RTL Klub
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RTL Klub is a television station (M-RTL Zrt.) owned by RTL Group
and broadcast in Hungary
. It was one of Hungary's first commercial TV channels and was only two days after the main rival TV2
to begin broadcasting.
RTL and TV2 aired two similar major reality series simultaneously. While TV2 purchased the rights of Big Brother
, RTL Klub produced its own series called Való Világ (Real World).
Való Világ had 3 seasons between 2002 and 2004. Since its second season the show has been much more successful than the rival Big Brother.
RTL is the most watched TV channel in Hungary, thanks to the daily Hungarian soap opera 'Barátok közt' (Among Friends), which is the most watched TV programme in Hungary with more than 2 million viewers; the magazine show 'Fókusz' (Focus) and the game show Legyen Ön is milliomos (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
). Millionaire is off the schedule from September 2007 after 7 years and will be replaced by A Széf (Take It Or Leave It
).
From the fall/winter season of 2005–2006 RTL Klub has started to broadcast popular American TV shows like Lost. The first episode of Lost had almost 2 million viewers, and a 50% share. This was a record. The next year Prison Break started with almost 1.6 million. Nowadays a TV show at primetime (21:00) can reach 1–1.5 million viewers. At season 2006/2007 Prison Break was the most watched American series in Hungary.
From the Fall season of 2007 RTL Klub has launched two new formats with great success. Poker Face ran like a tournament for 6 weeks with an average 38–42% share. The other new show was "Csillag születik,"
the Hungarian version of the RTL "Got Talent" format. Poker Face ended with the super final at 18 December and the time slot of it will be occupied by the new game show "A Széf" (Take It or Leave it
).
RTL Klub has been the only licensed broadcaster of Formula One
in Hungary.
The RTL Klub has been the only licensed bordcaster of Domino Day
in Hungary, for 6 years (2004–Present).
From 2010 RTL Klub started with 2 winning formats. First of all the chanell after 6 years absence successfully relaunched the Való Világ
franchise. VV4 ran with a 40% SHR among 18-49 demographic Secondly they purchased the rights of television talent show The X Factor
. The show ran with a 50% SHR among 18-49 demographic which is really high on the Hungarian television market. The Factor crashed the competitor talent show on TV2 so "Megasztár" left the time slot of The X Factor after a few episodes.
Because of the success of both format RTL Klub renewed both show for the 5th and 2nd season respectively. They started at the Fall season of 2011.
broadcast schedule, targeting audience not only during the day, but during the night as well. Cool TV airs reruns of series RTL Klub originally purchased or produced as well as series targeting today's youth. These include:
In 2007, Cool TV launched a series of topical shows produced by the channel, such as Cool Live and Cool Night featuring younger hosts lent to Cool by RTL Klub. To date, only the mentioned pair of the shows survived, the earlier being a youth lifestyle show, and the latter being an adult show including interviews with Hungarian pornstars and producers, as well as occasionally shown softcore video clips.
In 2009, Cool TV purchased the airing rights of the successful Hungarian version of Whose line is it anyway?
, Beugró.
. According to 2009 Hungarian television ratings, Film+ is the fifth most watched cable channel in Hungary. Due to the early success of the channel, the parent company launched Film+2, which airs movies in the same fashion as Film+.
Football World Cup 2006. RTL Klub purchased the broadcasting rights of the World Cup but it didn't have enough airing time for all of the matches, and therefore Sport Klub was launched by the parent company to fill in. Now Sport Klub airs various sport activities, such as the German football league, tennis, poker, NCAA, athletics, futsal
, box and reruns of the Formula-1 broadcast of the parent channel. It airs certain matches of the English and the Spanish league, however its main competitors, the sports channels ran by the Hungarian public service television MTV
, Sport1 and Sport2, have the first pick of the matches they would like to air. To easen up the load on Sport Klub, the parent company also launched the channel SportKlub+, which airs sports events deemed to attract less viewers than the parent channel.
Sport Klub is also available in countries in close proximity to Hungary in which countries IKO also operates, including Romania
, Poland
, Serbia
, Croatia
and Slovenia
.
RTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
and broadcast in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It was one of Hungary's first commercial TV channels and was only two days after the main rival TV2
TV2 (Hungary)
TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG...
to begin broadcasting.
