Expeditie Robinson
| Expeditie Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Theme music composer | Hans Zimmer |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language(s) | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 192 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kanakna Productions |
| Location(s) |
Malaysia (2000-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2010, 2012-) Indonesia (2003) Philippines (2006, 2011) Panama (2006) |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL 5 |
| Original release | 2000 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Survivor |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Expeditie Robinson is a popular reality television program in the Netherlands, that debuted in 2000. It was the second production worldwide of a format that was developed in the UK by Charlie Parsons. No British TV channel or production company believed in the idea, but the Swedish production company Strix Television did and thus the first season ever was broadcast in Sweden in 1997. The format that has since then also been produced in many other countries, most notable under the title Survivor. The name of the show alludes to Robinson Crusoe, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.
The fifteenth season in 2013 was the first season without contestants from Belgium, due to lack of television ratings in Belgium. However, the Flemish host Evi Hanssen will continue to co-host the show with Dutch host Dennis Weening.
Format
In most seasons, 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 the teams are merged and the competitions become individual ("samensmelting"). At the end of each show, one contestant is eliminated by the other teams in a secret "Island Council" ballot.
Seasons
| Season | Location | Final | Number of contestants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson | Runner-up(s) | |||||
| 2000 Details |
 Malaysia |
Karin Lindenhovius | Eva Willems | 16 | ||
| 2001 Details |
Malaysia |
Richard Mackowiak | Pascale Mertens | 16 | ||
| 2002 Details |
Malaysia |
Derek Blok | Olivier Glorieux | 16 | ||
| 2003 Details |
 Indonesia |
Jutta Borms | Judge Chambliss | 16 | ||
| 2004 Details |
Malaysia |
Frank de Meulder | Matthias Verscheure | 18 | ||
| 2005 Details |
Malaysia |
Marnix Allegaert | Emma Van Den Bossche | 18 | ||
| 2006 All-Stars |
 Philippines |
Ryan van Esch | Jennifer Smit | 17 | ||
| 2006 Details |
 Panama |
Olga Urashova | Lenny Janssen | 16 | ||
| 2007 Details |
Malaysia |
Vinncent Arrendell | Willem Hogeveen | 100 | ||
| 2008 Details |
Malaysia |
Yin Oei Sian | Hans Meenhorst | 16 | ||
| 2009 Details |
Malaysia |
Marcel Vandezande | Rita Berger | 21 | ||
| 2010 Details |
Malaysia |
Regina Romeijn | Tatiana Silva | 17 | ||
| 2011 Details |
Philippines |
Tanja Dexters | Niko Van Driessche Sascha Visser |
16 | ||
| 2012 Details |
Malaysia |
Fatima Moreira de Melo | Christophe De Meulder Fajah Lourens Peggy Vrijens |
16 | ||
| 2013 Details |
Malaysia |
Edith Bosch | Anna-Alicia Sklias Geraldine Kemper |
16 | ||
| 2014 Details |
Philippines |
Kay Nambiar | Ferry Doedens Krystl Pullens |
18 | ||
| 2015 Details |
Philippines |
Amara Onwuka | Anna Speller Oscar Aerts |
17 | ||
| 2016 Details |
Philippines |
16 | ||||
Ernst Paul Hasselbach
The original presenter of Expeditie Robinson, Ernst Paul Hasselbach, died in 2008 in a car crash in Norway. He was there to make shoots for a new television program, named '71 graden Noord', a spin-off of Expeditie Robinson.
External links
- Official website Expeditie Robinson at RTL5
- Official website Expeditie Robinson at 2BE
- Blog Expeditie Robinson (Dutch)
- Expeditie Robinson at the Internet Movie Database