I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 8 explained

Series Number:8
Module1:
Num Days:21
Num Survivors:12
Companion Show:I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
Num Episodes:20
Network:ITV
Prev Series:British series 7

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returned to ITV1 for an eighth series from 16 November to 5 December 2008.[1] Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, whilst Matt Willis, Emma Willis and Mark Durden-Smith returned to host spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2. It was the first series to use a redesigned logo, which imitates the Hollywood Sign.[2] The winner of this series was Joe Swash.[3]

Swash would return to the series fourteen years later to participate in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa alongside other former contestants to try to become the first I'm a Celebrity legend. Swash was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated, finishing ninth overall.

Contestants

The show began with 10 celebrity contestants. On 19 November, they were joined by two new contestants – David Van Day and Timmy Mallett – who were 'kidnapped' on their way into camp, making a total of 12 contestants.[4] [5]

CelebrityKnown forStatus
Joe SwashEastEnders actorWinner
on 5 December 2008
Martina NavratilovaFormer tennis playerRunner-up
on 5 December 2008
George TakeiActor style=background:tanThird place
on 5 December 2008
David Van DayDollar singerstyle=background:salmonEliminated 9th
on 4 December 2008
Simon WebbeBlue singerstyle=background:salmonEliminated 8th
on 3 December 2008
Nicola McLeanGlamour modelstyle=background:salmonEliminated 7th
on 2 December 2008
Brian PaddickFormer senior police officer & politicianstyle=background:salmonEliminated 6th
on 1 December 2008
Esther RantzenJournalist & television presenterstyle=background:salmonEliminated 5th
on 30 November 2008
Timmy MallettChildren's television presenterstyle=background:salmonEliminated 4th
on 29 November 2008
Carly ZuckerModel & personal trainerstyle=background:salmonEliminated 3rd
on 28 November 2008
Dani BehrTelevision presenter, model, & singerstyle=background:salmonEliminated 2nd
on 27 November 2008
Robert Kilroy-SilkFormer politician & television presenterstyle=background:salmonEliminated 1st
on 26 November 2008

Results and elimination

Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the public vote
Indicates that the celebrity received the most votes
Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no bottom two/three)
Indicates that the celebrity was in the bottom two/three in the public vote
Day 12Day 13Day 14Day 15Day 16Day 17Day 18Day 19Day 20Day 21
Final
Number of
trials
JoeImmune1st
27.0%
2nd
18.6%
1st
21.0%
2nd
19.0%
1st
35.3%
1st
39.4%
1st
37.3%
1st
50.4%
Winner
68.7%
7
Martina2nd
21.6%
2nd
14.9%
1st
21.6%
4th
16.8%
3rd
15.3%
2nd
15.4%
3rd
13.1%
2nd
27.5%
2nd
26.9%
Runner-up
23.8%
4
George3rd
21.4%
4th
11.9%
5th
9.6%
5th
9.0%
5th
7.2%
6th
8.3%
4th
12.4%
4th
11.4%
3rd
13.9%
3rd
7.5%
3
David1st
26.5%
3rd
12.5%
3rd
18.3%
3rd
19.2%
1st
35.7%
4th
12.4%
2nd
17.0%
3rd
13.0%
4th
8.6%
Eliminated
(Day 20)
3
SimonImmune8th
4.0%
7th
4.2%
Immune6th
4.1%
3rd
13.3%
5th
10.0%
5th
10.6%
Eliminated
(Day 19)
3
Nicola4th
16.9%
5th
8.7%
4th
12.6%
2nd
20.1%
4th
14.3%
5th
11.8%
6th
7.8%
Eliminated
(Day 18)
3
Brian5th
6.9%
7th
6.8%
9th
3.6%
7th
4.4%
Immune7th
3.3%
Eliminated
(Day 17)
2
EstherImmune6th
6.9%
6th
4.9%
6th
4.8%
7th
4.0%
Eliminated
(Day 16)
0
TimmyImmune9th
3.7%
8th
3.7%
8th
4.3%
Eliminated
(Day 15)
2
CarlyImmune10th
2.1%
10th
2.3%
Eliminated
(Day 14)
1
DaniImmune11th
1.1%
Eliminated
(Day 13)
1
Robert6th
6.4%
Eliminated
(Day 12)
3
Bottom two/threeBrian,
Robert
Carly,
Dani
Brian,
Carly
Brian,
Timmy
Esther,
Simon
Brian,
George
George,
Nicola,
Simon
George,
Simon
George,
David
None
EliminatedRobert
6.4%
to save
Dani
1.1%
to save
Carly
2.3%
to save
Timmy
Lost trial
Esther
4.0%
to save
Brian
3.3%
to save
Nicola
7.8%
to save
Simon
10.6%
to save
David
8.6%
to save
George
7.5%
to win
Martina
23.8%
to win
Joe
68.7%
to win

The Camps

For the first four days of the show, the group of celebrities were split between two camps: "Home", and "Away". The celebrities in each group were:

Which group lived in which camp was decided by the first Bushtucker Trial. As Joe won, his group moved in to Home Camp, whilst Simon's group moved into Away Camp. The two camps competed in Bushtucker Trials, with the winning camp receiving better food.

