Ross Kemp: Extreme World
Ross Kemp: Extreme World | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by | Ross Kemp |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 (1 upcoming) |
No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company(s) | Tiger Aspect Productions and Mongoose Productions |
Distributor | Endemol UK |
Release | |
Original network | Sky1 |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
Original release | 21 February 2011 – present |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon |
Followed by | Ross Kemp: Back on the Frontline |
Website |
Ross Kemp: Extreme World is a documentary series shown on Sky1. The show is hosted by actor Ross Kemp, best known for his role of Grant Mitchell in the show EastEnders.
Premise
On the show, Kemp travels around the world talking to people involved in illicit trades, locals who have been affected by violence and hardship, and the authorities who are attempting to combat the problems. In each episode he attempts to establish contacts within the groups in order to get close to the ringleaders.
Transmissions
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 21 February 2011 | 21 March 2011 | 5 |
2 | 3 September 2012 | 8 October 2012 | 6 |
3 | 21 January 2014 | 25 February 2014 | 6 |
4 | 22 January 2015 | 5 March 2015 | 7 |
5 | 2016 | N/A | N/A |
Episodes
Series 1 (2011)
Episode no. | Airdate | Location | Viewers (millions)[1] | Sky1 weekly ranking | Multichannels rank |
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1 | 21 February 2011 | Chicago | 0.83 | 5 | 19 |
2 | 28 February 2011 | Congo | 0.72 | 4 | 26 |
3 | 7 March 2011 | Juárez, Mexico | 0.87 | 1 | 12 |
4 | 14 March 2011 | Haiti | 0.69 | 4 | 27 |
5 | 21 March 2011 | London | 0.81 | 3 | 15 |
Series 2 (2012)
Episode no. | Airdate | Location | Viewers (millions)[1] | Sky1 weekly ranking | Multichannels rank |
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1 | 3 September 2012 | Karachi | 0.71 | 4 | N/A |
2 | 10 September 2012 | Venezuela | 0.68 | 6 | N/A |
3 | 17 September 2012 | Glasgow | 0.69 | 4 | 28 |
4 | 24 September 2012 | Marseille | 0.70 | 4 | 29 |
5 | 1 October 2012 | New Orleans | 0.54 | 5 | N/A |
6 | 8 October 2012 | Kenya and Tanzania | 0.54 | 5 | N/A |
Series 3 (2014)
Episode no. | Airdate | Location | Viewers (millions)[1] | Sky1 weekly ranking | Multichannels rank |
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1 | 21 January 2014 | India | 0.46 | 4 | N/A |
2 | 28 January 2014 | Papua New Guinea | 0.59 | 4 | N/A |
3 | 4 February 2014 | Northern Ireland | 0.82 | 3 | 26 |
4 | 11 February 2014 | Lebanon | 0.57 | 3 | N/A |
5 | 18 February 2014 | Las Vegas | 0.58 | 9 | N/A |
6 | 25 February 2014 | Rio de Janeiro | 0.67 | 7 | N/A |
Series 4 (2015)
Episode no. | Airdate | Location | Viewers (millions)[1] | Sky1 weekly ranking | Multichannels rank |
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1 | 22 January 2015 | Ukraine | 0.64 | 2 | 29 |
2 | 29 January 2015 | South Africa | 0.59 | 4 | 29 |
3 | 5 February 2015 | Honduras | 0.52 | 4 | N/A |
4 | 12 February 2015 | Calais | 0.52 | 6 | N/A |
5 | 19 February 2015 | Memphis | N/A | N/A | N/A |
6 | 26 February 2015 | Aussie Bikers | 0.55 | 7 | N/A |
7 | 5 March 2015 | Britain's Deprived Coast | 0.53 | 5 | N/A |
Series 5 (2016)
It was confirmed back on 8 December 2015 via Ross Kemp's official twitter account that Extreme Worlds would return for a fifth series, filming began back in 2015 before having a 3 week christmas break filming restarted in January 2016.[2][3]
Series is in the final stages of production, The fifth series is due to air round September 2016[4]
Episode no. | Airdate | Location | Viewers (millions)[1] | Sky1 weekly ranking | Multichannels rank |
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1 | 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |