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Australian Survivor fans fight to save host Jonathan LaPaglia with online petition after he was abruptly fired: 'He is the show'


Die-hard fans Australian Survivor fans are fighting back after host Jonathan LaPaglia was adruptly fired from the long-running series.

Die-hard Australian Survivor fans are fighting back after it was revealed longtime host Jonathan LaPaglia was abruptly fired from the long-running series. The most recent season, Brains v Brawn II, saw viewership plummet to as low as 486,000 total overnight viewers - a far cry from the million-plus numbers it once pulled. In fact, casting was so challenging that the deadline was extended to June 1 - and desperate producers even started poaching rejected applicants from Married At First Sight.

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