Skavlan
Overview
Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
Cast
Fredrik Skavlan
Self - Host
Seasons
Season 1
8 episodes
Season 2
13 episodes
Season 3
11 episodes
Season 4
12 episodes
Season 5
12 episodes
Season 6
12 episodes
Season 7
11 episodes
Season 8
12 episodes
Season 9
12 episodes
Season 10
12 episodes
Season 11
12 episodes
Season 12
12 episodes
Season 13
12 episodes
Season 14
13 episodes
Season 15
11 episodes
Season 16
12 episodes
Season 17
13 episodes
Season 18
12 episodes
Season 19
11 episodes
Season 20
12 episodes
Season 21
13 episodes
Season 22
12 episodes
Season 23
13 episodes
Season 24
12 episodes
Season 25
12 episodes
