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

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]

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

Celebrities

The show began with eight celebrity contestants. They were:[3]

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

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
Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15
Final
Trials
Tony Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
(Day 15)
3
Tara Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
(Day 15)
2
Christine Safe Safe Bottom two Safe Bottom two 3rd Eliminated
(Day 14)
2
Nell Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th Eliminated
(Day 13)
1
Rhona Safe Bottom two Safe 5th Eliminated
(Day 12)
1
Darren Bottom two Safe 6th Eliminated
(Day 11)
2
Nigel Safe 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 NumberDateName of TrialCelebrity
participation
Number of Stars/Winner
1 25 August 2002 Bug 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 2 September 2002 Night Watch Nigel
8 4 September 2002 Pig Chase Christine
9 4 September 2002 Sneaky Snake Run Tony
10 5 September 2002 Bucking Bronco Nell
11 6 September 2002 Spider Web Tony
12 7 September 2002 Underwater Treasure Hunt Christine
13 8 September 2002 Final Trial Tara
Tony

Star count

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%

Ratings

All ratings are taken from the UK Programme Ratings website, BARB.[6]

Show Date Official rating
(millions)
ITV Weekly Rank
Day 1/225 August 20026.7113
Day 2/326 August 20026.8916
Day 3/427 August 20026.1421
Day 4/528 August 20026.4619
Day 5/629 August 20027.0115
Day 6/730 August 20027.2313
Day 7/831 August 20026.7018
Day 8/91 September 20027.2712
Day 9/102 September 20027.9714
Day 10/113 September 20027.9813
Day 11/124 September 20028.7211
Day 12/135 September 20027.8915
Day 13/146 September 20027.6618
Day 14/157 September 20028.0912
Day 15/168 September 200210.954

Series average = 7.57 million viewers.

References

  1. "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!: former winners". The Telegraph. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. Lockett, Jon (9 September 2002). "King of the jungle Tony Blackburn triumphs". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0593073483.
  4. Eden, Tim Walker Edited by Richard (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.
  5. "You Won't Believe How Tame The First Ever 'I'm A Celebrity' Bushtucker Trial Was". tyla.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. "Weekly top 30 programmes | BARB".
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