Robinson Ekspeditionen

Robinson Ekspeditionen
Franchise Information
Language(s)	Danish
Presenter(s)	TV3
Host(s)	Thomas Mygind (1998-2003) Jakob Kjeldberg (2004-present except VIP)
Theme Music Composer	Andreas Nordqvist
Running Time	60 minutes
Series Run	September 11, 1998 - present

Robinson Ekspeditionen is a Danish reality-based competition television show. It was the second televised version of Survivor produced by Charlie Parsons, debuting in 1998. The name is based on the literary pieces Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, both based on stories of people marooned by shipwrecks.

History

Main article: Survivor (franchise)

Format variations

While the Danish version generally followed the standard Survivor format in most seasons (introduced in Expedition's first season), many seasons introduced several game-changing twists to keep the show exciting and fresh for viewers.

Division of tribes

Most seasons divided castaways into tribes picked by the producers. However, there have been changes in the divisions of the tribes, some of which have been criticized, which caused the show to go on hiatus between 2011-2013.

The following seasons have an unusual division of tribes:

• Robinson Ekspeditionen 2009, where the tribes were divided by an IQ test that all castaways took before filming. The 'Klog' tribe was made up of castaways supposedly with a higher IQ and a 'Dum' tribe of those with a lower IQ. This was later revealed to not be true, and the tribes were dissolved and re-assembled.
• Robinson Ekspeditionen 2010, where all castaways took part in an opening challenge. The five winning men became part of the "Masters' Tribe" and the five winning women became part of the "Mistresses' Tribe". The masters and mistresses had to pick five 'slaves' out of the castaways who lost the challenges, with men picking women and vice versa. The two men and women who weren't chosen were sent to Utopia. The slaves were not able to vote and had to follow their masters' or mistresses' orders.

Recurring themes

Tribe switch and dissolves

Main Article: Tribe Switch and Tribe Dissolve.

Merge

Main article: Merge

"Ghost Tribe"

Main article: The Outcasts

Redemption Island

Main article: Redemption Island (twist)

Hidden Immunity Idol

Main article: Hidden Immunity Idol

Final Challenge

Instead of a jury, the final three contestants participate in a Final Challenge. This is usually a huge challenge, mixing together most of the other challenges from throughout the season.

The Plank

The Plank as seen in 2013

The Plank is a recurring challenge in Robinson Ekspeditionen. It requires the contestants to stand on a plank or pole for as long as possible. It usually appears as one of the last challenges in a season. In some seasons since 2007, the Final Challenge was instead The Plank.

Death Battle

From 2015 and forward, the Death Battle has been a recurring twist. In 2015, it was known as "partner battle". The rules vary, but it is generally one or more contestants from each tribe fighting in a challenge. The reward for winning and penalty for losing varies as well.

Teams of Individuals

From 2016 to 2018, the merge was replaced with a twist to the tribes. The two teams now acted as two individual merged tribes. They competed against each other for immunity, and the losing tribe would then fight in a challenge for Individual Immunity and go to Tribal Council. Because of this, the actual merge would appear much later than usual.

Seasons

Season	Tribes	Number of Days	Number of Castaways	Filming Location	Season Run	Sole Survivor	Final Vote
TV3 (1998-)
Robinson Ekspeditionen 1998	North Team South Team Robinson	47	16	Pom Pom Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia	September 11, 1998 - December 3, 1998	Regina Pedersen	N/A
Robinson Ekspeditionen 1999	North Team South Team Robinson	47	16+1	Cadlao, Philippines	September 11, 1999 - December 3, 1999	Dan Marstrand	N/A
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2000	North Team South Team Robinson	47	16	Mensirip Island, Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia	September 3, 2000 - December 3, 2000	Sonny Rønne Pedersen	8-5
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2001	North Team South Team Robinson	47	16+3		September 10, 2001 - December 3, 2001	Malene Hasselblad	10-5
Det Endelige Opgør	North Team South Team Robinson	46	21		September 2, 2002 - December 2, 2002	Henrik Ørum	9-6
Ingen Kan Føle Sig Sikker	North Team South Team Robinson	46	18+4		September 1, 2003 - December 1, 2003	Frank Quistgård	7-0-0
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2004	North Team South Team Robinson	46	20+3	Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia	August 30, 2004 - December 1, 2004	Mette Frandsen	3-3-2
Expedition Robinson VIP	Danmark Norge Sverige Robinson	14	15	Malaysia	January 16, 2005 - March 20, 2005	Tilde Fröling	5-4-3
Jyderne Mod Københavnerne	Jylland København Robinson	42	24+2	Besar Island, Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia	September 5, 2005 - November 28, 2005	Mogens Brandstrup	No Vote
Eliten	North Team South Team Robinson	25	16	Pearl Islands, Panama	September 4, 2006 - November 21, 2006	Diego Tur	No Vote
Paradise vs. Robinson	Goal Sembilang Robinson	32	20	Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia	September 17, 2007 - December 3, 2007	Rikke Gøransson	No Vote
Fans vs. Paradise	Sembilang Tengah Rapang	42	20+2		September 1, 2008 - November 24, 2008	Daniela Hansen	4-4
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2009	Dum/Tenga Klog/Mensirip Robinson	46	23+1		September 31, 2009 - November 23, 2009	Villy Eenberg	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2010	Minang Tenga Robinson	51	24		September 6, 2010 - December 13, 2010	Søren Engelbret	No Vote
All or Nothing	North Team South Team Robinson	43	16+8	Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines	September 5, 2011 - December 5, 2011	Hugo Kleister	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2013	North Team South Team Robinson	35	19+2	Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia	September 9, 2013 - December 2, 2013	Jeppe Hansen	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2014	North Team South Team Robinson	39	20+3	Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines	August 25, 2014 - November 17, 2014	Stina Von Edelstein	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2015	North Team South Team Robinson	39	24		August 31, 2015 - November 23, 2015	Kenneth Mikkelsen	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2016	North Team South Team East Team North Team South Team Robinson	44	26+1		August 29, 2016 - November 21, 2016	Henrik Oltmann Andersen	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2017	Gamle/North Team Unge/South Team East Team North Team South Team Robinson	45	22+5		August 28, 2017 - November 20, 2017	Marlene Berardino	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2018	Heltene Skurkene Jokerne North Team South Team Robinson	45	27		August 27, 2018 - November 19, 2018	Jamil Faizi	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2019	North Team South Team Robinson	44	22		August 26, 2019 - November 18, 2019	Nis Andreas Prio Sørensen	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2021	North Team South Team Robinson	44	22	Las Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic	September 6, 2021 - November 29, 2021	Katrine Ørskov Hedeman	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2022	North Team South Team Robinson	44	21	Langkawi, Malaysia	September 12, 2022 - December 5, 2022	Mikkel Bertelsen	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2023	North Team South Team Robinson	42	22		September 4, 2023 - November 30, 2023	Majbritt Fejfer Olsen	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2024	Blue Team Green Team Orange Team Purple Team North Team South Team Robinson	42	24	Johor, Malaysia	September 2, 2024 - December 2, 2024	Nicolaj Schrøder	No Vote
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2025					2025

See also

• Official website