| Season Number: | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Num Episodes: | 16 | ||||||||||
| Network: | TV4 |
Kändisdjungeln (English: The Celebrity Jungle) was the first and only season of the Swedish version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[2] The first of the 16 episodes was broadcast on 11 September 2009. The show's hosts were David Hellenius and Tilde de Paula.[3] The celebrities were sent to the Malaysian jungle for the show's run.[4] Sweden was the first Scandinavian country to broadcast its own version of the format.[5]
The contestants participating in the show were:[6]
| Celebrity | Age | Known for | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Petter Bergvall | 26 | Reality show participant | Winner on 27 September 2009 |
| Jannike Björling | 42 | Model | Runner-up on 27 September 2009 |
| Mikkey Dee | 45 | Motörhead drummer | Third place on 26 September 2009 |
| Inger Nilsson | 50 | Actor | Eliminated 7th on 25 September 2009 |
| Kennet Andersson | 41 | Footballer | Eliminated 6th on 24 September 2009 |
| Ann Söderlund | 37 | Journalist | Eliminated 5th on 23 September 2009 |
| Thorleif Torstensson | 60 | Musician | Eliminated 4th on 22 September 2009 |
| Rafael Edholm | 43 | Actor | Eliminated 3rd on 21 September 2009 |
| Catarina Hurtig | 35 | Royal correspondent | Eliminated 2nd on 20 September 2009 |
| Katarina Hultling | 54 | Sports reporter | Eliminated 1st on 19 September 2009 |
| Bengt Frithiofsson | 70 | Wine expert | Withdrew on 15 September 2009 |
Björn Borg's wife Patricia Östfeldt-Borg withdrew from participating in the show prior to its launch,[7] and the final list of celebrities was described in Aftonbladet by one critic as unimpressive.[8] In terms of viewership the show was a flop, as whilst the first episode received viewership of 1.2 million, by the middle of the series viewership had already fallen to 322,000.[9] 62% of the readers of the newspaper Expressen voted the premiere of the show a "disaster".[10]
Camp leader Bengt was forced to quit on medical grounds.