Expeditie Robinson
| Expeditie Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Charlie Parsons |
| Theme music composer | Hans Zimmer |
| Country of origin | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 192 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kanakna Productions |
| Production locations | Malaysia (2000-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2010, 2012-) Indonesia (2003) Philippines (2006, 2011) Panama (2006) |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL 5 (Netherlands), VT4 (Belgium) |
| Release | 2000 – present (Netherlands)/2012 (Belgium) |
| Related | |
| Survivor | |
Expeditie Robinson is a popular reality television program in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium), that debuted in 2000. It was the second production worldwide of a format first shown in Swedish TV in 1997. The format, most notable under the title Survivor, has since then also been produced in many other countries. 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. In 2014 Evi was replaced by Nicolette Kluijver.
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 |
Bertie Steur | Dio | 16 | ||
| 2017 Details |
Philippines |
Carlos Platier Luna | Kaj Gorgels Soundos El Ahmadi |
19 | ||
| 2018 Details |
Philippines |
TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
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.