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Baltic Robinson

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Baltic Robinson
Also known asRobinsonid, Robinsoni, Robinzonai (2000–02)
Džunglistaar, Džungļu zvaigznes, Džiungles (2004)
Created byCharlie Parsons
Theme music composerJon Rekdal
Country of originEstonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Original languagesEstonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
No. of seasons4
Original release
NetworkTV3 (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Release30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) –
18 December 2004 (2004-12-18)
Related
Survivor

Baltic Robinson was a popular television show that aired in the Baltic region of Europe from 2000 to 2004 and was the first pan regional edition of Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries.

During its five-year (four season) run, the show was hosted by Emil Rutiku for Estonian,[1] Vytautas Kernagis for Lithuanian and Pauls Timrots for Latvian audience. Due to the show's success, at least one contestant, Kristīne Koļadina, was given her own spin-off show which aired and was popular with viewers in her home country of Latvia.

The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Format

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The Robinson format was developed by Planet 24, a United Kingdom TV production company owned by Charlie Parsons and Bob Geldof. Their company Castaway Television Productions retained the rights to the concept when they sold Planet 24 in 1999. Mark Burnett later licensed the format to create the American show Survivor in 2000.

Fifteen contestants are put into a survival situation and compete in a variety of physical challenges. Early in each season three teams compete but later on the teams are merged and the competitions become individual. At the end of each show one contestant is eliminated from the show by the others in a secret "island council" ballot.

Seasons

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List of Baltic Robinson seasons
Year Hosts Channel Location Days Participants Winner Runner-up 2nd-Runner-Up
2000 Emil Rutiku [et]
Mārtiņš Freimanis[2]
Vytautas Kernagis
TV3 Kõrgelaid, Estonia ? 15 Zane Mukāne Monika Verbutaitė Inga Vahar
2001 Emil Rutiku [et]
Pauls Timrots [lv]
Vytautas Kernagis
Malaysia 40 13 Māris Šveiduks Siiri Kuusmann Linas Samaška
2002 37 15 Rimas Valeikis Ranno Rätsep Kristīne Koļadina
2004 Tõnu Kark
Raimonds Dombrovskis
Vytautas Kernagis
15 18 VIP Dagmāra Legante Renata Ražnauskienė Koit Toome

References

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  1. ^ "TOP5: Läbi aegade kõige ikoonilisemad tõsielusarjad, mida eestlased sisimas taga igatsevad". Kroonika. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Sāks demonstrēt realitātes šovu "Robinsoni"". Delfi. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
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