is a popular Danish

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program debuting in 1998. In the spring of 1998

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purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of '' Expedition Robinson''. Following the success of the Swedish version, Denmark was the first country to adopt their own version of the show. The show has proven to be a ratings success since its premiere in 1998. The name alludes to both ''

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'' and ''

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'', two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Format

The Robinson format was developed by

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, a

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TV production company owned by

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and

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. Their company Castaway Television Productions retained the rights to the concept when they sold

in 1999.

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later licensed the format to create the

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show ''

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'' 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

References

External links

* https://www.viafree.dk/programmer/reality/robinson-ekspeditionen {{Robinson Ekspeditionen Danish reality television series Survivor (franchise) 1998 Danish television series debuts 1990s Danish television series Danish-language television shows TV3 (Denmark) original programming