Amanda Keller to host Alone Australia: The Reunion

Amanda Keller is set to host Alone Australia: The Reunion.

It will screen at SBS on Demand immediately following a double episode finale, and on broadcast the next day.

The show brings together the entire cast for the first time since they were dropped in the remote wilds of Western Tasmania / lutruwita. Beck, Chris, Duane, Gina, Jimmy, Kate, Michael, Mike, Peter and Rob will discuss their experiences and reveal never-before-seen footage.

Amanda Keller said: “I have been a massive fan of Alone for years and have been glued to the Australian series (even though it has slowed down my consumption of boiled eels). I can’t wait to debrief with the cast and hear all the behind-the-scenes stories of their incredible experience.”

SBS Head of Unscripted Joseph Maxwell said: “SBS is incredibly proud of how Alone Australia has become the standout new hit series of 2023, as Australians have followed the highs and lows of our incredible cast over the past six weeks. They’ve battled everything from extreme weather, hunger, and loneliness – along with falling tree limbs, slippery eels, and clever pademelons – and we know fans will be thrilled to see them come together in studio for this special program, Alone Australia: The Reunion. Expect tears, laughter and exclusive scenes giving insight into their experience.”

ITV Studios Australia Head of Factual Ben Ulm said: “We’re doing this for entirely selfish reasons. These 10 remarkable unique individuals have shared with us their most intimate, vulnerable, as well as triumphant moments over a long period of time. Executive Producer Riima Daher and her team sweated on their respective journeys every hour of every day, sight unseen! And we are so proud that Australia has now embraced each and every participant. I just want to hang out with them again and tell tales out of school. For individuals who like being alone, this is more of a re-union with their audience, and a celebration of extraordinary humanity. I only had to ask Amanda once.”

Alone Australia double finale 7:30pm Wednesday 24 May SBS / Alone Australia: The Reunion 9:30pm SBS on Demand
Alone Australia: The Reunion 7:30pm Thursday 25 May on SBS.

SBS has also supplied the following ratings info which reflects its huge lifts in Total TV numbers:

As temperatures plummeted across the Eastern seaboard this week, audiences have continued to be captivated by the experiences of the Alone Australia participants in the wilds of Western Tasmania with the first four episodes of Alone Australia all having now passed the 1 million viewer mark driven largely by the show’s incredible success on SBS On Demand with almost half the audience coming from online.
In the seven weeks since the debut of Alone Australia the first episode of the show has seen a phenomenal 338% Total TV uplift driven largely by Australians watching on SBS On Demand. The other seven episodes have also had significant uplifts of between 132% and 281% respectively. See breakdown below.
The Total TV audience for episode one now stands at 1.29m (when taking into account both SBS On Demand and 28 Day Timeshift) and remains SBS’s highest rating program for 2023 to date. Episode two and three now at a Total TV audience of 1.26m and 1.16m respectively. Episodes 4, 5, 6 and 7 also continue to grow with Total TV audiences of in excess of 800,000 each and continuing to grow.
SBS is also continuing to dominate the 28 Day OzTAM VPM rankings through the success of both Alone Australia as well as Rogue Heroes with the network taking out all eight of the top 10 slots.
Linear TV audiences also continue to deliver for SBS. Episode eight of Alone Australia, broadcast last night, had a linear audience of 332,000 (metro: 229,000 reg: 103,000). Since 7.30pm yesterday a further 65,000 viewers have watched this episode on SBS On Demand (Live+VOD) bringing its total audience since 7.30pm last night to 397,000.
Last night SBS had a metro linear share of 6.5% on its primary channel and 10.8% network share in total people.