Expeditie Robinson


Expeditie Robinson is a popular reality television program in the Netherlands and Flanders that debuted in 2000. It was the second production worldwide of a format first shown in Swedish TV in 1997. The format, most notable under the title Survivor, has since then also been produced in many other countries. The name of the show alludes to Robinson Crusoe, a story featuring people marooned by shipwreck.
The fifteenth season in 2013 was the first season without contestants from Belgium, due to lack of television ratings in Belgium. However, the Flemish host Evi Hanssen would continue to co-host the show with Dutch host Dennis Weening. In 2014 Evi was replaced by Nicolette Kluijver.

Format

In most seasons, 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 the teams are merged and the competitions become individual. At the end of each show, one contestant is eliminated by the other teams in a secret "Island Council" ballot.

Seasons

YearLocationDaysCastawaysOriginal tribesWinnerRunner-upFinal vote
2000 Malaysia4716Two tribes of eight, divided into "North Team" and "South Team"Karin LindenhoviusEva Willems5-3
2001 Malaysia3916Two tribes of eight, divided into "North Team" and "South Team"Richard MackowiakPascale Mertens7-0
2002 Malaysia4716Two tribes of eight, divided into "North Team" and "South Team"Derek BlokOlivier Glorieux5-4
2003 Indonesia4716Two tribes; the first with seven men and one woman, and the second with seven women and one manJutta BormsJudge Chambliss4-4
2004 Malaysia3918Two tribes of eight, divided into participants' country of origin, België and Nederlands Frank de MeulderMatthias Verscheure10-2
2005 Malaysia4718Two tribes of eight and a secret tribe of two, divided into age groups; under 30s, over 40s and 30sMarnix AllegaertEmma Van Den Bossche
Marleen Moer		16–9–3
Expeditie Robinson: Battle of the Titans
Philippines		3017Two tribes of eightRyan van EschJennifer Smit4-2
2006 Panama4816Two tribes of eight, including two returning participants, divided into men from Belgium and women from NetherlandsOlga UrashovaLenny Janssen
2007 Malaysia46100Two tribes of 27, divided into "North Team" and "South Team"Vinncent ArrendellWillem Hogeveen4-3
2008 Malaysia4716Two tribes of eightYin Oei SianHans Meenhorst3-3
2009 Malaysia4721Two tribes of eight women and a secret tribe with five men who needed to race through the jungle to join te gameMarcel VandezandeRita Berger
Marina Harvent		5-2-0
2010 Malaysia2817Two tribes of eight celebrities and a celebrity coming from "Geheim Kamp"Regina RomeijnTatiana Silva4-2
2011 Philippines3216Two tribes of eight celebritiesTanja DextersNiko Van Driessche
Sascha Visser		N/A
2012 Malaysia3216Two tribes of eight celebritiesFatima Moreira de MeloFajah Lourens
Christophe De Meulder
Peggy Vrijens		N/A
2013 Malaysia3216Two tribes of seven celebrities and an isolated tribe of two celebrities containing of the oldest male and oldest female contestantEdith BoschAnna-Alicia Sklias
Geraldine Kemper		N/A
2014 Caramoan, Philippines3218Three tribes of six celebritiesKay NambiarFerry Doedens
Krystl Pullens		N/A
2015 Caramoan, Philippines3217One tribe of seventeen celebrities, with one player outed to another island with uneven number of players. The rest of the players divided themselves into two teams each episode.Amara OnwukaAnna Speller
Oscar Aerts		N/A
2016 Caramoan, Philippines3216Two tribes of eight celebrities divided into "North Team" and "South Team" and lived on the same islandBertie SteurThomas Dekker
Diorno "Dio" Braaf		N/A
2017 Caramoan, Philippines3219Two tribes of seven celebrities and a tribe consisting of four Dutch players and a celebrity:nl:Carlos Platier Luna|Carlos Platier Luna:nl:Kaj Gorgels|Kaj Gorgels
:nl:Soundos El Ahmadi|Soundos El Ahmadi		N/A
2018 Caramoan, Philippines3221Two tribes of seven celebrities and a tribe of seven Dutch playersJan BronninkreefGregory Sedoc
Dominique Hazeleger		N/A
2019 Caramoan, Philippines3320Two tribes of eight celebrities and an isolated tribe of four celebrities:nl:Hugo Kennis|Hugo Kennis:nl:Shary-An|Shary-An Nivillac
:nl:Eva Cleven|Eva Cleven		N/A
2020Expeditie Robinson: Belgium vs. Netherlands
Caramoan, Philippines		3216Two tribes divided by country of origin. Two contestants swapped tribes after losing initial challenge.Thomas RoobrouckElroy Lemmens
Koen Loomans		N/A

Ernst Paul Hasselbach

The original presenter of Expeditie Robinson, Ernst Paul Hasselbach, died in 2008 in a car crash in Norway. He was there to make shoots for a new television program, 71 graden Noord, a spin-off of Expeditie Robinson.