Australian Survivor: All Stars.
Tarzan, Shane Gould, David Genat and Mat Rogers are all back for Australian Survivor: All Stars
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“Everyone will know all 24 contestants and have their favourites, and not-so favourites, already lined up and who they want to win. I think that’s the advantage going into an All Stars season over any of the others, particularly as it does, in all reality formats, take a bit of time to get to know new contestants. Here we have the luck that people already do,” Ten’s head of network programming, Daniel Monaghan, tells me on why this season will be different to the ‘regular’ season coming later in the year.
