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| Network: | ITV |
The first series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! was broadcast on ITV from 25 August to 8 September 2002. Ant & Dec presented the main show on ITV, whilst Louise Loughman hosted the spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2. The winner of this series was radio DJ Tony Blackburn.[1] [2]
The show began with eight celebrity contestants. They were:[3]
| Celebrity | Famous for | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Blackburn | BBC Radio 1 presenter | Winner on 8 September 2002[4] | |
| Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | Socialite & television presenter | Runner-up on 8 September 2002 | |
| Christine Hamilton | Television personality & author | Eliminated 6th on 7 September 2002 | |
| Nell McAndrew | Glamour model | Eliminated 5th on 6 September 2002 | |
| Rhona Cameron | Comedian | Eliminated 4th on 5 September 2002 | |
| Darren Day | Actor, singer, & presenter | Eliminated 3rd on 4 September 2002 | |
| Nigel Benn | Former Middleweight boxer | Eliminated 2nd on 3 September 2002 | |
| Uri Geller | Television paranormalist | Eliminated 1st on 2 September 2002 |
Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was eliminated immediately (no bottom two)
Indicates that the celebrity was named as being in the bottom two
Indicates that the celebrity had the highest number of votes that day
| Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Day 15 Final | Trials | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony | bgcolor=lightgreen | 1st | bgcolor=lightgreen | 1st | bgcolor=lightgreen | 1st | bgcolor=lightgreen | 1st | bgcolor=lightgreen | 1st | bgcolor=lightgreen | 1st | 1st (Day 15) | 3 |
| Tara | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd (Day 15) | 2 | ||||||
| Christine | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | Eliminated (Day 14) | 2 | ||||||
| Nell | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | Eliminated (Day 13) | 1 | |||||||
| Rhona | 5th | 6th | 4th | 5th | Eliminated (Day 12) | 1 | ||||||||
| Darren | 7th | 5th | 6th | Eliminated (Day 11) | 2 | |||||||||
| Nigel | 6th | 7th | Eliminated (Day 10) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Uri | 8th | Eliminated (Day 9) | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bottom two | Darren, Uri | Nigel, Rhona | Christine, Darren | None | Christine, Nell | None | ||||||||
| Eliminated | Uri Fewest votes to save | Nigel Fewest votes to save | Darren Fewest votes to save | Rhona Fewest votes to save | Nell Fewest votes to save | Christine Fewest votes to save | Tara Fewest votes to win | |||||||
| Tony Most votes to win | ||||||||||||||
The contestants take part in daily trials to earn food
The public voted for who they wanted to face the trial
The contestants decided who did which trial
The trial was compulsory and no-one decided who took part
| Trial Number | Date | Name of Trial | Celebrity participation | Number of Stars/Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 2002 | Jungle Shower[5] | Tara | |||
| 2 | 26 August 2002 | Snake Surprise | Nigel | |||
| 3 | 30 August 2002 | Buried Alive | Rhona | |||
| 4 | 31 August 2002 | Bushtucker Bonanza | Uri | |||
| 5 | 1 September 2002 | Stinking Swamp | Darren | |||
| 6 | 2 September 2002 | Hell Holes | Darren | |||
| 7 | Night Watch | Nigel | ||||
| text-align:center;" | 8 | 4 September 2002 | Pig Chase | Christine | ||
| 9 | Sneaky Snake Run | Tony | ||||
| 10 | 5 September 2002 | Bucking Bull | Nell | |||
| 11 | 6 September 2002 | Spider Web | Tony | |||
| 12 | 7 September 2002 | Underwater Treasure Hunt | Christine | |||
| 13 | 8 September 2002 | Final Trial | Tara Tony | |||
| --Stars ratings are given by total stars won in the trial collectively--> | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity | Number of Stars Earned | Percentage | |
| Christine Hamilton | 90% | ||
| Darren Day | 94% | ||
| Nell McAndrew | 100% | ||
| Nigel Benn | 81% | ||
| Rhona Cameron | 75% | ||
| Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | 100% | ||
| Tony Blackburn | 58% | ||
| Uri Geller | 100% |
All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.[6]
| Episode | Air date | Official rating (millions) | Weekly rank for all UK TV channels | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August | 6.71 | 21 | |
| 2 | 26 August | 6.89 | 21 | |
| 3 | 27 August | 6.14 | 30 | |
| 4 | 28 August | 6.46 | 27 | |
| 5 | 29 August | 7.01 | 20 | |
| 6 | 30 August | 7.23 | 18 | |
| 7 | 31 August | 6.70 | 24 | |
| 8 | 1 September | 7.27 | 17 | |
| 9 | 2 September | 7.97 | 20 | |
| 10 | 3 September | 7.98 | 19 | |
| 11 | 4 September | 8.72 | 15 | |
| 12 | 5 September | 7.89 | 21 | |
| 13 | 6 September | 7.66 | 25 | |
| 14 | 7 September | 8.09 | 18 | |
| 15 | 8 September | 10.95 | 8 | |
| Series average | 2002 | 7.58 |
On 7 October 2002, a compilation of clips from the series was released on VHS[7] and DVD[8] by Video Collection International and Granada Media. Released as an "Unseen and Uncut" release, it contains some clips deemed to be too raunchy to be shown on TV.