King of the Jungle

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" and was hosted by Jeff Corwin. "Nasty" Nigel Marven was the judge who "booted" off a contestant each week. The show was plagued with inconsistencies in judging and content, but 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.

Michelle Madison

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Nigel Marven

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First aired

October 13, 2003

Last aired

March 14, 2005

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

34

• Season 111 episodes · 2003
• Season 212 episodes · 2004
• Season 311 episodes · 2005