El_Puente_(TV_series)

<i>El Puente</i> (TV series)

El Puente (TV series)

Spanish TV series or program


El Puente (The Bridge) is a Spanish reality television series in which a group of contestants is challenged to work together as a team in order to build a bridge.[1][2]

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Created and produced by Zeppelin TV (part of Endemol Shine Iberia), the first season aired on #0 from 29 May 2017 to 17 July 2017.[3] It was filmed in the Argentinian Patagonia. The series was renewed for a second season, which was filmed in Vietnam, and all of its episodes were made available on VOD on 23 September 2018.[4][5] The series was hosted by Paula Vázquez.

Format

In the first season, a group of fifteen strangers was brought together and challenged to build a bridge to an island 300 meters away in 30 days. If they were successful, each contestant had to vote on who deserved to receive the €100,000 prize that was kept there. The person with the most votes had then to decide whether to keep it for themselves or share it among the group.[6]

In the second season, two competing groups were introduced, among other twists. Each group consisted of seven people and had to build a bridge of 400 meters in 20 days.[7]

Series overview

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International adaptations

The French adaptation of the show, titled The Bridge : Le Trésor de Patagonie and hosted by Stéphane Rotenberg, premiered on M6 on 3 January 2019.[6][8] A British adaptation, titled The Bridge and narrated by James McAvoy, was produced by Workerbee for Channel 4 in 2020.[9] A Brazilian adaptation was produced for HBO Max in 2021.[10]

An Australian version was commissioned for Paramount+ in 2022, with the first episode also broadcast on sister free-to-air channel Network 10 as a preview. Ten months later, the full series was broadcast on Network 10 in primetime, in the place of the premiere week of the 15th season of MasterChef Australia, which was delayed a week following the death of judge Jock Zonfrillo.[11]

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Notes

  1. Received BRL 400 thousand, kept BRL 175 thousand and divided the remainder among the other participants.
  2. Due to poor ratings, M6 cancelled airing episodes at 8:50 PM. Shows 3–5, which were initially to be aired on 17, 24, and 31 January were instead aired during the second part of the evening on 17 January and 24 January.[16]
  3. Gave half the money to fellow contestant Sly
  4. Gave half the money to Shaun Pelayo

References

  1. "'El puente', el primer 'reality' que parece cine". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 May 2017.
  2. Watson, Ryan (28 June 2018). "M6 builds its own Bridge with Endemol Shine". C21Media.
  3. Mingo, Alicia (19 September 2018). "Paula Vázquez regresa con 'El puente 2' a Movistar+ y nos habla de lo nuevo de '¡Fama!'". Teleprograma. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. "The Bridge : destination, règles… tout sur le nouveau jeu d'aventure de M6". programme-tv.net (in French). Télé-Loisirs. 15 February 2018.
  5. Viana, Victor (12 August 2021). "HBO Max anuncia "The Bridge Brasil" com Pepita e mais personalidades". portalpopline.com (in Portuguese).
  6. Knox, David (1 May 2023). "The Bridge to replace MasterChef | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. Dalby Kamper, Maria (20 October 2022). "Helt nyt overlevelsesprogram med Mads Steffensen som vært lander snart – skal du se med?". Woman.dk. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. "Prime Video esitteli The Bridge -realitysarjan kilpailijat". Errori.net. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  9. "Déprogrammation TV - Faute d'audience, M6 retire The Bridge et Les Reines des Enchères". www.programme-television.org. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. Garin, Clément (14 January 2019). "Déprogrammation de The Bridge : déçus, les candidats réagissen... - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  11. "Die Brug". DStv. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  12. Landgren, Sofie (4 November 2022). "Premiär för The Bridge – så var första avsnittet". Filmtopp. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  13. "The Bridge episode 1 viewers confused by lack of bridge-building". Digital Spy. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  14. "AJ Odudu hosts The Bridge for tropical second season". Radio Times. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  15. "Channel 4's The Bridge reveals winners in twist-filled finale". Digital Spy. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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