Robinson Ekspeditionen

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 and , both based on stories of people marooned by shipwrecks.
==History==
==Format variations==
While the Danish version generally followed the standard Survivor format in most seasons ( introduced in Expedition Robinson'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 'Smart' tribe was made up of castaways supposedly with a higher IQ and a 'Dumb' 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====
===="Ghost Tribe"====
====Redemption Island====
====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 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 2014, the Final Challenge was instead The Plank, which created a lot of controversy among the fans. 
====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 ofCastaways	Filming Location	Season Run 	Winner(s) 	Final Vote 	
TV3 (1998-) 	TV3 (1998-)	TV3 (1998-) 	TV3 (1998-) 	TV3 (1998-) 	TV3 (1998-) 	TV3 (1998-)	TV3 (1998-)
Robinson Ekspeditionen 1998	 	16 	, 	September 11, 1998 - December 3, 1998 	 	N/A 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 1999	 	17 	Cadlao, 	September 11, 1999 - December 3, 1999 	 	N/A 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2000	 	16 	, 	September 3, 2000 - December 3, 2000 	 	8-5 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2001	 	19 	, 	September 10, 2001 - December 3, 2001 	 	10-5 	
Det Endelige Opgør 	 	21 	, 	September 2, 2002 - December 2, 2002 	 	9-6 	
Ingen Kan Føle Sig Sikker 	 	22 	, 	September 1, 2003 - December 1, 2003 	 	7-0-0 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2004	 	23 	, 	August 30, 2004 - December 1, 2004 	 	3-3-2 	
Expedition Robinson VIP 	 	15 	 	January 16, 2005 - March 20, 2005 	Tilde Fröling	5-4-3 	
Jyderne Mod Københavnerne 	 	26 	, 	September 5, 2005 - November 28, 2005 	 	No Vote 	
Eliten 	 	16 	, 	September 4, 2006 - November 21, 2006 	 	No Vote 	
Paradise vs. Robinson 	 	20 	, 	September 17, 2007 - December 3, 2007 	 	No Vote 	
Fans vs. Paradise 	 	22 	, 	September 1, 2008 - November 24, 2008 	 	4-4 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2009	 	24 	, 	September 31, 2009 - November 23, 2009	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2010	 	24 	, 	September 6, 2010 - December 13, 2010 	 	No Vote 	
All or Nothing 	 	24 	, 	September 5, 2011 - December 5, 2011 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2013	 	24 	, 	September 9, 2013 - December 2, 2013 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2014	 	23 	, 	August 25, 2014 - November 17, 2014 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2015	 	24 	, 	August 31, 2015 - November 23, 2015 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2016	 	27 	, 	August 29, 2016 - November 21, 2016 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2017	 	27 	, 	August 28, 2017 - November 20, 2017 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2018	 	27 	, 	August 27, 2018 - November 19, 2018 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2019	 	22 	, 	August 26, 2019 - November 18, 2019 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2021	 	22 	, 	September 6, 2021 - November 29, 2021 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2022	 	21 	, 	September 12, 2022 - December 5, 2022 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2023	 	22 	, 	September 4, 2023 - November 30, 2023 	 	No Vote 	
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2024	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==See also==
*Official website
==References==
Category:Robinson Ekspeditionen
Category:Survivor franchises