Skavlan

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Skavlan

Norwegian-Swedish talk show

This article is about the Norwegian-Swedish talk show. For its host, see Fredrik Skavlan. For other people named Skavlan, see Skavlan (surname).

Skavlan was a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television (SVT) in January 2009,[1] and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen.[2] On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway.[3] It was then produced by Monkberry, who took over production duties from the 4th season, run by presenter Fredrik Skavlan and producer Marianne Torp-Kierulf.[4]

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The programme was filmed at TV-huset (sv), SVT's studio complex in Stockholm, with episodes also filmed at Sky Studios in London, and Chelsea Studios in New York. London episodes were previously filmed at BBC Television Centre and ITV's London Studios.

History

Skavlan was one of Europe's largest and longest running talk shows, offering interviews with some of the world's best-known personalities. Airing during prime time on Friday evenings, Skavlan was produced by Monkberry for Norwegian NRK and Swedish SVT. The show had an audience market share of 50% in Norway and 40% in Sweden with 2.5 to 3 million viewers per show. The show also aired in Finland and had a large Internet following. To date, some of Fredrik's guests have included:

List of episodes (in Swedish)

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

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Season 2 (2009–10)

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Season 3 (2010–11)

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Season 4 (2011–12)

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Season 5 (2012–13)

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Criticism

The show received criticism from leading intellectuals and some of their female guests, accusing Fredrik Skavlan of being sexist and asking impertinent questions and flirting with his female guests. Carolina Gynning told Swedish media that she found his questions "demeaning".[6] Skavlan retaliated in an interview with the Swedish newspaper Expressen in which he said that the accusations were "absurd" and that he considered himself to be a feminist.[7]

Skavlan encountered some criticism from Norwegian viewers for his tough interview with former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Skavlan får nytt talkshow". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 15 October 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  2. [2]
    Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt (16 January 2009). "Svensk terningkast fem til Skavlan". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. [3]
    Åstrand, Yvone; Blåder, Anders Silvergren (8 May 2009). "Ny säsong med Skavlan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
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    "Om Monkberry - Monkberry". monkberry.no. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. [5]
    Aftenposten, 11 December 2010, page 4
  6. [6]
    "Han kallas för 'kåte Fredrik' Skavlans kvinnosyn sågas: Han ger en doft av övergrepp | TV | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. [7]
    "Fredrik Skavlan: 'Jag är feminist' | Tv | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter". Expressen.se. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Svenskene elsker Skavlan - VG Nett". Vg.no. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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