På spåret
På spåret | |
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Presented by |
Ingvar Oldsberg (1987–2009) Kristian Luuk (2009–) |
Judges |
Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren (1988) Björn Hellberg (1995–2003, 2005–2009) Carl-Jan Granqvist (2004) Fredrik Lindström ( (2009–) |
Country of origin | Sweden |
Original language(s) | Swedish |
No. of seasons | 25 |
Production | |
Location(s) | Sweden |
Running time | about 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | SVT |
First shown in | September 5, 1987 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Jorda rundt |
På spåret (idiomatic translation On Track) is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since 5 September 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show.[1] This means that nearly half of all Swedes saw the game show.
På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season.[2]
In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg and Hellberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host with Fredrik Lindström as judge.
Format
Two teams made up of Swedish celebrities compete against each other. They are shown filmed journeys, usually from the front of a train, and the object is for each team to identify the destination of the train, using clues from the host. The clues, which often include puns and far-fetched word play, get progressively easier as the train approaches its destination, and the number of points awarded for a correct answer accordingly declines. After the journey both teams answer questions related to the destination city, and collect more points.
Each one-hour show has three filmed journeys, typically with one Swedish and two foreign destinations. During previous years, Oldsberg and his co-host used to read a text dressed up as Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, giving progressively easier clues about a specific celebrity. The team that first identified the celebrity won points, or instead lost if the answer was wrong. However, following the 50th anniversary of SVT in 2006, this was replaced by showing archive footage, and the contestants were challenged to name the year the footage was from. The last few years a famous person again has been the challenge of the 60 seconds archive footage clues.
Tournament
In recent years, each season have consisted of a tournament with three groups of three teams each. The winner of each group qualify for the semi finals; the fourth semi finalist is decided by a "quarter final" match between the two best teams that placed second in their respective groups.
Contestants
Until 1995 each team consisted of three people, since then the contestants have competed in pairs. The show typically feature intelligent, humorous and well-known celebrities, such as sports journalist Lotta Bromé, restaurateur Carl-Jan Grankvist, former weight-lifter Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren, comedians/TV-hosts Filip & Fredrik, Olympic high-jump champion Stefan Holm, and actor/TV personality Peter Harryson, sportsjournalist Johanna Frändén to name a few.
Contestants 2007–08
- Group 1
- Caroline af Ugglas & Göran Hägg
- Anne Lundberg & Johan Wester
- Cecilia Hagen & Lennart Hoa-Hoa Dahlgren
- Group 2
- Ann-Marie Skarp & Jan Guillou
- Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson
- Kristina Kappelin & Kjell Bergqvist
- Group 3
Contestants 2008–09
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Tina Ahlin & Marcus Birro
- Camilla Lundberg & Robert Aschberg
- Siw Malmkvist & David Bexelius
Contestants 2009–10
- Group A
- Alexandra Charles & Björn Ranelid
- Hélène Benno & Peter Apelgren
- Doreen Månsson & Hans Rosling
- Group B
- Jessika Gedin & Hans Rosenfeldt
- Johanna Koljonen & Marcus Birro
- Jessica Zandén & Philip Zandén
- Group C
Contestants 2012–13
- Group A
- Caroline af Ugglas & Göran Hägg
- Johanna Koljonen & Marcus Birro
- Ellinor Persson & Dick Harrison
- Group B
- Cecilia Hagen & Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren
- Martina Haag & Erik Haag
