Robinson Ekspeditionen is a popular Danish

Denmark

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 reality television

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 program debuting in 1998. In the spring of 1998 TV3

TV3 (Denmark)

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 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson

Expedition Robinson

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. 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.

The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

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and The Swiss Family Robinson

The Swiss Family Robinson

-History:Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance...

, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Of the three Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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n countries who still have versions of Robinson on air, Denmark is the only country which has never put the show on hiatus for a period of time.

Format

The Robinson format was developed by Planet 24

Planet 24

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, a United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 TV production company owned by Charlie Parsons

Charlie Parsons

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 and Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof

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. Their company Castaway Television Productions retained the rights to the concept when they sold Planet 24

Planet 24

Planet 24 was a television production company. It produced The Big Breakfast and The Word had an animation division Impossible TV. Bob Geldof and Tony Boland founded Planet Pictures which merged with 24 Hour Productions headed by Charlie Parsons and Waheed, later Lord Alli...

 in 1999. Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett

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 later licensed the format to create the U.S.

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 show Survivor

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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	Host	Channel	Participants	Winner
1998 Robinson Ekspeditionen 1998 Robinson Ekspeditionen: 1998, was the first series of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson, first shown on 11 September 1998 and broadcast until 3 December 1998. The series is remembered for the all-girl alliance that took place following the first merge vote. Ultimately, it...	Thomas Mygind	TV3 TV3 (Denmark) TV3 Denmark is a Danish television station.TV3 is one of the channels owned by the Viasat Corporation. The sister channel is TV3+. The channels shows a lot of American and British shows, such as: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, NCIS, Las Vegas, Bones, Two And A Half Men, Prison Break, American Idol...	16	Regina Pedersen
1999 Robinson Ekspeditionen 1999 Robinson Ekspeditionen: 1999, was the second season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on the 11th of September 1999 and aired until the 3rd of December 1999. This season was the first to feature added twist to the game. The first twist was that two...			17	Dan Marstrand
2000 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2000 Robinson Ekspeditionen: 2000, was the third season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on the 3rd of September 2000 and aired until the 3rd of December 2002. The early part of the season saw the North team's domination of challenges and the formation of an...			16	Sonny Pedersen
2001 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2001 Robinson Ekspeditionen: 2001, was the fourth season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on the 10th of September 2001 and aired until the 3rd of December 2001. The first part of the season saw the South team's domination of challenges which led to the...			19	Malene Hasselblad
2002 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2002 Robinson Ekspeditionen: 2002, was the fifth season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on the 2nd of September 2002 and aired until the 2nd of December 2002...			21	Henrik Ørum
2003 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2003 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2003, was the sixth season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 1, 2003 and aired until December 1, 2003. This season was the last to be hosted by the original host of the show, Thomas Mygind. The first twist this...			22	Frank Quistgard
2004 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2004 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2004, was the seventh season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on August 30, 2004 and aired until December 1, 2004. This season was the first to be hosted by the shows current host, Jakob Kjeldbjerg...	Jakob Kjeldbjerg		20	Mette Frandsen
2005 (VIP) Expedition Robinson 2005 (VIP) Expedition Robinson: VIP, was the first celebrity version of Expedition Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries, to air in Scandinavia and it aired in 2005. This was also one the first editions of Expedition Robinson in which more than one country participated as Denmark,...	Mikkel Beha Erichsen		15 VIP	Tilde Fröling
2005 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2005 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2005, was the eighth season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 5, 2005 and aired until November 28, 2005. This season was the first season to ditch the traditional North verses South team format in favor for one...	Jakob Kjeldbjerg		26	Mogens Brandstrup
2006 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2006 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2006 , was the ninth season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 4, 2006 and aired until November 21, 2006. The main twist this season was that every contestant was a well known athlete in a sport...			16	Diego Tur
2007 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007, was the tenth season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 17, 2007 and aired until December 3, 2007. The main twist this season was that every contestant was either an alumnus of the reality show Paradise...			20	Rikke Gøransson
2008 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2008 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2008 , was the eleventh season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 1, 2008 and aired until November 24, 2008. The main twist this season was that every contestant was either a fan of Robinson or was a former...			22	Daniela Hansen
2009 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2009 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2009, was the twelfth season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 31, 2009 and aired until November 23, 2009. The main twist this season was that the contestants were to be divided up into tribes based on the...			24	Villy Eenberg
2010 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2010 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2010, was the thirteenth season of the Danish verions of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season priemered on September 6, 2010. The major twist this season is that the contestants have been divided into tribes with half of each tribe being "Masters" and the other...			24	Søren Engelbret
2011 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2011 Robinson Ekspeditionen 2011 , is the fourteenth season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season will premiere in early September...			27	Hugo Kleister