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Expedition Robinson is the Swedish version of the Survivor franchise. It is the very first televised version of Survivor produced by Charlie Parsons, debuting in 1997. The name is based on the literary pieces Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, both being stories of people marooned by shipwrecks. Since 2009, the series has been known simply as Robinson.

History[]

Main article: Survivor (franchise)

Format Variations[]

Although the first season of Expedition Robinson set the precedent for the basic format of the Survivor franchise, starting with the second season, twists were added to make the game more interesting.

Division of Tribes[]

Over the course of the show's run, producers would divide the tribes in different ways. The first major change in tribal divisions came in the show's third season but there would be many variations in the way tribes were divided as the show continued.

The following seasons had an unusual division of tribes:

  • Expedition Robinson 1999 - The castaways were initially split into four tribes of four members each based on their gender. The two male tribes were known as East Team and West Team. The two female tribes were known as North Team and South Team. This division lasted until East Team and West Team were absorbed into North Team and South Team respectively in episode 3.
  • Expedition Robinson 2002 - The castaways were split into tribes based on their gender. North Team was comprised of all women with one male leader, while South Team was comprised of all men with one female leader. This division lasted until episode 4, when a Tribe Switch occurred.
  • Expedition Robinson 2003 - The castaways were initially comprised of only returning players who all lived as one tribe, known as the Veterans. In episode 2, a new tribe comprised of new players who were fans of the show, entered the game. They were known as the Challengers. This division lasted for only one episode as a Tribe Switch occurred in episode 3.
  • Robinson: Karibien - The castaways were initially split into two tribes based on their gender: Agwe was comprised entirely of men, Brise was comprised entirely of women. This division came to an end in episode 2 following a Tribe Switch.
  • Robinson 2011 - The cast was initially divided into two tribes of four women. This division, while not officially ended, slowly lost significance as more men joined the game after being imprisoned at the start of the game and after some of the women either quit, were evacuated or were eliminated unconventionally.
  • Robinson 2023 - The castaways were initially split into two tribes based age, with an entire tribe of younger players and an entire tribe of older players with each tribe consisting of 11 members. This division came to an end in Episode 15 following a Tribe Switch.
  • Robinson: 2024 - The castaways were initially split into two tribes based on their gender: The South Team was comprised entirely of men, the North Team was comprised entirely of women.

Recurring Themes[]

Tribe switch and dissolves[]

Main Article: Tribe Switch and Tribe Dissolve.

Merge[]

Main article: Merge

Utopia/The Borderlands/The Other Side[]

Main article: Redemption Island (twist)

Duel[]

Main article: Duel

Seasons[]

