# Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!

Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, also known colloquially as the Dschungelcamp (Jungle Camp), is a German reality television show, based on the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. The show is produced by ITV Studios Germany and began airing on 9 January 2004 on RTL, and until now have been broadcast 16 seasons.

## History

The show is hosted since the first season by Sonja Zietlow and since season 16 together with Jan Köppen, replacing Daniel Hartwich who co-hosted the show since season 7 as he back then replaced the deceased Dirk Bach. The health and wellbeing of the celebrities and crew is looked after by Medic Bob McCarron and his team from EMS.
In summer of 2015, a spin-off show with the title Ich bin ein Star – Lasst mich wieder rein! (I'm a Star - Let me in again!) was aired. Brigitte Nielsen won the show and qualified for the following season of the original show.
In 2021, due the COVID-19 pandemic a new season wasn't aired, but on 15 January 2021 will begin airing a spin-off show with the name Ich bin ein Star – Die große Dschungelshow (I'm a Star - The Great Jungle Show). In 15 live episodes, the first campmate for the 2022 anniversary season, was found among new prominent applicants. Production took place in the Nobeo studios in Hürth-Efferen. In late summer 2024, an all-stars season filmed in South Africa will be broadcast to mark the show's 20th anniversary.
Since 2018, the events of the show have been discussed in the spin-off show Ich bin ein Star – Die Stunde danach (I'm a Star - The Hour After), moderated by Angela Finger-Erben.

### Filming location

Like in the British and the 2003 American versions, also the German version is produced in Dungay, near Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. The leaseholder of the area is ITV plc, formerly Granada Television, which extensively redesigned and built on the previously open area and equipped it with camera and sound technology. During the filming in particular, the area is shielded by military uniformed guards.

## Format

The format sees a group of ten to twelve celebrities, who have usually already appeared on television, live for up to two weeks in a so-called jungle camp in Australia under constant surveillance by television cameras. The aim of the participants is to win the favor of the audience and to stay in the camp for as long as possible in order to be crowned as "King or Queen". Since season 13 (2019), the winner has also received a prize of €100,000.

### Dschungelprüfungen

Dschungelprüfungen (Bushtucker trials) are used in the show to allow the contestants to gain food and treats for camp. One contestant, sometimes two or rarely more than one contestant, has to pass a trial every day. These trials usually consist of overcoming scary or repulsive situations, for example by having to prepare smaller animals or parts of animals (e.g. testicles), or eat them dead or alive. In addition, in most exams, contestants are awarded e.g. Maggots, beetles and spiders showered or otherwise confronted with them. Since 2020, RTL and the production company announced that eating trials will no longer contain live bugs.

## Series details
### Main series

Order of Place in the following tables are as voted by the viewers.
| Series | Days in camp | Start date | End date | Campmates | Finalists | Finalists | Finalists | Average viewers (millions) |
| Series | Days in camp | Start date | End date | Campmates | King/Queen | Second place | Third place | Average viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 12 | 9 January 2004 | 20 January 2004 | 10 | Costa Cordalis | Lisa Fitz | Daniel Küblböck | 6.74 |
| 2 [de] | 15 | 23 October 2004 | 6 November 2004 | 10 | Désirée Nick | Isabel Varell | Willi Herren | 5.54 |
| 3 | 16 | 11 January 2008 | 26 January 2008 | 10 | Ross Antony | Michaela Schaffrath | Bata Illic | 4.86 |
| 4 [de] | 16 | 9 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | 10 | Ingrid van Bergen | Lorielle London | Nico Schwanz | 5.75 |
| 5 [de] | 16 | 14 January 2011 | 29 January 2011 | 11 | Peer Kusmagk | Katy Karrenbauer | Thomas Rupprath | 7.40 |
| 6 | 16 | 13 January 2012 | 28 January 2012 | 11 | Brigitte Nielsen | Kim Gloss | Rocco Stark | 6.57 |
| 7 | 16 | 11 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 | 12 | Joey Heindle | Olivia Jones | Claudelle Deckert | 7.34 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 January 2014 | 1 February 2014 | 11 | Melanie Müller | Larissa Marolt | Jochen Bendel | 7.87 |
| 9 | 16 | 16 January 2015 | 31 January 2015 | 11 | Maren Gilzer | Jörn Schlönvoigt | Tanja Tischewitsch | 6.71 |
| 10 | 16 | 15 January 2016 | 30 January 2016 | 12 | Menderes Bağcı | Sophia Wollersheim | Thorsten Legat | 7.09 |
| 11 | 16 | 13 January 2017 | 28 January 2017 | 12 | Marc Terenzi | Hanka Rackwitz | Florian Wess | 6.52 |
| 12 | 16 | 19 January 2018 | 3 February 2018 | 12 | Jenny Frankhauser | Daniele Negroni | Tina York | 5.54 |
| 13 | 16 | 11 January 2019 | 26 January 2019 | 12 | Evelyn Burdecki | Felix van Deventer | Peter Orloff | 5.24 |
| 14 | 16 | 10 January 2020 | 25 January 2020 | 12 | Prince Damien | Sven Ottke | Danni Büchner | 5.27 |
| 15 [de] | 16 | 21 January 2022 | 5 February 2022 | 11 | Filip Pavlović | Eric Stehfest | Manuel Flickinger | 4.06 |
| 16 [de] | 17 | 13 January 2023 | 29 January 2023 | 12 | Djamila Rowe | Luigi „Gigi“ Birofio | Lucas Cordalis | 3.70 |
| 17 | 17 | 19 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | 12 | Lucy Diakovska | Leyla Lahouar | Tim Kampmann | 4.01 |
| 18 | 17 | 24 January 2025 | 9 February 2025 | 12 | Lilly Becker | Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss | Alessia Herren | 4.42 |

### Spin-off shows

| Entitle | Days in camp | Start date | End date | Campmates | Finalists | Finalists | Finalists | Average viewers (millions) |
| Entitle | Days in camp | Start date | End date | Campmates | King/Queen | Second place | Third place | Average viewers (millions) |
| Lasst mich wieder rein! | 9 | 31 July 2015 | 8 August 2015 | 27 | Brigitte Nielsen | Joey Heindle | Michael Wendler | 2.25 |
| Die große Dschungelshow | 15 | 15 January 2021 | 29 January 2021 | 12 | Filip Pavlović | Djamila Rowe | Mike Heiter | 2.47 |
| Showdown der Dschungel-Legenden | 17 | 16 August 2024 | 31 August 2024 | 13 | Georgina Fleur | Kader Loth | Gigi Birofio | 2.30 |