Expedition Robinson

Expedition Robinson
Created by Charlie Parsons[1]
Developed by Planet 24
Theme music composer Jon Rekdal[2]
Country of origin  Sweden
Original language(s) Swedish
No. of seasons 15
Production
Running time 60 minutes (1997–2005, 2012)
85 minutes (2009–2011)
Production company(s) Strix Television (1997–2005)
Silverback/ITV Studios & Castaway (2009–2012)
Mastiff (2015)
Release
Original network SVT (1997–2003)
TV3 (2004–2005)
TV4 (2009–2012)
Sjuan (2015)
Picture format 16:9
Original release 13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) – present
Chronology
Related shows Survivor
External links
Website

Expedition Robinson is a Swedish reality television program in which contestants are put into survival situations, and a voting process eliminates one person each episode until a winner is determined. The format was developed in 1994 by Charlie Parsons for a United Kingdom TV production company called Planet 24, but the Swedish debut in 1997 was the first production to actually make it to television.[3] An American version called Survivor, started in 2000.

Format

The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Sixteen contestants are put into a survival situation and compete in a variety of physical challenges. Early in each season two teams compete but later on the teams are merged and the competitions become individual. At the end of each show one contestant is eliminated from the show by the others in a secret "island council" ballot.

Ownership

Planet 24 was owned by Charlie Parsons and Bob Geldof.[1] Their company Castaway Television Productions retained the rights to the concept when they sold Planet 24 in 1999.

Popularity

The final episode of season four was viewed by 4,045,000 people out of a total population of 8.8 million in Sweden. The series returned from 2009 to 2012, now on TV4, hosted by Linda Isacsson in 2009 and later Paolo Roberto. The show moved to Sjuan in 2015 with Linda Lindorff taking over as presenter.

Seasons

Year(s) Host Producer(s) Channel Participants Winner Prize
1997 Harald Treutiger Anders Eriksson SVT 16 Martin Melin 500,000 SEK ($70,000)
1998 Mikael Hylin 15 Italy Alexandra Zazzi
1999 Anders Lundin Mattias Olsson 17 France Jerker Dalman
2000 Hasse Aro 16 Mattias Dalerstedt
2001–02 Hasse Aro & Kajsa Glansén 17 Jan Emanuel Johansson
2002 Hasse Aro & Joakim Jankert Hungary Antoni Matacz
2003–04 Hasse Aro & Anki Lindberg 24 (10 new) Emma Andersson
2004 Robert Aschberg Hasse Aro & Claes Leinstedt TV3 20 (19 new) Jerry Forsberg 1,000,000 SEK ($140,000)
2005 Hasse Aro & Frida Åberg 24 (23 new) Karolina Conrad
2005 (VIP) 15 (VIP) Tilde Fröling 500,000 SEK ($70,000)
2009 Linda Isacsson Cricko Akander TV4 18 Ellenor Pierre ?
2009–10 Paolo Roberto Pontus Gårdinger & Ylva Hultén Hans Brettschneider ?
2010 Nicklas Nordernström & Ylva Hultén 21 Erik Svedberg ?
2011 Cricko Akander & Ylva Hultén 20 Finland Mats Kemi ?
2012 Stefan Stridh 14 (0 new) Mariana "Mirre" Hammarling ?
2015 Linda Lindorff Mia Berg Sjuan 27 Jennifer Egelryd & Dan Spinelli Scala ?
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References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 Svensson, p. 16
  2. ↑ Lindner, Tobias (22 November 2001). "Miljoner tv-tittare har hört musiken". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Reality TV around the globe". BBC News. 24 May 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
Sources
  • Svensson, Niklas (2004). Robinsonboken - Sanningen om Expedition Robinson (in Swedish). Bazar Förlag AB. ISBN 91-7028-017-7. 

Further reading

External links

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