Season Tribes Number of
Castaways
Filming Location Season Run Winner(s) Final Vote
SVT (1997-2003)
Expedition Robinson 1997
Expedition Robinson 1997
North Team
South Team
Robinson
16 Malaysia September 13, 1997 - November 29, 1997 S1sweden martin t
Martin Melin
6-2
Robin98title
Expedition Robinson 1998
North Team
South Team
Robinson
15 September 12, 1998 - December 5, 1998 S2sweden alexandra t
Alexandra Zazzi
7-2
S3Logo2
Expedition Robinson 1999
North Team
West Team
East Team
South Team
Robinson
17 Philippines September 25, 1999 - December 18, 1999 S3sweden jerker t
Jerker Dalman
5-4
Expedition Robinson 2000 intro
Expedition Robinson 2000
North Team
South Team
Robinson
16 Malaysia October 7, 2000 - December 30, 2000 S4sweden mattias t
Mattias Dalerstedt
7-2
SES5 Logo
Expedition Robinson 2001
North Team
South Team
Robinson
17 October 6, 2001 - January 5, 2002 S5sweden janj t
Jan Emanuel Johansson
7-2
Expedition Robinson 6 logo
Expedition Robinson 2002
North Team
South Team
Robinson
17 November 16, 2002 - February 6, 2003 S6sweden antoni t
Antoni Matacz
5-4
ExpeditionRobinson2003titlecard
Expedition Robinson 2003
Challengers
Veterans
North Team
South Team
Robinson
24 November 22, 2003 - February 14, 2004 S7sweden emma t
Emma Andersson
11-5
TV3 (2004-2005)
Robin24title
Expedition Robinson 2004
North Team
South Team
Team X
Robinson
20 Malaysia September 13, 2004 - December 4, 2004 S8sweden jerry t
Jerry Forsberg
11-9
SEvip logo
Expedition Robinson VIP
Danmark
Norge
Sverige
Robinson
15 January 16, 2005 - March 20, 2005 SEvip tilde t
Tilde Fröling
5-4-3
SES10 Logo
Expedition Robinson 2005
North Team
South Team
Robinson
24 September 10, 2005 - December 10, 2005 S10sweden karolinac t
Karolina Conrad
6-5
TV4 (2009-2012)
Robinson-2009
Robinson 2009
Parangan
Magkal
Robinson
18 Philippines March 21, 2009 - May 30, 2009 S11sweden ellenor t
Ellenor Pierre
4-3
Robinson-karibien
Karibien
Agwe
Brise
Legba
18 Dominican Republic November 21, 2009 - January 30, 2010 S12sweden hans t
Hans Brettschneider
5-3
Robinson-2010
Robinson 2010
Buwanga
Sarimanok
Kalis
Lubad
21 Philippines October 7, 2010 - December 18, 2010 S13sweden erik t
Erik Svedberg
No vote
Robinson-2011
Robinson 2011
Bontoc
Kalinga
Gago
Matal
Naiwan
20 August 29, 2011 - November 10, 2011 S14sweden mats t
Mats Kemi
No vote
800px-Robinson revanschen
Revanschen
Guntao
Tigas
Robinson
14 August 20, 2012 - September 6, 2012 S15sweden mariana t
Mirre Hammarling
3-0
Sjuan (2015)
RobinLove
Love Edition
Bros
Srei
Sreros
27 Cambodia April 7, 2015 - June 11, 2015 S16sweden dan tS16sweden jennifer t
Dan Spinelli Scala
and Jennifer Egelryd
8-3
TV4 (2018-)
RobinsonFijiLogo
Fiji
North Team
South Team
Robinson
19 Fiji March 18, 2018 - May 27, 2018 S17sweden daniel t
DK Westlund
7-2
S18sweden Poster
Robinson 2019
North Team
South Team
Robinson
22 March 17, 2019 - May 26, 2019 S18sweden klas t
Klas Beyer
No vote
S19sweden poster
Robinson 2020
North Team
South Team
Robinson
23 March 15, 2020 - May 24, 2020 S19sweden michael t
Michael Björklund
No vote
S20sweden poster
Robinson 2021
North Team
South Team
Robinson
20 Sweden March 21, 2021 - May 30, 2021 S20sweden dennis t
Dennis Johansson
No vote
S21sweden cast
Robinson 2022
North Team
South Team
East Team
West Team
Robinson
25 Dominican Republic March 20, 2022 - May 29, 2022 SES21 filip t
Filip Johansson
No vote
S22sweden Poster
Malaysia
North Team
South Team
Robinson
22 Malaysia October 9, 2022 - December 18, 2022 S22sweden larsolov t
Lars-Olov Johansson
No vote
S23sweden Poster
Robinson 2023
North Team
South Team
Robinson
22 March 19, 2023 - May 28, 2023 SES23 oskar t
Oskar Hammarstedt
No vote
SES24 Poster
Philippines
North Team
South Team
Robinson
22 Philippines October 2, 2023 - December 7, 2023 SES24 pelle t
Pelle Lilja
No vote
SES25 Poster
Robinson 2024
North Team
South Team
Robinson
22 March 17, 2024 - May 26, 2024 SES25 olivia t
Olivia Lindegren
No Vote

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