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]
| El Puente | |
|---|---|
 TV series poster | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Paula Vázquez |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Zeppelin TV |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | #0 |
| Release | 29 May 2017 – 23 September 2018 |
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
editIn 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
edit| Season | Premiere date | Finale date | Location | Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 May 2017 | 17 July 2017 | Patagonia, Argentina | €100,000 | David |
| 2 | 23 September 2018 | Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam | Equipo Sur (South Team) | ||
International adaptations
editThe 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]
| Country | Name | Broadcaster | Premiere | Finale | Host(s) | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
The Bridge Australia | Paramount+ | 19 August 2022[12] | 9 September 2022 | Hugo Weaving (narrator) | Season 1, 2022: Bardie Somerville |
 Brazil
|
A Ponte: The Bridge Brasil | HBO Max | 9 June 2022[13] | 23 June 2022 | Murilo Rosa | Season 1, 2022: Suyane Moreira[a] |
 Denmark
|
The Bridge Danmark | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[14] | 2 December 2022 | Mads Steffensen | Season 1, 2022: TBC |
 Finland
|
The Bridge Suomi | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[15] | 25 November 2022 | Antti Reini | Season 1, 2022: Marju Kauppinen |
 France
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The Bridge : Le Trésor de Patagonie | M6 | 3 January 2019 | 24 January 2019[b][17] | Stéphane Rotenberg | Season 1, 2019: Elian Casini |
 Hungary
|
A híd | HBO Max | 11 August 2023 | 25 August 2023 | Magyarósi Csaba | Season 1, 2023: Janka Sára Molnár |
 Lithuania
|
Tiltas | Telia Play | Season 1: 4 October 2023[18] Season 2: 3 October 2024 |
Season 1: 6 December 2023 Season 2: 5 December 2024 |
Rytis Zemkauskas (narrator) |
Season 1, 2023: Ignas Jomantas |
 Norway
|
The Bridge | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[19] | 9 December 2022 | Jakob Oftebro | Season 1, 2022: Thomas Klungland Stange |
 South Africa
|
Die Brug | kykNET | 26 October 2023[20] | 4 January 2024 | Neil Sandilands (narrator) |
Season 1, 2023-24: Robert Kruger |
 Sweden
|
The Bridge | Amazon Prime Video | 4 November 2022[21] | 27 November 2022 | Jens Hultén | Season 1, 2022: Robert Vrabac |
 United Kingdom
|
The Bridge (1) The Bridge: Race to a Fortune (2) |
Channel 4 | 11 October 2020[22] | 29 June 2022 | James McAvoy (2020) (narrator) AJ Odudu (2022) Aldo Kane (2022)[23] |
Series 1, 2020: Julie Nguyen[c][24] |
Notes
edit- ^ Received BRL 400 thousand, kept BRL 175 thousand and divided the remainder among the other participants.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Gave half the money to fellow contestant Sly
- ^ Gave half the money to Shaun Pelayo
References
edit- ^ "'El puente', el primer 'reality' que parece cine". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 May 2017.
- ^ Álvarez, Isra (24 May 2017). "'El Puente': un espectacular formato entre reality y documental con Paula Vázquez". 20 minutos (in Spanish).
- ^ Rus, Óscar (19 July 2017). "David Adán, ganador de "El Puente" (#0): "Es una película con final feliz"". ABC (in Spanish).
- ^ Hergar, Paula (7 June 2018). "Vuelve El Puente en Vietnam: primeras imágenes de la segunda temporada". eldiario.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "La segunda edición de 'El Puente' se estrena al completo el 23 de septiembre". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 11 September 2018.
- ^ a b Watson, Ryan (28 June 2018). "M6 builds its own Bridge with Endemol Shine". C21Media.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Bridge : destination, règles… tout sur le nouveau jeu d'aventure de M6". programme-tv.net (in French). Télé-Loisirs. 15 February 2018.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (24 August 2020). "James McAvoy To Narrate Channel 4 Reality Show 'The Bridge'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Viana, Victor (12 August 2021). "HBO Max anuncia "The Bridge Brasil" com Pepita e mais personalidades". portalpopline.com (in Portuguese).
- ^ Knox, David (1 May 2023). "The Bridge to replace MasterChef | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ @ParamountPlusAU (31 July 2022). "330 metres. 17 days. 1 winner. Global reality phenomenon The Bridge Australia, narrated by Hugo Weaving, premieres…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "New survival reality show, "A PONTE: THE BRIDGE BRASIL", premieres june 9 on HBO Max". Benzinga. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Prime Video esitteli The Bridge -realitysarjan kilpailijat". Errori.net. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Uždarame renginyje "Telia Play" pristatė lietuviams iki šiol nematyto formato serialą "Tiltas"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Prime Video lanserer første lokale, originale reality – med Jakob Oftebro i fortellerrolle". Trdby. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Die Brug". DStv. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Landgren, Sofie (4 November 2022). "Premiär för The Bridge – så var första avsnittet". Filmtopp. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "The Bridge episode 1 viewers confused by lack of bridge-building". Digital Spy. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "AJ Odudu hosts The Bridge for tropical second season". Radio Times. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Channel 4's The Bridge reveals winners in twist-filled finale". Digital Spy. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
External links
edit- Official website at #0 (in Spanish)
- Zeppelin TV website (in Spanish)