El Grand Prix del verano (transl. The Grand Prix of the summer) is a Spanish prime-time television summer competition between small towns created by Francesco Boserman and produced by Europroducciones. It was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española (TVE) nationwide for eleven seasons from 1995 to 2005, and on some regional broadcasters of the Federation of Regional Organizations of Radio and Television (FORTA) in their respective regions for three seasons from 2007 to 2009.[1] In summer 2023, TVE resumed the program for one more season,[2] and, due to the good reception, it was confirmed for the summer of 2024.[3]
| El Grand Prix del verano | |
|---|---|
 Season 15 logo (2023) | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Francesco Bosserman |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| No. of seasons | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 182 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120–130 min approx |
| Original release | |
| Network | La Primera |
| Release | 17 July 1995 – 11 September 2005 |
| Network | FORTA channels |
| Release | June 2007 – September 2009 |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | 24 July 2023 – 6 September 2024 |
With the same premise as French television show Intervilles, it features mixed teams representing small towns in Spain competing in a series of games –usually funny physical games played in outlandish costumes, though none-the-less technically difficult, but also general knowledge games where mayors and celebrity godparents are put to the test–, some of which involve live heifers (referred to as the vaquillas).[a] Due to the animal welfare law coming into force in 2023, for season 15 the vaquillas were replaced by an anthropomorphic heifer portrayed by a person in a full-body costume who hindered a team at the request of the opposing team.[4]
The show had a version for children, Peque Prix, a competition between schools that aired on TVE for six seasons between 1998 and 2000 and a special aired on Canal 9 and Telemadrid in 2007.[5] It also had a version for Portugal, Todos Gostam do Verão (transl. Everyone likes summer), which featured Portuguese towns, was filmed in the same studio with the same sets of the Spanish version, and was broadcast for one season on SIC in summer 2009.[6]
Hosts
edit| Hosts | Seasons | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Ramón García | Host | Host | ||||||||||||||
| Bertín Osborne | Host | |||||||||||||||
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | Avg. share | Winning town | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | 17 July 1995 | 18 September 1995 | La Primera | 3.160 | 27.0% | Cudillero | |
| 2 | 13 | 21 June 1996 | 13 September 1996 | 3.877 | 36.6% | Guijuelo | ||
| 3 | 13 | 27 June 1997 | 19 September 1997 | 3.160 | 33.4% | Murchante | ||
| 4 | 13 | 1 July 1998 | 25 September 1998 | 3.025 | 27.7% | Tordera | ||
| 5 | 13 | 5 July 1999 | 27 September 1999 | 2.874 | 27.0% | El Bonillo | ||
| 6 | 11 | 10 July 2000 | 21 September 2000 | 2.811 | 24.5% | Suances | ||
| 7 | 13 | 25 June 2001 | 17 September 2001 | 2.837 | 24.7% | Nuevo Baztán | ||
| 8 | 8 | 15 July 2002 | 2 September 2002 | 3.258 | 30.1% | Griñón | ||
| 9 | 10 | 25 June 2003 | 3 September 2003 | 2.875 | 27.2% | Los Molinos | ||
| 10 | 8 | 16 July 2004 | 30 August 2004 | 2.575 | 23.3% | Falces | ||
| 11 | 13 | 15 June 2005 | 11 September 2005 | 2.205 | 19.2% | Carrión de los Condes | ||
| 12 | 14 | June–November 2007 | FORTA | 0.604 | 12.0% | Ricote | ||
| 13 | 13 | June–September 2008 | 0.760 | 13.0% | Ador | |||
| 14 | 13 | June–September 2009 | 0.758 | 9.8% | Renedo de Esgueva | |||
| 15 | 7 | 24 July 2023 | 4 September 2023 | La 1 | 1.691 | 19.2% | Alfacar | |
| 16 | 10 | 8 July 2024 | 6 September 2024 | 1.092 | 12.2% | Olvera | ||
Accolades
editTp de Oro
edit| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Presenter | Ramón García[b] | Nominated | [7] |
| 1996 | Best Presenter | Ramón García[c] | Nominated | [8] |
| 1997 | Best Presenter | Ramón García[c] | Nominated | [9] |
| 1998 | Best Presenter | Ramón García[d] | Nominated | [10] |
| 1999 | Best Presenter | Ramón García[e] | Nominated | [11] |
| 2003 | Best Presenter | Ramón García[f] | Nominated | [12] |
ATV Awards
edit| Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Entertainment: varieties and game shows | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Best Show (Entertainment) | Pending | [13] | |
| Best Presenter (Entertainment) | Ramón García | Pending | ||
| Best Direction (TV Shows) | Gabriela Ventura | Pending | ||
| Best Camera Direction | Valerio Boserman | Pending | ||
| Best Screenplay (Entertainment) | Javier Pilar / Carlos Soria | Pending | ||
| Best Production (Entertainment) | Patricia de Orive / Engel Serón / Cristina Benavente | Pending |
Notes
edit- ^ Season 1 was titled Cuando calienta el sol (transl. When the sun heats) and features four teams in each episode. Starting with season 2, it was renamed El Grand Prix del verano and features two teams in each episode.
- ^ For his work in ¿Qué apostamos?, El Grand Prix del verano, and Aquí jugamos todos.
- ^ a b For his work in ¿Qué apostamos? and El Grand Prix del verano.
- ^ For his work in ¿Qué apostamos?, El Grand Prix del verano, and La llamada de la suerte.
- ^ For his work in El Grand Prix del verano, El gran concurso del siglo, and Todo en familia.
- ^ For his work in El Grand Prix del verano and Un domingo cualquiera.
References
edit- ^ "Grand Prix vuelve un verano más y confía de nuevo en Natalia". Vertele! (in Spanish). 27 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Ramón García will host the 'Grand Prix' this summer on La 1". RTVE (in Spanish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "'Grand Prix' will return to RTVE next summer". RTVE (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Los secretos del nuevo Grand Prix: de las lágrimas de Ramón García a la vaquilla "tocapelotas"". El Mundo (in Spanish). 5 July 2023.
- ^ "¿Preparan un 'Grand Prix' de niños?". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 11 July 2023.
- ^ Pujalví, Camila (25 August 2023). "Desvelando los secretos del Grand Prix: una mirada a su pasado". La Razón (in Spanish).
- ^ "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1563. 16 March 1996.
- ^ "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1608. 25 January 1997.
- ^ "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1659. 17 January 1998.
- ^ "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1711. 15 January 1999.
- ^ "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1764. 24 January 2000.
- ^ "Premios TP de Oro". Teleprograma. No. 1973. 26 January 2004.
- ^ Jiménez, Roberto (12 November 2024). "Lista de nominados a los Premios Iris 2024: 'Grand Prix', 'Supervivientes', 'La Revuelta' y 'El Hormiguero' a la cabeza". El Televisero (in Spanish).
External links
edit- Producer's Official webpage
- Fanpage dedicated to the show
- El Grand Prix del verano at RTVE Play (in Spanish)
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