I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Granada Television (now part of ITV Studios)
Based on	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Presented by	Julia Morris Chris Brown
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	62 (as of 13 March 2016 - final episode of season 2)
Production
Location(s)	Kruger National Park, in South Africa
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Production company(s)	ITV Studios Australia
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Picture format	576i SDTV
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1 February 2015 – present
External links
Website
Production website

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! is an Australian reality television series on Network Ten which is based on the British television show of the same name.^[1] The series sees celebrities living in the jungle with few creature comforts and compete in various challenges to earn meals and other luxuries. The celebrities compete for $100,000 to be donated to their chosen charity. The series is set in Kruger National Park, South Africa,^[2][3] and is hosted by Julia Morris and Chris Brown.^[4]

On 16 July 2015 the series was renewed for a second season,^[5] which premiered on 31 January 2016.^[6] The second season was accompanied by the companion series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Now!. It aired on Eleven following each episode of the main series, hosted by comedian and former season one contestant Joel Creasey and The Bachelor 3 contestant Heather Maltman.^[7]

Format

The premise of the show is that there is a group of well known personalities living together in a specially constructed camp site in a jungle. During their time in the jungle they are isolated from the outside world and are not commonly aware of outside events. The contestants compete for $100,000 to be donated to a charity of their choosing, in addition to being personally reimbursed for their participation.^[8] While in the jungle, some of the contestants (generally voted by the viewing public) compete in challenges for food and luxuries for the camp. These challenges often involve local wildlife and are meant to take the contestants out of their comfort zone. Each week one or more of the contestants are evicted from the jungle, based on viewer votes. In addition, if the contestants become overwhelmed by their situation they can leave the series by speaking the phrase "I'm a celebrity get me out of here!". However, it is reported that if contestants do quit they will have their income for participating in the series markedly reduced.^[9] Throughout the show, additional contestants (called "intruders") enter the competition; and beginning with season two, some contestants are only included temporarily (i.e. having a guest appearance).^[10] In the end, a final viewer vote occurs to determine the winner of the series, who is given the title of "King / Queen of the Jungle".

Tucker trials

The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food. These trials aim to test both physical and mental abilities. The winner is usually determined by the number of stars collected during the trial, with each star representing a meal earned by the winning contestant for their camp mates.

Celebrity chest challenges

Two or more celebrities are chosen to take part in the celebrity chest challenge to win luxuries for camp. Each challenge involves completing a task to win a chest to take back to camp. However, to win the luxury item in the chest, the campmates must correctly answer a question. If they fail to answer correctly, the luxury item is forfeited and a joke prize is won. The luxury item is "donated" by a celebrity from the outside.

Secret mission

This is a challenge where some celebrities have to take part without alerting the other celebrities - if they are successful in their 'missions', they are rewarded.

Mystery box

A mystery box sees a box delivered to the campsite, each time containing a different gift for the contestants.

Production

Broadcast

The show is broadcast Monday to Thursday at 7.30 pm and on Sunday nights at 6:30 pm (for the weekly eviction show). All shows are presented by Julia Morris & Chris Brown from a nearby studio. The program is live to AEDT States (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory), in other states the program is delayed to accommodate local time zones.

The fallout zone

In addition to the television broadcast, for the first season a live feed from the camp site aired for an hour after the AEDT airing of the show on Ten's website and mobile app, titled The Fallout Zone but more commonly referred to as FOZ. The content of feed was available on the website after the fact so viewers in other states could watch the show after their airing of the main show. The feed was hosted by comedian Sam Mac and producer Ciaran "The Butcher" Flannery, also known as "The C-Word". On 8 March and March 12, 2015, producer Dominic "The Domin8or" Sullivan filled in during Flannery's absence. The duo interact with viewers through Twitter, using the hashtag #FOZ. Mac and Flannery have no control over the shots used in the stream which has resulted in one episode featuring a 20-minute shot of a waterfall and, on 16 February 2015, a 15-minute conversation featuring a sound technician looking for Bob being picked up. On 5 March 2015 the show famously featured audio problems during which Mac and Flannery's voices fluctuated between chipmunk and Darth Vader filters for the first thirty minutes. The show's theme song is Highway to the Fallout Zone sung by Sam Mac. The show did not return for the second season.

Public voting

Throughout the show the public votes on who competes in the following tucker trial and who to evict from the campsite. Viewers can either vote via SMS (by texting the name of the celebrity) or vote via Social Media (namely Facebook or Twitter) by using the celebrity's hashtag (#celeb[name]). Voting via social media is limited to 20 votes per account. For tucker trial voting, viewers vote for celebrity they wish to complete. For eviction voting, viewers vote for a celebrity to stay. Voting closes at approximately 7:30pm AEDT for Sunday's eviction vote and at approximately 8pm AEDT for voting on other days.

Prior to the premiere of the second season, it was announced that the voting process would change slightly compared to the inaugural season. SMS voting wil be used for both trial and eviction voting while Twitter voting will be used exclusively for trial voting. This change was implemented to even the playing field between celebrities with a larger international fan base (who are more likely to receive Twitter votes from said fan base) and celebrities with a smaller fan base who are only known in Australia.^[11] However, this decision was later reversed, allowing Twitter and Facebook votes for the finals.^[12]

Seasons

Winners are crowned King or Queen of their respective year.

Key:

     King of the Jungle

     Queen of the Jungle

Season	Presenters	Start date	End date	Days in camp	Campmates	Honour places
						Winner	Second place	Third place
1	Chris Brown and Julia Morris	1 February 2015	15 March 2015	45	14	Freddie Flintoff	Barry Hall	Chrissie Swan
2		31 January 2016	13 March 2016	45	12	Brendan Fevola	Paul Harragon	Laurina Fleure

Ratings

Season	Episodes	Premiere					Finale					Source
		Premiere date	Premiere viewers (Opening Night)	Rank	Premiere viewers (Welcome to the Jungle)	Rank	Finale date	Finale viewers (Grand final)	Rank	Finale viewers (Winner announced)	Rank
1	31	1 February 2015	1.199	#4	1.136	#5	15 March 2015	0.999	#8	1.144	#3	[13][14]
2	31	31 January 2016	1.324	#3	1.081	#5	13 March 2016	0.719	#8	0.858	#6	[15][16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result	Refs.
2016	Logie Awards of 2016	Best Reality Program	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Pending	[17]

References

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