No surprises here with I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! confirmed to return for a second season next year.
Hosts Julia Morris and Chris Brown will travel back to the picturesque South African jungle to host the show, which will once again go to air live.
Julia Morris said: “The thought of returning to the jungle with Dr Chris Brown makes me both swoon and explode in equal measure. The fact that he is so hot for me has become my new normal.”
Chris Brown said: “This year, I never expected the jungle to be so wild, unpredictable and dangerous. And that was just working with Julia. But putting that aside, I can’t wait to head back to Africa with all the ‘other’ wildlife. I’m already counting down the days until I find out who’s joining us in the jungle.”
The show’s first season was a hit for Ten and included a nice mix of national and international celebrities enter the jungle, including Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, Maureen McCormick, Barry Hall, Merv Hughes, Chrissie Swan, Julie Goodwin and Joel Creasey. They were vying to win money for their selected charity and, of course, the glory of being crowned the Queen or King of the Jungle.
Network Ten Chief Programming Officer, Beverley McGarvey, said: “Launching a new brand against very established competitors is never easy and we were very pleased with how the first season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! performed.
It was a highly entertaining show that everyone was talking about, and Julia and Chris did a great job as hosts. “In March, more than 1.6 million Australians tuned in to watch Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff crowned the King of the Jungle. The series average television audience for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Season 1 was in line with our expectations and it produced significant audience growth for TEN in its timeslot.
“The first season was also an online and social media phenomenon, with more than 10 million Twitter impressions and four million video views on www.tenplay.com.au during its six-week run,” she said.
“We are delighted to announce Season 2 of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and to be able to reunite Julia and Chris, who are one of the most exciting and entertaining new hosting teams Australia has seen in many years. We know a lot of people are very keen to learn who we will be sending into the jungle and we can’t wait to bring Season 2 to screens next year.”
ITV Studios Australia Managing Director, Anita Jacoby, said: “Australian audiences clearly loved the first season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!. It’s one of the world’s longest-running and most successful formats and is coming up for its 15th massive season in the UK as well as its 10th series in Germany.
“With Julia Morris and Chris Brown again at the helm, we look forward to more rumbling in the jungle as a fresh group of celebrities face some of the wildest challenges of their lives,” she said
