King of the Jungle

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King of the Jungle is an American reality television program, that appears on the Animal Planet cable television network. The original series debuted in Fall 2003 and starred a group of 12 "animal experts" (although only two were Doctors of Veterinary Medicine) and was hosted by Jeff Corwin. "Nasty" Nigel Marven (from the UK) was the judge who "booted" off a contestant each week. The show was plagued with inconsistencies in judging and content. The show was a ratings hit for Animal Planet. A sequel was hosted by Madison Michele, it debuted in July 2004. This show failed to earn the ratings of the first season. A hastily produced third season consisting of teams of two was all but buried by Animal Planet before and during its airing. It was called King of the Jungle: Pairs and had 14 contestants instead of 12. The teams were: Lori and Lisa, twin science teachers from Boston; Hindley and Thomas, best friends from Alabama; Lolita and Matt, lifelong friends from Columbus; Kevin and Sherry, a married couple, also from the Columbus area; David and Petite, hair stylists from Kennesaw, Georgia; Wendy and Troy, brother and sister from Indiana; and Steve and Danielle, another married couple from Greensboro, North Carolina. As of November 2005 there are no plans to renew this show, and Animal Planet has removed all traces of it off of their websites.

Name Age State Season Finish
Jennifer Butler Season 1 12th
Jamie Morrisey New York Season 1 11th
Ed Rudberg Minnesota Season 1 10th
Jarrod Davis Season 1 9th
Ernie Ward Season 1 8th
Christina Davis Season 1 7th
Mike Maxcy Season 1 6th
John Elmore Florida Season 1 5th
Aletris Neils Arizona Season 1 4th
Jeremy Kirby Season 1 3rd
Adam Stone Season 1 Runner-Up
Kelly Diedring Florida Season 1 Winner
Jen Burns 33 California Season 2 12th
Henry Gillman 50 Minnesota Season 2 11th
Lang Solurson 33 California Season 2 10th
Cherry Davis 36 California Season 2 9th
Cynthia Weiss 33 Pennsylvania Season 2 8th
Jacob Mason 24 Texas Season 2 7th
Roberto Figueroa 31 New York Season 2 6th
Lindsay Harrison 21 Tennessee Season 2 5th
Shannon Lowe 32 New Jersey Season 2 4th
Bee Truong 22 California Season 2 3rd
Patrick Spain 24 Massachusetts Season 2 Runner-Up
Tony Stallings 26 Kentucky Season 2 Winner
Troy Tyfon Indiana Season 3 - Pairs 14th
Lori 24 Massachusetts Season 3 - Pairs 13th
Lisa Morris 24 Massachusetts Season 3 - Pairs 12th
Steve Hurley North Carolina Season 3 - Pairs 11th
Hindley Alabama Season 3 - Pairs 10th
Thomas, a.k.a. "Newt" Alabama Season 3 - Pairs 9th
Lolita 32 Ohio Season 3 - Pairs 8th
Petite 46 Georgia Season 3 - Pairs 7th
Sherry Bean Lloyd Ohio Season 3 - Pairs 6th
Matt Bucella 32 Ohio Season 3 - Pairs 5th
Kevin Lloyd Ohio Season 3 - Pairs 4th
David Dean 40 Georgia Season 3 - Pairs 3rd
Wendy Tyfon Indiana Season 3 - Pairs Runner-Up
Danielle Hurley North Carolina Season 3 - Pairs Winner

In season 2, Shannon was initially eliminated second and Roberto was initially eliminated third, but, in a midseason twist, all previously eliminated contestants returned for a chance to return to the game. Shannon and Roberto won this opportunity.

Also in season 2, Jacob was pulled out of the competition due to family problems.


King of the Jungle is also the title acquired by the male winners of the popular British reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. To date there have been three Kings of the Jungle, including Tony Blackburn, radio DJ, Phil Tufnell, the well known face of P.G. tips and cricketer, Joe Pasquale, comedian and former Busted star Matt Willis.

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