The Bar (franchise)

The Bar
Created byStrix
Original workBaren (Sweden)
Years2000–present
Films and television
Television seriesThe Bar (independent international versions, see below)
Miscellaneous
GenreReality competition
First aired24 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-24)

The Bar (Swedish: Baren) is a reality competition television franchise that originated in Sweden and then Norway in 2000. It was developed in other countries starting from 2001. The premise of the show is that for around two months, a number of contestants work in a bar while attempting to avoid periodic public-vote evictions from a communal house and hence win a cash prize. The show was devised by the Swedish company Strix.[1][2] The show first aired on TV3 Sweden on 24 April 2000.[3]

  1. ^ Marlene Edmunds (August 21, 2001). "Swedening the TV pot". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ^ Marlene Edmunds (May 5, 2003). "Reality adventure show to air in Greece". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-03. Strix reality formats "The Bar" and "The Farm" drew healthy audience shares on the Mega Channel last year.
  3. ^ "TV3 2000" (in Swedish). Swedish Media Database. 24 April 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2019.