About RTL Klub
Since its start, RTL Klub has focused to gain viewers from the urban population. The channel airs programs mostly for a younger (18–49) audience.RTL and TV2 aired two similar major reality series simultaneously. While TV2 purchased the rights of Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
, RTL Klub produced its own series called Való Világ (Real World).
Való Világ had 3 seasons between 2002 and 2004. Since its second season the show has been much more successful than the rival Big Brother.
RTL is the most watched TV channel in Hungary, thanks to the daily Hungarian soap opera 'Barátok közt' (Among Friends), which is the most watched TV programme in Hungary with more than 2 million viewers; the magazine show 'Fókusz' (Focus) and the game show Legyen Ön is milliomos (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
). Millionaire is off the schedule from September 2007 after 7 years and will be replaced by A Széf (Take It Or Leave It
Take It Or Leave It (game show)
Take It or Leave It? was a British game show, developed by Dutch format company Intellygents, that aired on the digital channel Challenge. Challenge tends to air repeats of classic game shows that have been commissioned by other broadcasters, but it is rare that they produce original content...
).
From the fall/winter season of 2005–2006 RTL Klub has started to broadcast popular American TV shows like Lost. The first episode of Lost had almost 2 million viewers, and a 50% share. This was a record. The next year Prison Break started with almost 1.6 million. Nowadays a TV show at primetime (21:00) can reach 1–1.5 million viewers. At season 2006/2007 Prison Break was the most watched American series in Hungary.
From the Fall season of 2007 RTL Klub has launched two new formats with great success. Poker Face ran like a tournament for 6 weeks with an average 38–42% share. The other new show was "Csillag születik,"
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
the Hungarian version of the RTL "Got Talent" format. Poker Face ended with the super final at 18 December and the time slot of it will be occupied by the new game show "A Széf" (Take It or Leave it
Take It Or Leave It (game show)
Take It or Leave It? was a British game show, developed by Dutch format company Intellygents, that aired on the digital channel Challenge. Challenge tends to air repeats of classic game shows that have been commissioned by other broadcasters, but it is rare that they produce original content...
).
RTL Klub has been the only licensed broadcaster of Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
in Hungary.
The RTL Klub has been the only licensed bordcaster of Domino Day
Domino Day
Domino Day was a world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones, organized from 1998-2009 by Endemol Netherlands. Together with Weijers Domino Productions of Robin Paul Weijers, also known as Mr. Domino, parties teamed up to set a new world record...
in Hungary, for 6 years (2004–Present).
From 2010 RTL Klub started with 2 winning formats. First of all the chanell after 6 years absence successfully relaunched the Való Világ
Való Világ
The ValóVilág is Hungary's most popular reality show aired by RTL Klub.- Casting and choice of the viewing public :The contestants who had been succeed in the casting could participate in a Beszavazóshow. During a beszavazóshow, the viewing public had to choose from the three wannabe housemates:...
franchise. VV4 ran with a 40% SHR among 18-49 demographic Secondly they purchased the rights of television talent show The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
. The show ran with a 50% SHR among 18-49 demographic which is really high on the Hungarian television market. The Factor crashed the competitor talent show on TV2 so "Megasztár" left the time slot of The X Factor after a few episodes.
Because of the success of both format RTL Klub renewed both show for the 5th and 2nd season respectively. They started at the Fall season of 2011.
