Expeditie Robinson (Flanders)

Expeditie Robinson is a popular reality television program broadcast in the Flanders region of Belgium as well as in the Netherlands that debuted on September 15, 2000.
It is the ninth aired production of a format that was developed in the UK by Charlie Parsons. No British TV channel or production company believed in the idea, but the Swedish production company Strix Television (STV) did and thus the first season of the Survivor franchise was broadcast in Sweden in 1997 under the title of Expedition Robinson. The name of the show alludes to Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks. The format was successful and has since been produced in many other countries and regions, most notably under the title . The show would later be produced for the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium and proved to be popular with audiences.
The show originally featured ordinary Dutch and Flemish citizens, but from Expeditie Robinson 2010 onwards, the show featured almost exclusively Dutch and Flemish celebrities, with only Expeditie Robinson 2017, Expeditie Robinson 2018 (Netherlands) and Expeditie Robinson: Nederland vs België having their casts comprised partially or entirely of ordinary Flemish and/or Dutch citizens.
Expeditie Robinson 2013 was the first season without castaways from Belgium due to low ratings for the Belgian broadcasts. However, the Flemish host, Evi Hanssen, continued to co-host the show with Dutch host Dennis Weening. From the subsequent season, Dutch TV host Nicolette Kluijver would replace Evi Hanssen.
====Format====
The format of the series closely mirrors that of Expedition Robinson 1997, the first season of the Survivor franchise. The standard format features sixteen castaways divided into two tribes who are marooned in a remote location and compete in a variety of physical and mental challenges to win rewards and immunity from Tribal Council, where someone will be voted out in a secret ballot. At around the halfway point of the season, the tribes merge and castaways compete for Individual Immunity (known as samensmelting) with Tribal Councils occurring periodically. These would usually continue until either four or three castaways remained. They would compete in a final challenge, with the loser(s) being automatically eliminated and becoming the final members of the jury. The jury would then vote for either one of the Final Three or Final Two to become the Sole Survivor, referred to in this series as Robinson.
====Recurring Themes====
===Tribe Switch and Dissolves===
Main Article: Tribe Switch and Tribe Dissolve
===Merge===
===Redemption Island (as Duivelseiland, Mangrove, De Grot, Loser's Island)===
==Seasons==
Season 	Tribes	Filming Location 	Filming Dates 	Season Run 	Sole Survivor 	Runner(s)-Up 	Runner(s)-Up 	Final Vote
Expeditie Robinson 2000 	 	, , 	Unknown 	September 15, 2000 - December 18, 2000	 	 	 	5-3
Expeditie Robinson 2001 	 	Simbang Island, , 	Unknown 	September 22, 2001 - December 25, 2001	 	 	 	7-0
Expeditie Robinson 2002 	 	, , 	Unknown 	September 15, 2002 - December 18, 2002	 	 	 	5-4
Expeditie Robinson 2003 	 	, 	Unknown 	September 13, 2003 - December 6, 2003 	 	 	 	5-4
Expeditie Robinson 2004 	 	, , 	Unknown 	September 5, 2004 - November 28, 2004 	 	Matthias Verscheure 	Matthias Verscheure 	10-2
Expeditie Robinson 2005 	 	 	Unknown 	September 5, 2005 - November 28, 2005 	 	Emma Bossche 	Marleen Moer 	16-9-3
Expeditie Robinson: Strijd der Titanen	 	, 	Unknown 	March 27, 2006 - May 29, 2006 	 	Jennifer Smit 	Jennifer Smit 	6-2
Expeditie Robinson 2006 	 	, 	Unknown 	August 28, 2006 - November 20, 2006 	Olga Urashova 	Lenny Janssen 	Lenny Janssen 	52%-48%
Expeditie Robinson 2007 	 	, 	July 1, 2007 - August 17, 2007	September 30, 2007 - December 27, 2007	 	Willem Hogeveen 	Willem Hogeveen 	4-3
Expeditie Robinson 2008 	 	 	Unknown 	August 31, 2008 - November 23, 2008 	 	Hans Meenhorst 	Hans Meenhorst 	4-4;58-16
Expeditie Robinson 2009 	 	 	Unknown 	September 3, 2009 - December 3, 2009 	Marcel Vandezande 	Rita Berger 	Marina Harvent 	5-2-0
Expeditie Robinson 2010 	 	 	Unknown 	September 2, 2010 - December 2, 2010 	Regina Romeijn 	Tatiana Silva 	Tatiana Silva 	4-2
Expeditie Robinson 2011 	 	Philippines 	Unknown 	September 1, 2011 - December 1, 2011 	Tanja Dexters 	Niko Van Driessche 	Sascha Visser 	none
Expeditie Robinson 2012 	 	Philippines 	Unknown 	August 30, 2012 - December 20, 2012 	Fatima Moreira de Melo	Fajah LourensChristophe De MeulderPeggy Vrijens	Fajah LourensChristophe De MeulderPeggy Vrijens	none
Expeditie Robinson 2018 	 	Caramoan, Philippines	Unknown 	September 6, 2018 - December 20, 2018 	 	 	 	6-1
Nederland vs België 	 	Caramoan, Philippines	Unknown 	January 23, 2020 - April 30, 2020 	Thomas Roobrouck 	Elroy Lemmens 	Koen Loomans 	none
==See also==
*Expeditie Robinson Official Website
==References==
Category:Survivor franchises
Category:Expeditie Robinson
Category:Expeditie Robinson Content