Survivor is a reality-competition television franchise produced in many countries around the world. The show features a group of contestants deliberately marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide basic survival necessities for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow contestants until only one remains to be awarded the grand prize and named the "Sole Survivor".
Robinson, formerly Expedition Robinson, is a Swedish reality game show and the original version of the international Survivor format.
Lars Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson, commonly known as Filip och Fredrik, are two Swedish writers, television hosts and journalists both known for their youthful, though intellectual, humor and unconventional journalism. In 2024, they released their film The Last Journey, becoming the highest-grossing Swedish documentary in history, later it was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Big Brother is the Dutch version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother. It created a reality TV-show format where contestants live in an isolated house, and try to avoid being evicted by viewers to win a prize at the end. The original Dutch version of the show was initially aired from 1999 to 2006 for six regular seasons, and two celebrity editions. Many international versions have also been developed following the same structure. In 2021, the cooperation season with Flanders of Big Brother returned in the Netherlands after an absence of 14 years.
Big Brother or Big Brother Sverige was the Swedish version of the Big Brother reality television franchise created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1999. The show followed a number of contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom-built house. Each week, one of the housemates was evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate remaining winning a cash prize.
Expedition Robinson VIP, also known as Robinson: Landskamp or Robinson VIP, is the first celebrity version of Expedition Robinson to air in Scandinavia and it aired in 2005. This was also one of the first editions of Expedition Robinson in which more than one country participated as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were each represented by five of the fifteen celebrities who took part.
Expedition Robinson 1999 is the third edition of Expedition Robinson to air in Sweden and it aired in 1999.
Robinsonekspedisjonen is a popular Norwegian reality television program debuting in 1999. In the fall of 1998 TV3 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.
Robinsonekspedisjonen: 2000 was the second season of Robinsonekspedisjonen, the Norwegian version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. It aired from 10 September to 3 December 2000. Christer Falch was the host for the second season of Robinsonekspedisjonen and as of 2011 has been the host ever since.
Robinsonekspedisjonen: 2001, was the third season of the Norwegian version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on 9 September 2001 and aired until 2 December 2001.
Robinsonekspedisjonen: 2007, was the seventh season of the Norwegian version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on 9 September 2007 and aired until 2 December 2007.
Robinson Ekspeditionen is a popular Danish reality television program debuting in 1998. In the spring of 1998 TV3 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. Following the success of the Swedish version, Denmark was the first country to adopt their own version of the show. The show has proven to be a ratings success since its premiere in 1998.
Robinson Ekspeditionen 2004, was the seventh season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson. This season premiered on August 30, 2004, and aired until December 6, 2004. This season was the first to be hosted by the show's current host, Jakob Kjeldbjerg.
Robinson Ekspeditionen: 1999, was the second season of the Danish version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson and it premiered on 11 September 1999 and aired until 3 December 1999. This season was the first to feature added twist to the game. Dan Martstrand went on to win the season with a 7–2 jury vote over Peer Stakroge becoming the first joker ever to win a season of Expedition Robinson in the world.
Expeditie Robinson: 2000 is the first season of the Dutch/Belgian version of the Swedish show Expedition Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries. The season began airing on September 15, 2000, and concluded on December 18, 2000. It marked the first pan-regional version of the format to be broadcast.
Suomen Robinson was the Finnish reality television program debuted in 2004. In the spring of 2004 Nelonen purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. Seeing the success of the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish versions of the show TV4 assumed that their own version would also be a huge success. They were wrong in their assumption and due to competition from shows like Big Brother after two seasons the show was cancelled due to low ratings.
Expedition Robinson was the Swiss version of the Swedish reality show Expedition Robinson and it debuted in September 1999. Seeing the success of the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish versions of the show TV3 in Switzerland decided to produce their own version of the show. Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled after just two seasons. At the time the show was cancelled the third season was nearly done being shot. Despite this the third season was never broadcast.
Survivor India is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Swedish show Expedition Robinson created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. It is produced by Banijay India. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally and available through Zee5 OTT platforms. Survivor India was originally in Hindi in 2012 and was adapted in Tamil in 2021.
Jan Robert Andersson, commonly known as Robban Andersson or Robinson-Robban, is a Swedish television personality who has participated in Expedition Robinson several times from 1999 until 2012. He has also participated in the celebrity version of Big Brother and in the Gladiatorerna.
Events from the year 1997 in Sweden