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| El Hormiguero | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show Puppet Show Comedy Variety |
| Presented by | Pablo Motos |
| Opening theme | "El Hormiguero Cuatro Instrumental" (2006–2011) "El Hormiguero 3.0 Instrumental" (2011–present) |
| Ending theme | "Vete a dormir" (2007–2010) "Vete a dormir Instrumental" (2010–2011) "El Hormiguero 3.0 Instrumental" (2011–present) |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 2746 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Gestmusic (2006–2008) 7yAcción (2008–present) |
| Production locations | Madrid, Spain |
| Running time | 120 minutes (2006–2007) 50 minutes (2007–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cuatro |
| Release | 24 September 2006 – 30 June 2011 |
| Network | Antena 3 |
| Release | 5 September 2011 – present |
| Related | |
| Peliculeros | |
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El Hormiguero (pronounced [el oɾmiˈɣeɾo]; Spanish for "The Anthill") is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and guest interviews airing since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos.
The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011, and is now broadcast on Antena 3.[1] It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on 17 September 2007.[2][3][4]
Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marrón & El Hombre de Negro ("The Man in Black"; the scientists), and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas (from the Spanish expression a trancas y barrancas, which means "in fits and starts").
The first series was produced by Gestmusic, the Spanish venture of Endemol. Since the second series it has been produced by 7yAcción, a production company formed by Motos and the show's director Jorge Salvador. On a Cadena SER interview, he revealed that he had once been offered to take the show to Telecinco, but he preferred to stay with Cuatro.[5] He eventually an accepted an offer to move to Antena 3, when Mediaset España refused to meet the €90,000 per episode fee that 7yAcción proposed.[6]
The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.[7]
- ^ "'El hormiguero' llega a Antena 3 con Pablo Motos como nuevo presentador de la cadena". Formulatv.com. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ El Hormiguero pasará a ser diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Trancas: "Hace falta que fichemos a una hormiga con un buen culo" (in Spanish) Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ El hormiguero bate récord de share y espectadores por segunda semana (in Spanish) Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pablo Motos, presentador de 'El Hormiguero': "En mi primera etapa en la televisión era muy infeliz", retrieved 2 December 2022
- ^ Migelez, Xabier (20 May 2019). "La mala decisión de Mediaset que empujó a 'El hormiguero' a los brazos de Antena 3". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Rose d'Or 2009 Winners Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine