I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 1

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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Series 1
File:I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Original logo.png
Presented byAnthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
No. of days15
No. of castaways8
WinnerTony Blackburn
Runner-upTara Palmer-Tomkinson
LocationTully, Queensland, Australia
Companion showI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkITV
Original release25 August (2002-08-25) –
8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)
Series chronology

The first series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! was broadcast on ITV from 25 August to 8 September 2002. Ant & Dec presented the main show on ITV, whilst Louise Loughman hosted the spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2. The winner of this series was radio DJ Tony Blackburn with 55% of the final vote;[1][2][3] it raised a total of £618,799 for the nominated charities, with Blackburn amassing £184,000 for the National Autistic Society.[4] In July 2002, London Weekend Television confirmed that a celebrity Survivor-style series was in the final stages of development and was provisionally titled Get Me Out of Here: I'm a Celebrity.[5][6]

Celebrities

The show began with eight celebrity contestants. They were:[7]

Celebrity Famous for Status
Tony Blackburn BBC Radio 1 presenter Winner
on 8 September 2002[8]
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson Socialite & television presenter Runner-up
on 8 September 2002
Christine Hamilton Television personality & author Eliminated 6th
on 7 September 2002
Nell McAndrew Glamour model Eliminated 5th
on 6 September 2002
Rhona Cameron Comedian Eliminated 4th
on 5 September 2002
Darren Day Actor, singer, & presenter Eliminated 3rd
on 4 September 2002
Nigel Benn Former Middleweight boxer Eliminated 2nd
on 3 September 2002
Uri Geller Television paranormalist Eliminated 1st
on 2 September 2002

Results and elimination

  Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was eliminated immediately (no bottom two)
  Indicates that the celebrity was named as being in the bottom two
  Indicates that the celebrity had the highest number of votes that day
Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15
Final
Trials
Tony 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
(Day 15)
3
Tara 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
(Day 15)
2
Christine 4th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd Eliminated
(Day 14)
2
Nell 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th Eliminated
(Day 13)
1
Rhona 5th 6th 4th 5th Eliminated
(Day 12)
1
Darren 7th 5th 6th Eliminated
(Day 11)
2
Nigel 6th 7th Eliminated
(Day 10)
2
Uri 8th Eliminated
(Day 9)
1
Bottom two Darren,
Uri
Nigel,
Rhona
Christine,
Darren
None Christine,
Nell
None
Eliminated Uri
Fewest votes
to save
Nigel
Fewest votes
to save
Darren
Fewest votes
to save
Rhona
Fewest votes
to save
Nell
Fewest votes
to save
Christine
Fewest votes
to save
Tara
Fewest votes
to win
Tony
Most votes
to win

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 no-one decided who took part
Trial Number Date Name of Trial Celebrity
participation
Number of Stars/Winner
1 25 August 2002 Jungle Shower[9] Tara[9] File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg
2 26 August 2002 Snake Surprise[9] Nigel[9] File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg
3 30 August 2002 Buried Alive[9] Rhona[9] File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg
4 31 August 2002 Bushtucker Bonanza Uri File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg
5 1 September 2002 Stinking Swamp Darren File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg
6 2 September 2002 Hell Holes Darren File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg
7 Night Watch Nigel File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg
8 4 September 2002 Pig Chase Christine File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg
9 Sneaky Snake Run Tony File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg
10 5 September 2002 Bucking Bull Nell File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg
11 6 September 2002 Spider Web Tony File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg
12 7 September 2002 Underwater Treasure Hunt Christine File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg
13 8 September 2002 Final Trial Tara
Tony
File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg

Star count

Celebrity Number of Stars Earned Percentage
Christine Hamilton File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg 90%
Darren Day File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg 94%
Nell McAndrew File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg 100%
Nigel Benn File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg 81%
Rhona Cameron File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg 75%
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg 100%
Tony Blackburn File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg 58%
Uri Geller File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg 100%

Ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.[10]

Episode Air date Official rating
(millions)
Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
1 25 August 6.71 21
2 26 August 6.89 21
3 27 August 6.14 30
4 28 August 6.46 27
5 29 August 7.01 20
6 30 August 7.23 18
7 31 August 6.70 24
8 1 September 7.27 17
9 2 September 7.97 20
10 3 September 7.98 19
11 4 September 8.72 15
12 5 September 7.89 21
13 6 September 7.66 25
14 7 September 8.09 18
15 8 September 10.95 8
Series average 2002 7.58

Home media

On 7 October 2002, a compilation of clips from the series was released on VHS[11] and DVD[12] by Video Collection International and Granada Media. Released as an "Unseen and Uncut" release, it contains some clips deemed to be too raunchy to be shown on TV.

References

  1. "DJ Tony wins Celebrity Survivor". 8 September 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!: former winners". The Telegraph. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. Lockett, Jon (9 September 2002). "King of the jungle Tony Blackburn triumphs". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. "Celebrity Survivor raises thousands". 22 September 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Celebrity 'Survivor' in the pipeline". 11 July 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Celebrity "Survivor" series confirmed". Digital Spy. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0593073483.
  8. Eden, Tim Walker (16 November 2012). "Former I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! winner Tony Blackburn criticises 'cruel' Bushtucker trials". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "You Won't Believe How Tame The First Ever 'I'm A Celebrity' Bushtucker Trial Was". tyla.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) Barb". Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. "Amazon.co.uk". Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. "Amazon.co.uk". Retrieved 30 November 2024.