I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (U.S. TV series)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
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Series premiere print advertisement | |
Presented by |
John Lehr (2003) Damien Fahey (2009) Myleene Klass (2009) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Running time |
60mins (live regular) 120mins (live premiere) |
Production company(s) | ITV United Kingdom |
Release | |
Original network |
ABC (2003) NBC (2009) |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release |
February 19, 2003 June 1, 2009 – June 24, 2009 | – March 5, 2003 ;
External links | |
Website |
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (often referred to as I'm a Celebrity) is an American reality television series based on the British television show of the same name, in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few comforts.
The series is produced by ITV, Independent Television, a British company, and was picked up from ABC, which aired in early 2003. The new series, shown on NBC, ran for 14 episodes, and followed the same format as the United Kingdom version of the same show. On March 8, 2010, NBC announced that there would not be a third season.[1][2]
Series
- Key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Left due to reasons other than eviction (walking out/illness etc)
- Late arrival.
Season 1
The first season had 10 contestants. It aired nightly from February 19, 2003 to March 5, 2003 on ABC. John Lehr was the host from the Australian outback. The time differential created serious issues with the live feed.
Celebrity | Fame |
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Cris Judd | Dancer, choreographer & actor |
Melissa Rivers | Actress & television host |
John Melendez | Television & radio broadcaster |
Bruce Jenner | Olympic decathlete |
Downtown Julie Brown | Actress, host & former MTV VJ |
Tyson Beckford | Fashion model |
Nikki Ziering | Model & actress |
María Conchita Alonso | Singer & actress |
Alana Stewart | Actress & former model |
Robin Leach | Entertainment reporter & writer |
Season 2
NBC picked up the former ABC show. It aired for 14 episodes and followed the UK's format.[2] The series premiered with a two-hour episode 8-10 PM EDT on June 1, 2009. It aired with a two-hour episode every Monday 8-10 PM aired 8-9 PM EDT Tuesday through Thursday until its June 24 finale. MTV subsequently showed a marathon (adding unaired footage and commentary from cast members) of the preceding week's episodes on Sundays. The location of the second season is the jungle of Costa Rica. Lou Diamond Phillips won in which, according to Damien Fahey, was a close vote between him and Torrie.
Celebrity | Fame |
Lou Diamond Phillips[3] | Movie actor |
Torrie Wilson | Former WWE wrestler & model |
John Salley | Former NBA power forward |
Patti Blagojevich[4] | Former First Lady of Illinois |
Sanjaya Malakar[5] | Former American Idol contestant |
Holly Montag[6] | The Hills star |
Stephen Baldwin | Actor & author |
Janice Dickinson | Supermodel |
Daniel Baldwin | Film & television actor |
Heidi Montag | The Hills star |
Spencer Pratt | The Hills star |
Frances Callier | Frangela comedian |
Angela V. Shelton | Frangela comedian |
References
- ↑ Breaking News - NBC Fills in More of Summer Lineup | TheFutonCritic.com
- 1 2 Hibberd, James (March 12, 2009). "NBC's summer schedule revealed: 'Philanthropist,' 'Merlin,' 'Celebrity,' Conan and more". The Live Feed.
- ↑ Lou Diamond Phillips on 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'? You're better than that! (Right?)
- ↑ Korecki, Natasha (May 19, 2009). "Patti Blagojevich expected to star in reality show". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ↑ Sanjaya Joins An Already VFTW Filled Cast on "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here"
- ↑ Holly Montag joining I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here
External links
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (2009–present) at the Internet Movie Database
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (2003) at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website (ABC version)
- Official Website (NBC version)