Treasure Island (show)
| Treasure Island | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Julie Christie (Touchdown TV) |
| Starring |
Matthew Ridge (season 9) Jon Stevens (season 7-8) Pieta Keating (season 2-4) Jacqui Rickards (season 5) John "Horse" McLeod (season 6) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ |
| Original release | 1997 – Present |
Treasure Island is a popular reality television game show produced in New Zealand by Eyeworks Touchdown as well as in Ireland and Australia. In the show, contestants are isolated on a remote Fijian island (early shows were filmed in Tonga) and compete for a cash prize (of NZ$50,000, about US$40,000). "Treasure Island" is based on the successful Swedish show Expedition: Robinson and precedes the American reality show Survivor.
Celebrity Treasure Island: Season 1
Celebrity Treasure Island: Season 2
Season 3 Cast (Any Order)
The Australian version produced by David Mason premiered on Seven Network following the 2000 Summer Olympics. It aired on Sunday nights at 7pm. Contestants playing for the $50,000 included:
West Team
East Team
The Irish version of Treasure Island was broadcast in RTÉ 1 in the Summer of 2001 and 2002. Produced by Coco Television, the show was axed after its second series and replaced by Cabin Fever.
The first series aired on RTÉ One at 8pm each Sunday Night from 15 July to 12 September 2001. It was RTÉ's and Ireland's first major reality TV series.
Almost 31,000 people applied to take part in Treasure Island Series 1. The first programme involved 22 people vying to be part of the final 16. They range in age from 19 to 63. The group of 22 would then be taken to Killary Harbour, Co Galway, where they faced a series of physical and psychological challenges. After two days the final 16 were chosen and taken immediately to Dublin Airport, where they depart for Tonga. When they arrived on the Island the teams were split into two teams, one on each side of the island. A spin-off series was shown on Network 2 called Treasure Island Uncut on Monday nights at 10:35 pm.
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