Season of television series
| 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 | |
| Next → British series 2 | |
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; it raised a total of £618,799 for the nominated charities, with Blackburn amassing £184,000 for the National Autistic Society.
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.
Celebrities
The show began with eight celebrity contestants. They were:
| Celebrity | Famous for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Blackburn | BBC Radio 1 presenter | Winner on 8 September 2002 |
| 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 | Tara | 
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| 2 | 26 August 2002 | Snake Surprise | Nigel | 
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| 3 | 30 August 2002 | Buried Alive | Rhona |
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| 4 | 31 August 2002 | Bushtucker Bonanza | Uri |
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| 5 | 1 September 2002 | Stinking Swamp | Darren |
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| 6 | 2 September 2002 | Hell Holes | Darren |
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| 7 | Night Watch | Nigel |
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| 8 | 4 September 2002 | Pig Chase | Christine |
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| 9 | Sneaky Snake Run | Tony |  
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| 10 | 5 September 2002 | Bucking Bull | Nell |
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| 11 | 6 September 2002 | Spider Web | Tony |
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| 12 | 7 September 2002 | Underwater Treasure Hunt | Christine |
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| 13 | 8 September 2002 | Final Trial | Tara Tony |
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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.
| 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 and DVD 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
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- "Celebrity "Survivor" series confirmed". Digital Spy. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- Busk-Cowley, Mark (2014). I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!: The Inside Story. Bantam Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0593073483.
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