Expedition Robinson
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| Expedition Robinson | |
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| Format | Reality, Game Show |
| Created by | Charlie Parsons[1] |
| Theme music composer | Jon Rekdal[2] |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Language(s) | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | SVT (1997–2003) TV3 (2004–2005) TV4 (2009–) |
| Original run | 1997 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Survivor |
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| Website | |
Expedition Robinson is a popular Swedish reality television program debuting in 1997, a version of programs called "Survivor" in other countries. The program format was created in 1994 by Charlie Parsons from the United Kingdom. "Expedition Robinson" was the first production to actually make it to television,[3] but since then many other versions of the show have been produced in countries around the world under the name Survivor as well as the original name, "Expedition Robinson". The show is one of the biggest and most controversial successes in Scandinavia: 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 name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.
The series returned in 2009, now on TV4 with the world's third female hostess, Linda Isacsson.
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[edit] Format
The Robinson format was developed by Planet 24, a United Kingdom TV production company 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. Mark Burnett later licensed the format to create the U.S. show Survivor in 2000.
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.
[edit] Seasons
| Year | Host | Producer | Channel | Participants | Winner |
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| 1997 | Harald Treutiger | Anders Eriksson | SVT | 16 | Martin Melin |
| 1998 | Harald Treutiger | Mikael Hylin | SVT | 15 | Alexandra Zazzi |
| 1999 | Anders Lundin | Mattias Olsson | SVT | 17 | Jerker Dalman  |
| 2000 | Anders Lundin | Hasse Aro | SVT | 16 | Mattias Dalerstedt |
| 2001–02 | Anders Lundin | Hasse Aro / Kajsa Glansén | SVT | 17 | Jan Emanuel Johansson |
| 2002 | Anders Lundin | Hasse Aro / Joakim Jankert | SVT | 17 | Antoni Matacz |
| 2003–04 | Anders Lundin | Hasse Aro / Anki Lindberg | SVT | 24 (10 new) | Emma Andersson |
| 2004 | Robert Aschberg | Hasse Aro / Claes Leinstedt | TV3 | 20 (19 new) | Jerry Forsberg |
| 2005 | Robert Aschberg | Hasse Aro / Frida Åberg | TV3 | 24 (23 new) | Karolina Conrad |
| 2005 (VIP) | Robert Aschberg | Hasse Aro / Frida Åberg | TV3 | 15 VIP | Tilde Fröling |
| 2009 | Linda Isacsson | Cricko Akander | TV4 | 18 | Ellenor Pierre |
| 2009–10 | Paolo Roberto | Pontus Gårdinger / Ylva Hultén | TV4 | 18 | Hans Brettschneider |
| 2010 | Paolo Roberto | Nicklas Nordernström / Ylva Hultén | TV4 | 21 | Erik Svedberg |
| 2011 | Paolo Roberto | Nicklas Nordernström / Ylva Hultén | TV4 | 20 | Mats Kemi |
[edit] References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b Svensson, p. 16
- ^ Lindner, Tobias (22 November 2001). "Miljoner tv-tittare har hört musiken" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/article10244227.ab. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Reality TV around the globe". BBC News. 24 May 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1346936.stm. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- Sources
- Svensson, Niklas (2004) (in Swedish). Robinsonboken - Sanningen om Expedition Robinson. Bazar Förlag AB. ISBN 91-7028-017-7.
[edit] Further reading
- Lindberg, Klas (23 November 2003). "Robinson - så började det..." (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/dokusapa/article177333.ab. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
