Showmatch
| Showmatch | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Variety show, reality show |
| Presented by | Marcelo Tinelli |
| Opening theme | "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles |
| Country of origin | Argentina |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Federico Hoppe Pablo Prada |
| Running time | approx. 120 minutes |
| Production companies | Ideas del Sur (former) LaFlia Contenidos (present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal 9 (2005-2006) El Trece (2006-2012, 2014-present) |
| Release | April 4, 2005 – 2021 |
Showmatch was an Argentine entertainment and humor program. It was hosted by Marcelo Tinelli.
Reviews
[change | change source]Showmatch has aired for years as one of the most successful programs in the history of Argentine television. It is due to its great impact on the industry and its high audience numbers, generally managing to beat all its competition.[1][2] These factors have managed to keep the program over time, considering it a true phenomenon. However, since 2015, the average rating of the program has dropped, getting low ratings never seen before. 2021 became the worst year for the program.
History
[change | change source]Early history
[change | change source]It began broadcasting on April 4, 2005 on Channel 9. It was produced until 2017 by Ideas del Sur. It is the continuity of Videomatch, also from the same production company. From 2006 until its end, on December 10, 2021; and except for the year 2013 and 2020 that did not air; was broadcast on El Trece. From 2018 to 2021, the production is in charge of LaFlia Contents.
2017 - 2021
[change | change source]After the rupture at the end of 2017 with Grupo Indalo (temporarily renamed Grupo Ceibo) after a year with many conflicts that almost caused the end of the program's broadcasts, the continuity of Showmatch was confirmed for 2018 and 2019 with the support of El Trece.
However, as it turned out, the program had to change its name, since the Showmatch brand would not belong to the new production, so the possibility of taking the Videomatch name again was considered. However, given the protection of said name because it is owned by Telefe, the name used for the 2018 season is simply "Bailando 2018". In mid-June, it was confirmed that the program would return to its title Showmatch as before until its final season, in 2021.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Showmatch marcó el rating más alto de la TV argentina Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Impulso Negocios.
- ↑ El rating de la TV argentina sigue dominado por ShowMatch: Bailando 2011[permanent dead link], Impulso Negocios.