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 Kingdom, 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 | Actor & choroegrapher |
Melissa Rivers | Actress & television host |
John Melendez | Radio personality |
Bruce Jenner | Olympic decathlete |
Downtown Julie Brown | Actress, host, & former MTV VJ |
Tyson Beckford | Fashion supermodel |
Nikki Ziering | Model & actress |
María Conchita Alonso | Singer-songwriter & actress |
Alana Stewart | Actress |
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 | Place |
Lou Diamond Phillips | Movie actor & director | Winner on June 24, 2009 |
Torrie Wilson | Former WWE wrestler & model | Runner-up on June 24, 2009 |
John Salley | Retired NBA player | on June 24, 2009 |
Patti Blagojevich | Former First Lady of Illinois | on June 23, 2009 |
Sanjaya Malakar | Former American Idol contestant | on June 23, 2009 |
Holly Montag [3] | The Hills star | on June 22, 2009 |
Stephen Baldwin | Actor | on June 19, 2009 |
Janice Dickinson | Supermodel | on June 18, 2009 |
Daniel Baldwin | Actor, producer, & director | on June 11, 2009 |
Heidi Montag | The Hills star | on June 8, 2009 |
Spencer Pratt | The Hills star | on June 8, 2009 |
Frances Callier | Frangela comedian & actress | on June 8, 2009 |
Angela V. Shelton | Frangela comedian & actress | on June 4, 2009 |