Expedition Robinson 1997

Expedition Robinson 1997
Presented by
No. of episodes	12
No. of days	47
No. of castaways	16
Winner	Martin Melin
Production
Location(s)	Babi Tengah, Malaysia
Filming dates	May 1997 – June 1997
Chronology
Followed by	Expedition Robinson 1998

Expedition Robinson 1997 was the first version of Expedition Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries, to air in the world. This season premiered on 13 September 1997. Martin Melin became the winner on 13 December 1997, with a jury vote of 6-2 over Runner-Up Kent Larsen. Despite being the premiere season, the first season was the lowest rated season of the original seven having only garnered around 1.2 million viewers for most of its regular episodes and 2.3 million viewers for its final episode. A major controversy occurred during this season when the first person voted out, Sinisa Savija, committed suicide a month after returning home from the island. Because of this, the first episode to air covered the events between the time when the contestants first arrived on the island and the second elimination. Following the success of the first season, Åsa Vilbäck, Kent Larsen, and Martin Melin all became well known in Sweden.

^1 The eighth vote was tied with Erika and Kent each receiving four votes. Following a tied second vote, the two drew lots which led to Erika's eventual elimination.

^1 At the eighth tribal council both Erika and Kent received four votes. Following a re-vote, there was still a tie. Because of this, both were forced to draw lots to determine who would be eliminated.

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