Expedition Robinson

Expedition Robinson
Franchise Information
Country:	Sweden
Language(s)	Swedish
Presenter(s)	SVT (1997-2003) TV3 (2004-2005) TV4 (2009-2012, 2018-) Sjuan (2015)
Host(s)	Harald Treutiger (1997-1998) Robert Aschberg (2004-2005) Linda Lindorff (2009, 2015) Paolo Roberto (2009-2012) Anders Öfvergård (2018-2022) Petra Malm (2022, 2023) Anders Lundin (1999-2004, 2023-)

Expedition Robinson is the Swedish version of the Survivor franchise. It is the very first televised version of Survivor produced by Charlie Parsons, debuting in 1997. The name is based on the literary pieces Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, both being stories of people marooned by shipwrecks. Since 2009, the series has been known simply as Robinson.

History

Main article: Survivor (franchise)

Format Variations

Although the first season of Expedition Robinson set the precedent for the basic format of the Survivor franchise, starting with the second season, twists were added to make the game more interesting.

Division of Tribes

Over the course of the show's run, producers would divide the tribes in different ways. The first major change in tribal divisions came in the show's third season but there would be many variations in the way tribes were divided as the show continued.

The following seasons had an unusual division of tribes:

• Expedition Robinson 1999 - The castaways were initially split into four tribes of four members each based on their gender. The two male tribes were known as East Team and West Team. The two female tribes were known as North Team and South Team. This division lasted until East Team and West Team were absorbed into North Team and South Team respectively in episode 3.
• Expedition Robinson 2002 - The castaways were split into tribes based on their gender. North Team was comprised of all women with one male leader, while South Team was comprised of all men with one female leader. This division lasted until episode 4, when a Tribe Switch occurred.
• Expedition Robinson 2003 - The castaways were initially comprised of only returning players who all lived as one tribe, known as the Veterans. In episode 2, a new tribe comprised of new players who were fans of the show, entered the game. They were known as the Challengers. This division lasted for only one episode as a Tribe Switch occurred in episode 3.
• Robinson: Karibien - The castaways were initially split into two tribes based on their gender: Agwe was comprised entirely of men, Brise was comprised entirely of women. This division came to an end in episode 2 following a Tribe Switch.
• Robinson 2011 - The cast was initially divided into two tribes of four women. This division, while not officially ended, slowly lost significance as more men joined the game after being imprisoned at the start of the game and after some of the women either quit, were evacuated or were eliminated unconventionally.
• Robinson 2023 - The castaways were initially split into two tribes based age, with an entire tribe of younger players and an entire tribe of older players with each tribe consisting of 11 members. This division came to an end in Episode 15 following a Tribe Switch.
• Robinson 2024 - The castaways were initially split into two tribes based on their gender: The South Team was comprised entirely of men, the North Team was comprised entirely of women.

Tribe switch and dissolves

Main Article: Tribe Switch and Tribe Dissolve.

Merge

Main article: Merge

Utopia/The Borderlands/The Other Side

Main article: Redemption Island (twist)

Duel

Main article: Duel

Seasons

Season	Tribes	Number of Castaways	Filming Location	Season Run	Sole Survivor	Final Vote
SVT (1997-2003)
Expedition Robinson 1997	North Team South Team Robinson	16	Malaysia	September 13, 1997 - November 29, 1997	Martin Melin	6-2
Expedition Robinson 1998	North Team South Team Robinson	15		September 12, 1998 - December 5, 1998	Alexandra Zazzi	7-2
Expedition Robinson 1999	North Team West Team East Team South Team Robinson	17	Philippines	September 25, 1999 - December 18, 1999	Jerker Dalman	5-4
Expedition Robinson 2000	North Team South Team Robinson	16	Malaysia	October 7, 2000 - December 30, 2000	Mattias Dalerstedt	7-2
Expedition Robinson 2001	North Team South Team Robinson	17		October 6, 2001 - January 5, 2002	Jan Emanuel Johansson	7-2
Expedition Robinson 2002	North Team South Team Robinson	17		November 16, 2002 - February 6, 2003	Antoni Matacz	5-4
Expedition Robinson 2003	Challengers Veterans North Team South Team Robinson	24		November 22, 2003 - February 14, 2004	Emma Andersson	11-5
TV3 (2004-2005)
Expedition Robinson 2004	North Team South Team Team X Robinson	20	Malaysia	September 13, 2004 - December 4, 2004	Jerry Forsberg	11-9
Expedition Robinson VIP	Danmark Norge Sverige Robinson	15		January 16, 2005 - March 20, 2005	Tilde Fröling	5-4-3
Expedition Robinson 2005	North Team South Team Robinson	24		September 10, 2005 - December 10, 2005	Karolina Conrad	6-5
TV4 (2009-2012)
Robinson 2009	Parangan Magkal Robinson	18	Philippines	March 21, 2009 - May 30, 2009	Ellenor Pierre	4-3
Karibien	Agwe Brise Legba	18	Dominican Republic	November 21, 2009 - January 30, 2010	Hans Brettschneider	5-3
Robinson 2010	Buwanga Sarimanok Kalis Lubad	21	Philippines	October 7, 2010 - December 18, 2010	Erik Svedberg	No vote
Robinson 2011	Bontoc Kalinga Gago Matal Naiwan	20		August 29, 2011 - November 10, 2011	Mats Kemi	No vote
Revanschen	Guntao Tigas Robinson	14		August 20, 2012 - September 6, 2012	Mirre Hammarling	3-0
Sjuan (2015)
Love Edition	Bros Srei Sreros	27	Cambodia	April 7, 2015 - June 11, 2015	Dan Spinelli Scala and Jennifer Egelryd	8-3
TV4 (2018-)
Fiji	North Team South Team Robinson	19	Fiji	March 18, 2018 - May 27, 2018	DK Westlund	7-2
Robinson 2019	North Team South Team Robinson	22		March 17, 2019 - May 26, 2019	Klas Beyer	No vote
Robinson 2020	North Team South Team Robinson	23		March 15, 2020 - May 24, 2020	Michael Björklund	No vote
Robinson 2021	North Team South Team Robinson	20	Sweden	March 21, 2021 - May 30, 2021	Dennis Johansson	No vote
Robinson 2022	North Team South Team East Team West Team Robinson	25	Dominican Republic	March 20, 2022 - May 29, 2022	Filip Johansson	No vote
Malaysia	North Team South Team Robinson	22	Malaysia	October 9, 2022 - December 18, 2022	Lars-Olov Johansson	No vote
Robinson 2023	North Team South Team Robinson	22		March 19, 2023 - May 28, 2023	Oskar Hammarstedt	No vote
Philippines	North Team South Team Robinson	22	Philippines	October 2, 2023 - December 7, 2023	Pelle Lilja	No vote
Robinson 2024	North Team South Team Robinson	22		March 17, 2024 - May 26, 2024	Olivia Lindegren	No vote
Robinson: Palawan	North Team South Team Robinson	23		October 14, 2024 - December 19, 2024	Ida Jensen Krogstad	No vote
Robinson 2025	North Team South Team Robinson	27		March 30, 2025 - June 8, 2025