Shows
| Series name | Hungarian title | Timeslot | Season (Fall/Spring) | Premiered | Current season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alias Alias (TV series) Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... |
Alias | Wednesdays 23:00 | on hiatus | March 2003 | 4th |
| Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Dr. Csont | Mondays 21:20 | Spring | March 2007 | 5th |
| Burn Notice Burn Notice (TV series) Burn Notice is an American television series created by Matt Nix. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, and, beginning in the fourth season, Coby Bell. The series premiered on June 28, 2007, on USA Network. On April 15, 2010, the show was renewed for its... |
Minden lében négy kanál | Fridays 22:20 | Summer-Fall | July 2009 | 1st |
| Castle Castle (TV series) Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season... |
Castle | Mondays 22:00 | Summer | August 2010 | 2nd |
| Cobra 11 | Cobra 11 | Sundays 19:00 | on hiatus | March 1998 | 14th |
| Cold Case | Döglött akták | Thursdays 22:20 | on hiatus | June 2006 | 4th |
| Chuck Chuck (TV series) Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central... |
Chuck | Tuesdays 21:20 | Summer-Fall | July 2009 | 1st |
| Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Gyilkos elmék | Fridays 22:20 | Fall | September 2006 | 4th |
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
CSI: Miami helyszínelők | Mondays 21:00 | Fall and Spring | February 2007 | 4th |
| CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
CSI: New York-i helyszínelők | Fridays 21:20 | Fall–Winter | November 2008 | 6th |
| Damages Damages (TV series) Damages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the DirecTV channel Audience Network after originally airing on FX and is produced by the creators' own... |
A hatalom hálójában | Fridays 23:20 | on hiatus | January 2009 | 2nd |
| Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money is an American prime time drama series created by Craig Wright, which ran on the ABC from September 26, 2007 to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment... |
Édes, drága titkaink | Fridays 22:00 | on hiatus | April 2008 | 1st |
| Dollhouse Dollhouse (TV series) Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010... |
Dollhouse - A felejtés ára | Mondays 22:00 | Spring | January 2010 | 1st |
| Domino Day Domino Day Domino Day was a world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones, organized from 1998-2009 by Endemol Netherlands. Together with Weijers Domino Productions of Robin Paul Weijers, also known as Mr. Domino, parties teamed up to set a new world record... |
Dominó Nap | Friday 20:35 | Autumn | from 18 November 2004 | 6th |
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Vészhelyzet | Tuesdays 21:00 | Fall and Spring | 15th | |
| Fringe Fringe (TV series) Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security... |
A rejtély | Mondays 22:20 | Spring | March 2009 | 2nd |
| Glee Glee (TV series) Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues... |
Glee – Sztárok leszünk! | Mondays 23:00 | on hiatus | August 2010 | 1st |
| Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
Grace klinika | Tuesdays 22:00 | Fall and Spring | January 2006 | 4th |
| Human Target | Tökéletes célpont | Thursdays 23:00 | on hiatus | September 2010 | 1st |
| Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island... |
Lost – Eltűntek | Sundays 16:30 | Summer | September 2005 | 5th |
| One Tree Hill One Tree Hill (TV series) One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster... |
Tuti gimi | Sundays 13:00 | on hiatus | September 2005 | 3rd |
| Prison Break Prison Break Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an... |
A szökés | Mondays 21:00 | Summer-Fall | September 2006 | 4th |
| Private Practice | Doktor Addison | Mondays 23:00 | Summer | June 2008 | 1st |
| Rescue Me Rescue Me (TV series) Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show... |
Ments meg! | Thursdays 23:00 | Spring | March 2007 | 3rd |
| Rome Rome (TV series) Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic... |
Róma | Tuesday 23:00 | Summer | June 2008 | 1st |
| Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Odaát | Fridays 23:00 | on hiatus | September 2006 | 2nd |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Terminátor: Sarah Connor krónikái | Tuesdays, 21:00 | on hiatus | February 2009 | 1st |
| The Closer The Closer The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods... |
A főnök | Wednesdays 23:00 | Fall | October 2006 | 3rd |
| The Mentalist The Mentalist The Mentalist is an American police procedural television series which debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also the show's executive producer... |
A mentalista | Tuesdays 21:20 | Spring | February 2009 | 2nd |
| The Shield The Shield The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons... |
Kemény zsaruk | Thursdays 23:00 | Fall | 5th | |
| The Tudors The Tudors The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime... |
Tudorok | TBA | Spring | TBA | 1st |
| The Unit The Unit The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force... |
Az egység | Wednesday 23:00 | Summer-Fall | June 2008 | 2nd |
