Expedition Robinson 1997 is the first version of Expedition Robinson to air in Sweden, and the first season of the show anywhere 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.
Finishing order ContestantOriginalTribesMergedTribe FinishSinisa Savija34, Norrköping South TeamAnna Nordenfeldt57, UppsalaNorth TeamPeter Just51, StockholmNorth TeamSuzanne Lai39, HelsingborgNorth TeamZai Gordon-White27, SödertäljeNorth TeamCamilla Lundegård28, Borlänge South TeamChristin Johansson22, CopenhagenNorth Team RobinsonJohan Reffel23, Stockholm South TeamErika Bälldal37, Oxelösund South TeamJürgen Weis26, GothenburgNorth TeamMarie-Louise Niklasson33, Malmö South TeamMarkus Fondin19, GothenburgNorth TeamÅsa Vilbäck23, Linköping South TeamOla Melén25, Lund South TeamKent Larsen61, Lycksele South TeamMartin Melin30, StockholmNorth Team
Game
Air dateChallengesEliminated VoteFinishRewardImmunity13 September 1997NorthTeamNorth TeamSinisa4-2-1-11st Voted OutDay 4Both TeamsSouth TeamAnna4-3-12nd Voted OutDay 84 October 1997NorthTeamSouth TeamPeter5-23rd Voted OutDay 1211 October 1997NorthTeamSouth TeamSuzanne3-1-1-14th Voted OutDay ?18 October 1997South TeamSouth TeamZai3-25th Voted OutDay 1825 October 1997South TeamNorth TeamCamilla6-16th Voted OutDay 211 November 1997Midsummer CelebrationKentChristinNo Vote7th Evacuated1st Jury MemberDay 238 November 1997ÅsaKent(Jürgen)Johan7-1-18th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 2715 November 1997JürgenJürgenErika3-3-1-19th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 3122 November 1997Ola, [Åsa]ÅsaJürgen 4-310th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 3529 November 1997MartinOla4-211th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 386 December 1997Åsa, [Martin]Martin3-212th Voted Out6th Jury MemberDay 4113 December 1997NoneMartinÅsa1-013th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 44MartinOla1-014th Voted Out8th Jury MemberDay 46Jury VoteKent6-2Runner-UpMartinSole Survivor In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
The eighth vote was tied with Erika and Kent each receiving three votes. Following a tied second vote, a lot was drawn which led to Erika's eventual elimination.
Voting history Original TribesMerged TribeEpisode #:123456789101112Eliminated:SinisaPeterSuzanneZaiCamillaChristinErikaJürgenMarkusÅsaOlaKentMartinVoterVote MartinAnnaSuzanneSuzanneZaiJohanKentKentMarie-LouiseKentÅsaOlaJury Vote KentSinisaCamillaOlaJürgenMarie-LouiseMarkus OlaKentCamillaJohanErikaJürgenMarie-LouiseMarkusKent ÅsaCamillaJohanErikaJürgenMarie-LouiseMarkusKent MarkusAnnaPeterZaiZaiJohanKentKentKentKentMartin CamillaJohanErikaJürgenKentMartin JürgenAnnaPeterSuzanneChristinJohanKentKentMartin ErikaCamillaJohanMarkusMartin JohanCamillaCamillaErikaMartin ChristinPeterPeterSuzanneZaiMartin CamillaSinisaJohan ZaiAnnaPeterMartinChristin SuzannePeterPeterMarkus PeterSuzanneSuzanne AnnaPeter Sinisa
At the eighth tribal council both Erika and Kent received three 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.
References Footnotes
Sources
External links SVT - Expedition Robinson Expedition: Robinson i SVT 1997-2003 5 bästa säsongerna Veckans resmål: Tengah, Robinsonön
Expedition Robinson: Detta har hänt