I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) series 8

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! returned to ITV1 for an eighth series from 16 November to 5 December 2008.^[1] Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, whilst Matt Willis, Emma Willis and Mark Durden-Smith returned to host spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! on ITV2. It was the first series to use a redesigned logo, which imitates the Hollywood Sign.^[2] The winner of this series was Joe Swash.^[3]

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Series 8
Presented by	Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly
No. of days	21
No. of castaways	12
Winner	Joe Swash
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Companion show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	16 November (2008-11-16) – 5 December 2008 (2008-12-05)
Series chronology

Swash would return to the series fourteen years later to participate in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa alongside other former contestants to try to become the first I'm a Celebrity legend. Swash was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated, finishing ninth overall.

Contestants

The show began with 10 celebrity contestants. On 19 November, they were joined by two new contestants – David Van Day and Timmy Mallett – who were 'kidnapped' on their way into camp, making a total of 12 contestants.^[4][5]

Celebrity	Known for	Status
Joe Swash	EastEnders actor	Winner on 5 December 2008
Martina Navratilova	Former tennis player	Runner-up on 5 December 2008
George Takei	Actor	Third place on 5 December 2008
David Van Day	Dollar singer	Eliminated 9th on 4 December 2008
Simon Webbe	Blue singer	Eliminated 8th on 3 December 2008
Nicola McLean	Glamour model	Eliminated 7th on 2 December 2008
Brian Paddick	Former senior police officer & politician	Eliminated 6th on 1 December 2008
Esther Rantzen	Journalist & television presenter	Eliminated 5th on 30 November 2008
Timmy Mallett	Children's television presenter	Eliminated 4th on 29 November 2008
Carly Zucker	Model & personal trainer	Eliminated 3rd on 28 November 2008
Dani Behr	Television presenter, model, & singer	Eliminated 2nd on 27 November 2008
Robert Kilroy-Silk	Former politician & television presenter	Eliminated 1st on 26 November 2008

Results and elimination

	Indicates that the celebrity was immune from the public vote
	Indicates that the celebrity received the most votes
	Indicates that the celebrity received the fewest votes and was immediately eliminated (no bottom two/three)
	Indicates that the celebrity was in the bottom two/three in the public vote

		Day 12	Day 13	Day 14	Day 15	Day 16	Day 17	Day 18	Day 19	Day 20	Day 21 Final		Number of trials
Joe		Immune	1st 27.0%	2nd 18.6%	1st 21.0%	2nd 19.0%	1st 35.3%	1st 39.4%	1st 37.3%	1st 50.4%	Winner 68.7%		7
Martina		2nd 21.6%	2nd 14.9%	1st 21.6%	4th 16.8%	3rd 15.3%	2nd 15.4%	3rd 13.1%	2nd 27.5%	2nd 26.9%	Runner-up 23.8%		4
George		3rd 21.4%	4th 11.9%	5th 9.6%	5th 9.0%	5th 7.2%	6th 8.3%	4th 12.4%	4th 11.4%	3rd 13.9%	3rd 7.5%		3
David		1st 26.5%	3rd 12.5%	3rd 18.3%	3rd 19.2%	1st 35.7%	4th 12.4%	2nd 17.0%	3rd 13.0%	4th 8.6%	Eliminated (Day 20)		3
Simon		Immune	8th 4.0%	7th 4.2%	Immune	6th 4.1%	3rd 13.3%	5th 10.0%	5th 10.6%	Eliminated (Day 19)			3
Nicola		4th 16.9%	5th 8.7%	4th 12.6%	2nd 20.1%	4th 14.3%	5th 11.8%	6th 7.8%	Eliminated (Day 18)				3
Brian		5th 6.9%	7th 6.8%	9th 3.6%	7th 4.4%	Immune	7th 3.3%	Eliminated (Day 17)					2
Esther		Immune	6th 6.9%	6th 4.9%	6th 4.8%	7th 4.0%	Eliminated (Day 16)						0
Timmy		Immune	9th 3.7%	8th 3.7%	8th 4.3%	Eliminated (Day 15)							2
Carly		Immune	10th 2.1%	10th 2.3%	Eliminated (Day 14)								1
Dani		Immune	11th 1.1%	Eliminated (Day 13)									1
Robert		6th 6.4%	Eliminated (Day 12)										3
Bottom two/three		Brian, Robert	Carly, Dani	Brian, Carly	Brian, Timmy	Esther, Simon	Brian, George	George, Nicola, Simon	George, Simon	George, David	None
Eliminated		Robert 6.4% to save	Dani 1.1% to save	Carly 2.3% to save	Timmy Lost trial	Esther 4.0% to save	Brian 3.3% to save	Nicola 7.8% to save	Simon 10.6% to save	David 8.6% to save	George 7.5% to win
											Martina 23.8% to win
											Joe 68.7% to win

The Camps

For the first four days of the show, the group of celebrities were split between two camps: "Home", and "Away". The celebrities in each group were:

• Home Camp: Brian, Dani, George, Joe, Martina
• Away Camp: Carly, Esther, Nicola, Robert, Simon

Which group lived in which camp was decided by the first Bushtucker Trial. As Joe won, his group moved in to Home Camp, whilst Simon's group moved into Away Camp. The two camps competed in Bushtucker Trials, with the winning camp receiving better food.

