I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
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Series premiere print advertisement
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Presented by |
John Lehr (2003) Damien Fahey (2009) Myleene Klass (2009) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Running time | 60mins (live regular) 120mins (live premiere) |
Production company(s) | ITV United Kingdom |
Release | |
Original network |
ABC (2003) NBC (2009) |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | February 19, 2003 June 1, 2009 – June 24, 2009 |
– March 5, 2003 ;
External links | |
Website |
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.
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.
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.
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.