I'm_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(UK_series_1)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 1
Season of television series
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.[1][2]
Quick Facts Presented by, No. of days ...
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | |
| Presented by | Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly |
| No. of days | 15 |
| No. of castaways | 8 |
| Winner | Tony Blackburn |
| Runner-up | Tara Palmer-Tomkinson |
| Location | Tully, Queensland, Australia |
| Companion show | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 25 August (2002-08-25) – 8 September 2002 (2002-09-08) |
| Series chronology | |
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The show began with eight celebrity contestants. They were:[3]
More information Celebrity, Famous for ...
| Celebrity | Famous for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Blackburn | BBC Radio 1 presenter | Winner on 8 September 2002[4] |
| 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 |
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- 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
More information Day 9, Day 10 ...
| 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 | ||||||||
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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
More information Trial Number, Date ...
| Trial Number | Date | Name of Trial | Celebrity participation | Number of Stars/Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 August 2002 | Jungle Shower[5] | Tara[5] |  |
| 2 | 26 August 2002 | Snake Surprise[5] | Nigel[5] |  |
| 3 | 30 August 2002 | Buried Alive[5] | Rhona[5] | |
| 4 | 31 August 2002 | Bushtucker Bonanza | Uri | |
| 5 | 1 September 2002 | Stinking Swamp | Darren | |
| 6 | 2 September 2002 | Hell Holes | Darren | |
| 7 | Night Watch | Nigel | | |
| 8 | 4 September 2002 | Pig Chase | Christine | |
| 9 | Sneaky Snake Run | Tony |   | |
| 10 | 5 September 2002 | Bucking Bull | Nell | |
| 11 | 6 September 2002 | Spider Web | Tony | |
| 12 | 7 September 2002 | Underwater Treasure Hunt | Christine | |
| 13 | 8 September 2002 | Final Trial | Tara Tony |
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More information Celebrity, Number of Stars Earned ...
| Celebrity | Number of Stars Earned | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Hamilton | |
90% |
| Darren Day | |
94% |
| Nell McAndrew | |
100% |
| Nigel Benn | |
81% |
| Rhona Cameron | |
75% |
| Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | |
100% |
| Tony Blackburn | |
58% |
| Uri Geller | |
100% |
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All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.[6]
More information Episode, Air date ...
| 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 | — |
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On 7 October 2002, a compilation of clips from the series was released on VHS[7] and DVD[8] 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.
- "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!: former winners". The Telegraph. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Lockett, Jon (9 September 2002). "King of the jungle Tony Blackburn triumphs". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0593073483.
- "You Won't Believe How Tame The First Ever 'I'm A Celebrity' Bushtucker Trial Was". tyla.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.