Robinsonekspedisjonen is a popular Norwegian reality television program debuting in 1999. In the fall of 1998 TV3 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.
History Norway was one of the first countries to adopt the Robinson format following its success in both Sweden and Denmark. While it has never achieved as high of ratings as that of Denmark and Sweden's versions of the show, it is still considered a ratings success.
Following a two-year hiatus after the VIP season with Denmark and Sweden, Robinsonekspedisjonen returned in 2007 and has seen a season over season ratings growth since.
Format The Robinson format was developed by Planet 24, a British 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 American 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 Host Producer Channel Participants Winner 1999 Nils Ole Oftebro Malin KvistTV3 16 Christer Falck 2000 16 Therese Andersen 2001 17 Mia Martinsen 2002 18 Ann Karene Molvig 2003 16 Emil Orderud 2004 20 Jan Stian Gundersen 2005 (VIP) 15 VIP Tilde Fröling 2007 19 Ann-Kristin Otnes 2008 23 Tom Andre Tveitan 2009 20 Lina Iversen 2010 20 Alita Dagmar Kristensen 2011 19 Lillan Ramøy 2012 17 Elizabeth Nielsen 2013 22 Bjørn Tore Bekkeli 2015TV 2 18 Maiken Sæther Olsen 2016 16 Thomas Larsen 2021Silje TorpTBDTV3 18 Maiken Charlotte Hetle 2022 20 Are Lundby Kvaal294
References
External links http://www.tv3.no/robinson/forside http://arkiv.na24.no/