| The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels written by L. J. Smith. The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. The series was originally a trilogy published in 1991, but pressure from readers led Smith to write a fourth... |
Vámpírnaplók | Wednesdays 23:00 | on hiatus | June 2010 | 2nd |
| Ugly Betty Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea... |
Címlapsztori | Sundays 17:30 | on hiatus | March 2007 | 1st |
Other formats
- Barátok közt (Among Friends): the most watched domestically produced television soap of Hungary. The show started in the fall of 1998, one year after the foundation of RTL Klub. The show remarkably resembles BBC soap-drama, EastendersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. Initially, it didn't have the expected ratings (however, bound by the contract), RTL Klub had to keep the show running. Since 2000, the third season, the show has been rarely beaten in ratings in its own timeslot. Today, the average rating of the show is about 2 million viewers, and it's a solid foundation of viewers the channel occasionally builds on. Each episode of the series is 10 minutes long, and every weekday 2 episodes are aired. In between the two episodes, there is a news session as well as the highest value commercial block in Hungarian television. - X-Faktor: the licensed version of the talent show The X FactorThe X Factor (TV series)The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
. The first season started in the fall season of 2010. Because of the great success the 2nd season started one year later. - Való Világ (Real World): the show is similar to the reality show Big Brother although there are some major differencies between the 2 format. VV first started on RTL Klub at 2002. At the same time the rivel TV channel (TV2) purchased the right of the successful Big Brother format. The 1st seasons of the 2 shows had similar ratings but BB was slightly ahead. Since the 2nd season VV crashed the rivel format so BB moved to the late night time slot and died quietly. The 2nd season of VV was followed with a 3rd one which had great ratings again. (The was no BB3). After the 3rd season of VV ended RTL Klub had the format rested for 6 years. In 2010 they relanched the format with some changes. VV4 was followed by VV5 in 2011. RTL Klub sold the format of VV to Czeck Republic and Slovakia where the show was called Vyvolení. The Czech VV had 3 seasons while the Slovak had 2. In both countries VyVolení (the chosen one) won the time slot against Big Brother.
- Csillag Születik (A Star is Born): the Hungarian licensed version of Britain's Got TalentBritain's Got TalentBritain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
. 3 seasons has been aired. - Esti Showder: a very popular talk show being broadcast every second week (except summer) at Thursdays 21:00. It loosely follows the format of NBC's Tonight Show. The show features an opening session with the host cracking somewhat actualized jokes and rapidfire humorous monologues, followed by a regular session of Design Center, in which the host ironically presents absurd or downright ridiculous products created and sent to the show by viewers. After the design center, the show features a studio music session which presents successful or potentially successful Hungarian bands, and finally the show presents a talk session where Fábry sits down and talks to different Hungarian celebrities.
- Fókusz (Focus): It is a daily report magazine. It is on the air since the foundation of RTL Klub. (1997)
- Gálvölgyi Show: a parody show hosted by János Gálvölgyi, featuring short sketches which are parodies of TV shows, Hungarian and international celebrities, and commercials. The show also has several regular sketches, such as a conversation between two working-out rich men, which led to the birth of a decade-old Hungarian catchphrase "Gyúrunk vazze'" ("We're working out, damn it").
- Házon kívül (Outside the House): a political show, which deals with two or three actual political events or social problems every week.
- Heti Hetes ("The Weekly Seven"): a show where seven known Hungarian comedians (one host and 6 guests) talk about actual news, politics and public life.
- Kész Átverés (The Cheat): a show similar to the MTV's Punk'dPunk'dPunk'd is an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003 and was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher. It bore a resemblance to both the classic hidden camera show Candid Camera and to TV's Bloopers...
where the host does pranks on Hungarian and currently visiting celebrities. - A Széf: A licensed version of Take it or Leave itTake It Or Leave It (game show)Take It or Leave It? was a British game show, developed by Dutch format company Intellygents, that aired on the digital channel Challenge. Challenge tends to air repeats of classic game shows that have been commissioned by other broadcasters, but it is rare that they produce original content...
. It began airing during the 2007 fall season. - XXI. Század (21st Century): a documentary series which usually deals with historical moments which happened in the 20th century. Recordings presented in the show usually originate from the communist era and therefore are black and white. RTL Klub purchases most of the presented material from Hungarian National TV (MTVMagyar TelevízióMagyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
or m1).