Home was the better of the two camps, featuring a London Bus for the celebrities to sleep in. Contestants in Home camp received British food if they won head-to-head Bushtucker Trials. Meanwhile, the celebrities in Away Camp were forced to sleep on the jungle floor, and received Australian food if they won trials. There was also a jail in away camp for 'naughty' celebs.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 November 2008, the two camps merged. The celebrities in the Away Camp moved into the Home Camp. The merger was due to take place on the morning of 19 November 2008, however it was brought forward after a storm left the Away Camp flooded.

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 neither the public or celebrities decided who took part

Trial number	Air date	Name of trial	Celebrity participation	Public vote	Winner/Number of stars	Notes
1	16 November 2008	Trauma Tank	Joe Simon	—	Joe	1
2	16 November 2008	Long Drop	Dani Carly	—	Dani	None
3	17 November 2008	I Scream Van	Joe Nicola	32.20% 41.79%	Nicola	None
4	18 November 2008	Chambers of Horror	Joe Robert	28.32% 66.65%	Joe	None
5	19 November 2008	John Trevolting	Robert	48.64%		None
6 (Live)	20 November 2008	Jungle Gym	Robert	16.53%		2
7	22 November 2008	Holey Moley	David	41.65%		3
8	23 November 2008	Critter Chaos	Timmy	33.26%		4
9	24 November 2008	Cavern of Calamity	Nicola	60.59%		None
10	25 November 2008	Hell-o-Phone	David	38.18%		None
11	27 November 2008	Pluck 'n' Roll	Brian George	—		None
12	28 November 2008	Car-nage	Martina	—		None
13	29 November 2008	Dread Over Heels	Joe Nicola Simon	—		None
14	30 November 2008	Last Chance Saloon	Brian Timmy	4.46% 4.30%	Brian	5
15	1 December 2008	Last Gasp	Simon	—		None
16	2 December 2008	The Tower of Terror	Joe	—		None
17	3 December 2008	Wash N' Cry	Martina	—		None
18	4 December 2008	Celebrity Cyclone	David George Joe Martina			None
19	5 December 2008	Danger Down Under	Joe			None
20	5 December 2008	Bushtucker Bonanza	George			None
21	5 December 2008	Fill Your Face	Martina			None

Notes

^1 Owing to Joe's win, his Team went to the best camp (Home Camp) as the prize
^2 It was a live trial for the first time this series. Also for the first time the other celebrities got to watch
^3 Esther was ruled out of this trial for medical reasons
^4 Simon was ruled out due to an injury to his back received in the Bush Battle, Hog Roast
^5 The two bottom place celebrities in the vote-off went head-to-head in the trial. The loser would go home and the winner would return to camp and be immune from the next vote-off

Star count

Celebrity	Number of Stars Earned	Percentage
Brian Paddick		73%
Carly Zucker	—	—
Dani Behr	—	—
David Van Day		64%
Esther Rantzen	—	—
George Takei		80%
Joe Swash		96%
Martina Navratilova		88%
Nicola McLean		52%
Robert Kilroy-Silk		100%
Simon Webbe		88%
Timmy Mallett		100%

Bush Battles

Just like Series 7, some celebrities will be granted immunity from the first vote-off. The five winners of this prize will be decided by five 'bush battles' (one winner in each.) Each of the 12 celebrities will compete in one of four battles, each containing three campmates. The winners will automatically gain immunity while the second-placed contestants will compete for a final place in the fifth and final bout. In the end, there were six winners due to a problem in the second battle. This feature replaced the 'Celebrity Chests' for five episodes.

Battle No.	Broadcast Date	Name of Battle	Theme	Celebrities Taking Part	Winner	Runner-up	Notes
1	21 November	The Big Drip	Tactics	Martina, Joe & David	Joe	Martina	None
2	22 November	Hog Roast	Stamina	Simon, Brian & Carly	Carly & Simon	Brian	See below
3	23 November	Down to the Wire	Concentration	Esther, George & Dani	Dani	Esther	None
4	24 November	Up To Your Neck in It	Patience	Robert, Nicola & Timmy	Timmy	Nicola	None
5	25 November	Night of the Living Bed	Endurance	Nicola, Martina, Brian, Esther	Esther	Brian	None

• Simon injured himself during the Hog Roast Bush Battle. Because of this, the battle was forced to end early, and both Carly and Simon won immunity.

Ratings

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

Episode	Air date	Official rating (millions)	Weekly rank for all UK TV channels
1	16 November	9.38	11
2	17 November	8.76	11
3	18 November	8.30	17
4	20 November	8.61	14
5	21 November	8.36	15
6	22 November	9.40	8
7	23 November	8.13	18
8	24 November	9.10	13
9	26 November	9.11	12
10	27 November	7.99	19
11	28 November	8.42	17
12	29 November	10.19	4
13	30 November	8.46	16
14	1 December	8.58	12
15	2 December	7.91	17
16	3 December	9.12	11
17	4 December	8.41	14
18	5 December	9.80	5
Series average	2008	8.78	—