3.8 /10 1 Votes
4.1/10 TV No. of seasons 2 Original network ABC (2003)
NBC (2009) Final episode date 24 June 2009 | 3.6/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Production company(s) ITV United Kingdom First episode date 19 February 2003 Number of seasons 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Running time 60mins (live regular)
120mins (live premiere) Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV) Presented by John Lehr (2003), Damien Fahey (2009), Myleene Klass (2009) Networks NBC, American Broadcasting Company Cast Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Janice Dickinson, Torrie Wilson, Sanjaya Malakar Similar I'm a CelebrityGet Me Out of, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Circus, Lost, Fear Factor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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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.
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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.
Season 2
NBC picked up the former ABC show. It aired for 14 episodes and followed the UK's format. 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.