Past shows
| Series name | Hungarian title | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| Traveler Traveler (TV series) Traveler is a short-lived American television series that ran from May 10, 2007 until July 18, 2007 on ABC in the United States. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television.... |
Traveler - Az utolsó vakáció | October 2008 |
| Point Pleasant Point Pleasant (TV series) Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings.... |
Titkok Városa | July 2008 |
| Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m... |
Isteni Sugallat | July 2008 |
| The Sopranos The Sopranos The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads... |
Maffiózók | May 2008 |
| The Nine The Nine (TV series) The Nine is an American television serial drama that premiered October 4, 2006 on ABC and aired only one season. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Television.- Plot :... |
Kilenc túsz | April 2008 |
| E-Ring E-Ring E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005... |
Titkos Küldetés | March 2008 |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,... |
Kung-fu | December 2007 |
| Martial Law Martial Law (TV series) Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a... |
A harc törvénye | December 2007 |
| Missing 1-800-Missing Missing is a Canadian-American crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot... |
Eltűntnek nyilvánítva | December 2007 |
| Third Watch Third Watch Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each.... |
Harmadik műszak | August 2007 |
| The West Wing | Az elnök emberei | June 2007 |
| Kingdom Hospital Kingdom Hospital Kingdom Hospital is a thirteen-episode television miniseries based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom , which was developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television... |
A félelem kórháza | March 2007 |
| Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled.... |
Tru Calling – Az őrangyal | July 2006 |
| Invasion Invasion (TV series) Invasion is an American science fiction television series that aired on ABC for only one season beginning in September 2005. Somewhat similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the show told the story of the aftermath of a hurricane in which water-based creatures infiltrate a small Florida town and... |
Rejtélyek városa | July 2006 |
Previous formats
- Celeb vagyok...Ments ki innen!: the licensed version of British TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! The 1st season premiered at the fall 2008. Before the first season premiere the 2nd season was announced as well. The 2nd season had even better ratings than the first season.
- Vacsoracsata (Dinner Fight): the licensed version of Come Dine With MeCome Dine With MeCome Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...
. - Benkő Feleséget Keres (Benkő is looking for a wife): RTL Klub's 2009 fall season reality about a search for a wife for Hungary's scandalous artist, Benkő Dániel.
- Balázs Show: a daily tabloid talk show, which aired every weekday at 16:30. The show followed a slightly more lightened up format than its counterpart, Mónika show. It ended in 2007 after years of success, cited reason being that the host became popular and wanted more serious challenges.
- Mónika Show: a daily tabloid talk show usually featuring and resolving family issues.
- Szombat Esti Láz (Saturday Night Fever): The show is based on the BBC One programme Strictly Come DancingStrictly Come DancingStrictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
and the FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
reality So You Think You Can DanceSo You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
. In it famous Hungarian people dance with professional dancers. This show is also very popular. The 2nd season finale had more viewers than the FIFA Football World Cup Final in Hungary. (Italy vs. France), it should however be noted that Hungary were not in the competition hence weakening interest. It had 3 seasons. 2 in 2006 (spring and fall) and 1 in 2008 (fall). - Győzike: a documentary-soap about a Hungarian gypsy family. The head of the family called Győző Gáspár, husband and father of two girls, who is a pop/rap singer and he had a band but after the show started in 2005 the band broke up. It used to be a very popular show, bearing similarities to MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's the OsbournesThe OsbournesThe Osbournes is an American reality television program featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family. The series premiered on MTV on March 5, 2002, and in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV...
. It had 7 seasons but the return of the show is unlikely. - Legyen Ön is Milliomos: The licensed version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The series lasted nine seasons, hosted by Hungary's esteemed quiz host, :hu:Vágó István, but it was not going to be renewed after the licensor changed to RTL's major game show format. In September 2009, the show adopted a slightly different format; the host was changed to comedian :hu:Fábry Sándor, and the players are always a pair of celebrities. It is aired once a month.
- Pókerarc: The Hungarian adaption of the RTL format PokerFace. It debuted at November 2007 and broadcast every day at 19.00. At the end of the first season, before Christmas one player won 50 Million FtHungarian forintThe forint is the currency of Hungary. It is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step of the post-WWII stabilization of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until...
. (200.000 Euro). The host of the game is István Vágó (the host of the previous game show Who wants to be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
and Balázs Sebestyén (the host of Balázs show and Kész Átverés). The 2nd season started in fall 2008. - A Kísértés (The Temptation): the licensed version of Temptation Island. The show had one season on RTL Klub in 2004 and had moderate ratings and so it wasn't renewed for a second season.
- A Rettegés Foka (Fear Factor): It is a licensed version of the American Fear FactorFear FactorFear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...
