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Showmatch | |
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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 | 15 |
No. of episodes | 1649 |
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, 2014-2021) |
Release | April 4, 2005 December 10, 2021 | –
Related | |
Videomatch | |
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Showmatch was an Argentine television program, broadcast by eltrece. It replaced the comedy show Videomatch in 2004, and from 2006 has produced the dancing contest Bailando por un Sueño ("Dancing for a Dream"), along with similar contests such as Cantando por un Sueño ("Singing for a Dream"), Patinando por un Sueño ("Skating for a Dream"), and El Musical de tus Sueños ("The Musical of your Dreams"). In 2009, it presented "Gran Cuñado" ("Big Brother-in-Law"), a parody of the reality show Big Brother, a segment carried over from Videomatch.
Showmatch is one of Argentina's most-watched programs, and scored as the country's highest-rated TV show in 2010[1] and 2011.[2]
It has played host to a number of celebrity guests from around the world, including former boxer Mike Tyson and footballer Ronaldinho.[3]