Home was the better of the two camps, featuring a London Bus for the celebrities to sleep in. Contestants in Home camp received British food if they won head-to-head Bushtucker Trials. Meanwhile, the celebrities in Away Camp were forced to sleep on the jungle floor, and received Australian food if they won trials. There was also a jail in away camp for 'naughty' celebs.

On 18 November 2008, the two camps merged. The celebrities in the Away Camp moved into the Home Camp. The merger was due to take place on the morning of 19 November 2008, however it was brought forward after a storm left the Away Camp flooded.

Bushtucker Trials

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 neither the public or celebrities decided who took part

Trial
number
Air dateName of trialCelebrity
participation
Public
vote
Winner/Number of starsNotes
116 November 2008Trauma TankJoe
Simon
Joe
216 November 2008Long DropDani
Carly
DaniNone
317 November 2008I Scream VanJoe
Nicola
32.20%
41.79%
NicolaNone
418 November 2008Chambers of HorrorJoe
Robert
28.32%
66.65%
JoeNone
519 November 2008John TrevoltingRobert48.64%None
6 (Live)20 November 2008Jungle GymRobert16.53%
722 November 2008Holey MoleyDavid41.65%
823 November 2008Critter ChaosTimmy33.26%
924 November 2008Cavern of CalamityNicola60.59%None
1025 November 2008Hell-o-PhoneDavid38.18%None
1127 November 2008Pluck 'n' RollBrian
George
None
1228 November 2008Car-nageMartinaNone
1329 November 2008Dread Over HeelsJoe
Nicola
Simon
None
1430 November 2008Last Chance SaloonBrian
Timmy
4.46%
4.30%
Brian
151 December 2008Last GaspSimonNone
162 December 2008The Tower of TerrorJoeNone
173 December 2008Wash N' CryMartinaNone
184 December 2008Celebrity CycloneDavid
George
Joe
Martina
None
195 December 2008Danger Down UnderJoeNone
205 December 2008Bushtucker BonanzaGeorgeNone
215 December 2008Fill Your FaceMartinaNone

Notes

Owing to Joe's win, his Team went to the best camp (Home Camp) as the prize
It was a live trial for the first time this series. Also for the first time the other celebrities got to watch
Esther was ruled out of this trial for medical reasons
Simon was ruled out due to an injury to his back received in the Bush Battle, Hog Roast
The two bottom place celebrities in the vote-off went head-to-head in the trial. The loser would go home and the winner would return to camp and be immune from the next vote-off

Star count

CelebrityNumber of Stars Earned Percentage
Brian Paddick73%
Carly Zucker
Dani Behr
David Van Day64%
Esther Rantzen
George Takei80%
Joe Swash96%
Martina Navratilova88%
Nicola McLean52%
Robert Kilroy-Silk100%
Simon Webbe88%
Timmy Mallett100%

Bush Battles

Just like Series 7, some celebrities will be granted immunity from the first vote-off. The five winners of this prize will be decided by five 'bush battles' (one winner in each.) Each of the 12 celebrities will compete in one of four battles, each containing three campmates. The winners will automatically gain immunity while the second-placed contestants will compete for a final place in the fifth and final bout. In the end, there were six winners due to a problem in the second battle.This feature replaced the 'Celebrity Chests' for five episodes.

Battle No. Broadcast Date Name of Battle Theme Celebrities Taking Part Winner Runner-upNotes
121 NovemberThe Big DripTacticsMartina, Joe & DavidJoeMartinaNone
222 NovemberHog RoastStaminaSimon, Brian & CarlyCarly & SimonBrianSee below
323 NovemberDown to the WireConcentrationEsther, George & DaniDaniEstherNone
424 NovemberUp To Your Neck in ItPatienceRobert, Nicola & TimmyTimmyNicolaNone
525 NovemberNight of the Living BedEnduranceNicola, Martina, Brian, EstherEstherBrianNone

Ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.[6]

EpisodeAir dateOfficial rating
(millions)
Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
1 16 November 9.38 11
2 17 November 8.76 11
3 18 November 8.30 17
4 20 November 8.61 14
5 21 November 8.36 15
6 22 November 9.40 8
7 23 November 8.13 18
8 24 November 9.10 13
9 26 November 9.11 12
10 27 November 7.99 19
11 28 November 8.42 17
12 29 November 10.19 4
13 30 November 8.46 16
14 1 December 8.58 12
15 2 December 7.91 17
16 3 December 9.12 11
17 4 December 8.41 14
18 5 December 9.80 5
Series average20088.78

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! :: Anarchy in the jungle . Daily Star. 2008-11-04 . 2012-11-10.
  2. Web site: New I'm A Celebrity… logo emerges! – BoxZone . 14 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810005133/http://www.boxzone.net/celebrity/new-im-a-celebrity-logo-emerges.bz . 10 August 2017 . dead.
  3. News: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!: former winners . 30 November 2019 . The Telegraph . 17 November 2018.
  4. News: New campers alert!. ITV I'm A Celebrity website. 19 November 2008. 20 November 2008. https://archive.today/20130126145607/http://celebrity.itv.com/DailyNews/day-1/new-campers-alert/. 26 January 2013. dead.
  5. Book: Busk-Cowley, Mark . I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!: The Inside Story . . 2014 . 219 . 978-0593073483.
  6. http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30? BARB Official Site