Robinson Ekspeditionen
Robinson Ekspeditionen is a popular Danish reality television program debuting in 1998. In the spring of 1998 TV3 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. Following the success of the Swedish version, Denmark was the first country to adopt their own version of the show. The show has proven to be a ratings success since its premiere in 1998.
| Robinson Ekspeditionen | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Theme music composer | Andreas Nordqvist |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV3 (1998-present) |
| Original release | 1998 – present |
| Related | |
| Survivor | |
The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.
Format
The Robinson format was developed by Planet 24, a United Kingdom TV production company owned by Charlie Parsons and Bob Geldof. 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.
Seasons
| Year | Location | Days | Castaways | Original tribes | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Final vote | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Langkawi, Malaysia | 47 | 16 | Two tribes of eight | Regina Pedersen | Karine Winther | Thomas Mygind | |
| 1999 | El Nido, Philippines | 17 | Two tribes of eight and a 'joker' | Dan Marstrand | Peer Stakroge | 7–2 | ||
| 2000 | Mensirip Island, Malaysia | 16 | Two tribes of eight | Sonny Rønne Pedersen | Pia Rosholm | 8–5 | ||
| 2001 | 47 | 19 | Two tribes of eight, and three 'jokers' in the merge | Malene Hasselblad | Lars Lang | 10–5[1] | ||
| 2002 | 46 | 21 | Two tribes of twelve and eleven returning players | Henrik Ørum | Lone Hattesen | 9–6 | ||
| 2003 | 22 | Two tribes of nine and eight players, and two 'jokers' | Frank Quistgard | Rie Pedersen Marinela Malisic |
7–0–0 | |||
| 2004 | Mersing District, Malaysia | 20 | Two tribes of nine[2] | Mette Frandsen | Tine Petterssen Duddie Staack |
3–3–2[3] | Jakob Kjeldbjerg | |
| 2005 | Besar Island, Malaysia | 42 | 24 | Two tribes of twelve | Mogens Brandstrup | Lykke Maigatter Solveig Zabell |
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| 2005 | Malaysia | 15 | VIP Three tribes of five celebrities from Denmark, Norway and Sweden |
Tilde Fröling | Jan Simonsen Asbjørn Riis |
5–4–3 | Mikkel Beha Erichsen | |
| 2006 | Pearl Islands, Panama | 25 | 16 | Two teams of eight | Diego Tur | Denise Dupont | — | Jakob Kjeldbjerg |
| 2007 | Mersing District, Malaysia | 54 | 20 | Two teams of ten returning and new players | Rikke Gøransson | Malene Hasselblad Kenneth Ebert |
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| 2008 | 42 | 22 | Two teams of ten Paradise Hotel contestants and fans of the show, and two 'jokers' | Daniela Hansen | Hilde Austad | 4–4 | ||
| 2009 | 46 | 24 | Two teams of twelve divided according to their IQ | Villy Eenberg | Maureen Cruz Nicolai Karlson |
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| 2010 | 51 | Two teams of twelve, divided into 'masters' and 'slaves' | Søren Engelbret | Hans Ole Ravnholt | — | |||
| 2011 | Caramoan, Philippines | 43 | Two teams of eight, including one returning player, and eight more 'jokers' throughout the season | Hugo Kleister | Marlene Thinggaard Morten Kleister |
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| 2013 | Mersing District, Malaysia | 35 | 21 | Two teams of nine, and two 'jokers' | Jeppe Bruun Hansen | Jan "Due" Due Martin Christensen |
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| 2014 | Caramoan, Philippines | 39 | Two teams of ten with pre-existing relationship, and two returning 'jokers' later in the season | Stina Von Edelstein | Henrik Lygteskov Trine Bang |
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| 2015 | 24 | Two teams of twelve with pre-existing relationship, including one returning player | Kenneth Mikkelsen | Camilla Holm Nicole Bech Hansen |
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| 2016 | 44 | 27 | Two teams of nine and one team of eight with pre-existing relationship, and one 'joker' | Henrik Oltmann Andersen | Nikolaj Lund Mortensen Sofie Wulf Kampmann |
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| 2017 | 45 | Two tribes of eleven divided by age and one tribe of five returning players | Marlene Berardino | Bjørn Scharling Larsen Isabella Romani |
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| 2018 | Three tribes divided into 'heroes', 'villains', and 'jokers' | Jamil Faizi | Puriya "Loco" Haidariano Zanne Maibritt Øbakke |
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| 2019 | 44 | 22 | Two tribes of eleven | Nis Andreas Prio Sørensen | Jaffer Naveed Janjooa Kenneth Jørgensen |
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| 2021 | Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | Katrine Ørskov Hedeman | Martin Mortensen Jesper Warburg Larsen |
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| 2022 | Langkawi, Malaysia[4] | 21 | One tribe of ten and one tribe of eleven | Mikkel Bertelsen | David Martin Tegam Bækhøj Naja Anna Stencel |
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| 2023 | 42 | 22 | Two tribes of eleven. One contestant swapped after first tribal council | TBD | ||||
References
- The initial vote was 7-2, but with the male and female audience votes being taken into effect (each had three votes to cast) six more votes were split among the finalists.
- This season began with a series of twist, the first being that two contestants would be eliminated through a challenge on day one. Pia "Bonnet" Trussel lost the challenge and chose Karabi Bergman to be eliminated with her.
- Ultimately, it was Mette Frandsen who won the season over Tine Petterssen and Duddie Staack by a jury vote of 3-3-2 after having answered a question correctly to break the tie.
- ""Robinson ekspeditionen" tilbage med kæmpe ændring". 15 June 2022.