The Bar - FORMAT
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Synopsis
The truly interactive reality format

Drama and mayhem are unleashed as 12 contestants take on roles within a city bar over 12 weeks. There will be outrageous fun, romance and rivalry as we watch the contestants battle it out to win the public’s vote on eviction night. One contestant will be eliminated per episode until the last one standing claims the cash prize.

The interactive elements of The Bar have made it one of the hottest reality programmes. Viewers can decide the contestants’ fate, view the 24 hour live surveillance webcams or become part of the action by going for a drink at the bar and joining the fun, while we all watch the action live.)

Duration
30' 60'
Definition
SD
Genre
Formats
Subgenre
Competition
Producer
Strix
Ratings

When the first season of ‘The Bar’ was aired on TV3 in Sweden, the show managed to boost TV3’s channel average share by 109% on average. Aired simultaneously in Sweden, in fall 2000, ‘The Bar’ (TV3) managed to conquer ‘Big Brother’ (Kanal 5) by 20% when the weekly live shows were aired.

The weekend liveshows of the first season of ‘The Bar’ in Norway quickly became popular among the Norwegian population. In key demographic 15-34 years, the average share level totaled 37%.

‘The Bar’ in Denmark managed to reach a peak of 40% share in key demographic 15-34 years. 2 successful seasons of the format were launched and the success escalated even further when the second season was aired. The average share level increased 53% when the second season was aired.

The Bar was the first programme in Portugal to reach an average share of 31.5%. The high figures continued and the second programme reached over a 50% share. The Hungarian version of ‘The Bar’ boosted Viasat3’s channel average share by 87% in key demographic, 18-39 years.

When the 5th series was launched in Poland, the opening show attracted over 3 million viewers generating in a share level totaling 28% in key demographics. Over 9 million viewers watched the final episode in Greece, generating in 58% share. During the final episode of

‘The Bar Lithuania’ boosted LNK’s channel average by 147%. The final shows in Estonia reached outstanding viewing levels exceeding a 50% share in key demographics. The opening season of

’The Bar’ on Rustavi 2 in Georgia in 2005 went superbly well reaching over 70% share during the Saturday live shows. Over a 50% share was obtained in the key demographic of 18-49 years, and 16% of the entire population took part in the final voting session.

The show in Armenia peaked at 15.12% Share.