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.
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| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | King of the Jungle | |
| First Air Date | October 13, 2003 | |
| Last Air Date | March 14, 2005 | |
| Seasons | 3 | |
| Episodes | 34 | |
| Episode Runtime | 1h 0min | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | — | |
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| Networks | Animal Planet | |