- Carina Lidbom & Tommy Engstrand
- Group C
Contestants 2013–14
- Group A
- Eric Ericson & Kjell Wilhelmsen
- Ann-Marie Skarp & Jan Guillou
- Helena von Zweigbergk & Göran Everdahl
- Group B
- Martina Montelius & Dominika Peczynski
- Morgan Larsson & Christer Lundberg
- Ylva Hällen & Anna Charlotta Gunnarson
- Group C
- Martina Thun & Ulf Danielsson
- Helen Alfredsson & Christian Olsson
- Elisabet Höglund & Jesper Rönndahl
Contestants 2014–15
- Group A
- Louise Epstein & Thomas Nordegren
- Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson
- Helena von Zweigbergk & Göran Everdahl
- Group B
- Jason Diakité & Lina Thomsgård
- Gudrun Schyman & K. G. Hammar
- Martina Thun & Ulf Danielsson
- Group C
- Eric Ericson & Kjell Wilhelmsen
- Elisabet Höglund & Jesper Rönndahl
- Jenny Strömstedt & Niklas Strömstedt
Past winners
Season | Winner | Runners-up |
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1987 | Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren, Margareta Söderström & Thomas Wernerson | |
1988 | Björn Hellberg, Mats Strandberg & Bengt Grive | |
1990 | Björn Hellberg, Mats Strandberg & Joakim Nyström | Margareta Söderström, Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren & Thomas Wernerson |
1991 | Björn Hellberg, Mats Strandberg & Bengt Grive | Putte Wickman, Birgit Carlstén & Lennart Broström |
1993 | Björn Hellberg, Mats Strandberg & Bengt Grive | Lasse Strömstedt, Inger Nilsson & Kicki Hultin |
1995 | Cecilia Hagen & Tomas Tengby | Peter Harryson & Eva Bysing |
1996 | Tommy Engstrand & Birgit Carlstén | Bengt Järnblad & Ma Oftedal |
1997 | Peter Harryson & Malin Peterson | Adde Malmberg & Cecilia Hagen |
1998 | Carl Jan Granqvist & Lotta Bromé | Lasse Eriksson & Ulrika Knutson |
1999 | Peter Harryson & Carina Lidbom | Birgit Carlstén & Sven Melander |
2000 | Agneta Bolme Börjefors & Adde Malmberg | Birgit Carlstén & Sven Melander |
2001 | Annette Kullenberg & Jesper Aspegren | Lotta Bromé & Carl Jan Granqvist |
2002 | Carina Lidbom & Tommy Engstrand | Cecilia Hagen & Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren |
2003 | Ingela Agardh & Stefan Holm | Cecilia Hagen & Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren |
2004 | Ellinor Persson & Dick Harrison | Ingela Agardh & Stefan Holm |
2005–06 | Katarina Mazetti & Stefan Holm | Adde Malmberg & Magdalena Forsberg |
2006–07 | Caroline af Ugglas & Göran Hägg | Anne Lundberg & Johan Wester |
2007–08 | Anne Lundberg & Johan Wester | Cecilia Hagen & Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren |
2008–09 | Lisa Syrén & Johan Wester | Jessika Gedin & Hans Rosenfeldt |
2009–10 | Johanna Koljonen & Marcus Birro | Hélène Benno & Peter Apelgren |
2010–11 | Peter Apelgren & Hélène Benno | Martina Haag & Erik Haag |
2011–12 | Martina Haag & Erik Haag | Niklas Strömstedt & Jenny Strömstedt |
2012–13 | Ellinor Persson & Dick Harrison | Cecilia Hagen & Lennart "Hoa-Hoa" Dahlgren |
2013–14 | Helena von Zweigbergk & Göran Everdahl | Elisabet Höglund & Jesper Rönndahl |
2014–15 | Elisabet Höglund & Jesper Rönndahl | Fredrik Wikingsson & Filip Hammar |
2015–16 | Elisabet Höglund & Jesper Rönndahl | Anna Ekström & Göran Hägglund |
International adaptations
The format was sold to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, where the show was called Jorda rundt (literally meaning Around the World). It was canceled after only one season (1998–99).[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=69768&a=1210974 (Swedish)
- ↑ http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=69768&a=890330 (Swedish)
- ↑ http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=69768&a=1210974 (Swedish)
- ↑ http://svt.se/2.99867/1.1728942/spelschema_2009_copy?lid=puff_1728946&lpos=extra_2 (Swedish)
- ↑ "Säsongens matchordning och musikgäster". svt.se.
- ↑ http://svt.se/2.99869/1.890229/vinnare_genom_aren_ny?lid=puff_1455341&lpos=extra_0 (Swedish)
- ↑ "Jorda rundt (TV Series 1998–1999)". IMDb.
External links
- På spåret official site at Svt.se (Swedish)
- På spåret at the Internet Movie Database