. It was cancelled after 2 seasons, reruns however are still aired on Cool TV. - Survivor – A sziget (Survivor - The Island): the licensed version of the famous hit reality show SurvivorSurvivor (TV series)Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
, whose international format rights are held by RTL. RTL Klub aired two seasons. The major difference between the Hungarian Survivor and the original one was the winner was selected by a public vote (via SMS or phone calls). - Szeszélyes (Capricious): a show similar to long-running Szeszélyes Évszakok (Capricious Seasons). After the cancellation of the original show, RTL Klub launched its own version with the host Imre AntalImre AntalImre Antal was a Hungarian pianist, television presenter and comedian.In 1960 he was awarded the 3rd prize at the XII Concorso Busoni, and six years later he won the 2nd prize at Budapest's Liszt-Bartók competition. From the mid-1960s he began presenting programmes for the music section of...
, which ran until Antal's death of cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in 2008. The channel didn't renew the license for the show because it had considerably lower ratings than the original.
Sister TV channels
RTL Klub has many sister Channels. One of the owners of RTL Klub is "IKO Kábeltévé Kft." which also owns Cool TV, Film+, SportKlub, SportKlub+ (which is a non-airing channel since 2009), DoQ, F&H, Sorozat+, Poén! (which became Prizma in December 2010), Reflektor and Film+2, all of which are in some way related to the IKO's primary channel, RTL Klub.Cool TV
The target audience of Cool TV is 15–29 urban youths who love music, externals, clothes, trendy lifestyle and extravagance. The channel was launched in 2004 and it is available in the 46.7% of the country in 1.7 million households. The channel is on a 24/724/7
24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week", usually referring to a business or service available at all times without interruption...
broadcast schedule, targeting audience not only during the day, but during the night as well. Cool TV airs reruns of series RTL Klub originally purchased or produced as well as series targeting today's youth. These include:
- South ParkSouth ParkSouth Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
- Cobra 11
- Married... with ChildrenMarried... with ChildrenMarried... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
(Egy rém rendes család) - 2424 (TV series)24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
- Footballer's Wives (Futbalista feleségek)
- The L WordThe L WordThe L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
(L) - Queer as FolkQueer as Folk (US TV series)Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions, which was based on the British series of the same name, created by Russell T Davies...
(A fiúk a klubból) - The UnitThe UnitThe Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
(Az egység) - Dead Like MeDead Like MeDead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...
(Haláli hullák) - WeedsWeeds (TV series)Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
(Spangli) - SkinsSkins (TV series)Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
(Skins) - Desperate HousewivesDesperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(Született feleségek) - Reruns of RTL Klub's reality programming.
In 2007, Cool TV launched a series of topical shows produced by the channel, such as Cool Live and Cool Night featuring younger hosts lent to Cool by RTL Klub. To date, only the mentioned pair of the shows survived, the earlier being a youth lifestyle show, and the latter being an adult show including interviews with Hungarian pornstars and producers, as well as occasionally shown softcore video clips.
In 2009, Cool TV purchased the airing rights of the successful Hungarian version of Whose line is it anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
, Beugró.
Film+
Film+ was launched in 2004, the same time as Cool TV. The channel airs movies which previously aired on RTL Klub 24/724/7
24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week", usually referring to a business or service available at all times without interruption...
. According to 2009 Hungarian television ratings, Film+ is the fifth most watched cable channel in Hungary. Due to the early success of the channel, the parent company launched Film+2, which airs movies in the same fashion as Film+.
SportKlub
The channel was launched before the FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Football World Cup 2006. RTL Klub purchased the broadcasting rights of the World Cup but it didn't have enough airing time for all of the matches, and therefore Sport Klub was launched by the parent company to fill in. Now Sport Klub airs various sport activities, such as the German football league, tennis, poker, NCAA, athletics, futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
, box and reruns of the Formula-1 broadcast of the parent channel. It airs certain matches of the English and the Spanish league, however its main competitors, the sports channels ran by the Hungarian public service television MTV
Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
, Sport1 and Sport2, have the first pick of the matches they would like to air. To easen up the load on Sport Klub, the parent company also launched the channel SportKlub+, which airs sports events deemed to attract less viewers than the parent channel.
Sport Klub is also available in countries in close proximity to Hungary in which countries IKO also operates, including Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
Reflektor
Reflektor TV is a spin-off of RTL Klub's celebrity news show which bears the same name. The channel airs a 24 hours news loop of celebrity news.External links
- Official Site (in Hungarian)