The Bar (TV Series)
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The Bar was a popular Swedish
reality television
program, that was first seen in Sweden in 2000 and in other countries from 2001. For around two months, a number of contestants work in a bar and try to avoid periodic publicly-voted evictions from a communal house and hence win a cash prize. The show was devised by the Swedish company Strix
Bar is a completely interactive program where both viewers and Internet surfers are part of the action. More than 25 web cameras are on-line round 24 hours a day in the bar and in the participants’ apartment. The viewers are urged to take decisions affecting the story lines. The bar is real and uniquely interactive, meaning anyone can drop by for a beer, hang out and talk to the contestants.
The program is stripped for approzimately three months, the climax being the host-led live broadcast at the end of each week. Here the contestants candidly discuss the past six days’ events, holding nothing back in front of a live audience.
During the plus-and-minus meeting the contestants rate each other on their performances. The one with the lowest score becomes one of two nominees who can be voted out by the viewers during the live elimination show. Playing the elimination game is full of drama, because to remain in the show the contestants’ tactical instincts and the true nature of their relationships are brought to the surface. Despite this, no matter how they rate one another, they must always justify their choices in front of the viewers and their co- workers.
Having a good score is no guarantee for staying in ‘The Bar’, because the contestant with the highest score gets to choose the second nominee who can be voted out. When the choice is made, the rest is up to the viewers when they decide which of the two they will vote out.
Throughout the live show, a viewer poll is held by phone and via the Web and at the end of the broadcast one of the contestants is voted out. This elimination contest is at the very core of ‘The Bar’, as one by one the contestants are forced to leave the show. At the end of the series, after 11 tough elimination rounds, only the winner remains to claim the prize.
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, Guerra de Bares, Dasi, Website, Bar Wars, Website, Bar Wars, Playa Bar TV
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
program, that was first seen in Sweden in 2000 and in other countries from 2001. For around two months, a number of contestants work in a bar and try to avoid periodic publicly-voted evictions from a communal house and hence win a cash prize. The show was devised by the Swedish company Strix
Strix
Strix may refer to:* Strix , a legendary creature of ancient Roman mythology* Strix , the genus of large "earless" wood-owls* Strix , a Swedish production company...
About Bar
Bar is all about staying in the game, but with the final power to decide resting firmly in the hands of the viewers. This revolutionary format is an exciting mixture of human relationships and elimination game, showing exactly what happens when some charismatic strangers live together under the same roof to run a city center bar.Bar is a completely interactive program where both viewers and Internet surfers are part of the action. More than 25 web cameras are on-line round 24 hours a day in the bar and in the participants’ apartment. The viewers are urged to take decisions affecting the story lines. The bar is real and uniquely interactive, meaning anyone can drop by for a beer, hang out and talk to the contestants.
The program is stripped for approzimately three months, the climax being the host-led live broadcast at the end of each week. Here the contestants candidly discuss the past six days’ events, holding nothing back in front of a live audience.
During the plus-and-minus meeting the contestants rate each other on their performances. The one with the lowest score becomes one of two nominees who can be voted out by the viewers during the live elimination show. Playing the elimination game is full of drama, because to remain in the show the contestants’ tactical instincts and the true nature of their relationships are brought to the surface. Despite this, no matter how they rate one another, they must always justify their choices in front of the viewers and their co- workers.
Having a good score is no guarantee for staying in ‘The Bar’, because the contestant with the highest score gets to choose the second nominee who can be voted out. When the choice is made, the rest is up to the viewers when they decide which of the two they will vote out.
Throughout the live show, a viewer poll is held by phone and via the Web and at the end of the broadcast one of the contestants is voted out. This elimination contest is at the very core of ‘The Bar’, as one by one the contestants are forced to leave the show. At the end of the series, after 11 tough elimination rounds, only the winner remains to claim the prize.
Format
- If a barman neglects their duties, they may be punished by the Bar Manager.
- If a barman receives 2 warnings, they will be disqualified from the show.
- A barman must mot leave the bar whilst on duty without permission.
- There must be at least 4 barmen on duty during opening hours.
- Barmen must obey the Bar Manager.
- Barmen must be at the Bar during their schedule, lateness won't be tolerated.
- Barmen must not consume any alcohol whilst on duty.
- Barmen must not lend out money from the till.
Plus/Minus
- On Wednesday evenings will be the Plus/Minus meeting.
- Each Barman awards a minus to the Barman who they think should be eliminated.
- Each Barman awards a plus to the Barman who they think most deserves to stay.
- Minus's are deducted from plus's. The Barman with the lowest score will be the first person to be nominated for elimination.
- The Barman with the highest score will choose who the second person that will be nominated for elimination.
- In the event of a tie, the public will decide.
- The public will decide which of the two nominated Barmen will be eliminated from the show.
International versions
There are currently 41 winners of the The Bar format. The most recent winner is Dániel Izer Zoltán, "Duda" from HungaryHungary
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...
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| Region | Local name | Channel | Winner | Main Presenters |
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 Argentina |
El Bar TV El Bar TV El Bar TV is the local season of the reality The Bar in Argentina. The show was 2 seasons. América TV is the channel was aired. The presenter was Andy Kusnetzoff.-Season 1:*Start Date: 18th March 2001*End Date: 2nd June 2001... |
América 2 Canal 2 (Argentina) América 2 is a national channel of Argentina, from La Plata that also broadcasts from Buenos Aires' Palermo neighbourhood. It was launched on June 25, 1966 as Rivadavia Televisión/TeVeDos, and in April 1991 the name changed to America. The bulk of programming of this channel can be found between... |
Season 1, 2001: Federico Blanco Season 2, 2001: Diego Plotino |
Andy Kusnetzoff (Season 1-2) |
 Cambodia |
CTN Coffee Shop | CTN Cambodian Television Network Cambodian Television Network was launched in March 2003 as a joint venture between local conglomerate the The Royal Group and Stockholm-based Modern Times Group, this free-to-air terrestrial television channel Cambodian Television Network is now part of Mobitel... |
Season 1, 2006: Lida Siv |
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 Independent State of Croatia |
Bar Bar (TV Croatia) Bar is the local season of the reality The Bar in Croatia. The show was started in 2nd August 2005 and finished on 1st October 2005, with a duration of 61 days. Nova is the channel was aired. The presenter is Marin Ivanović, "Stoka".-Contestants:... |
Nova TV | Season 1, 2005: Damir Milanović |
Marin Ivanović, "Stoka" (Season 1) |
 Czech Republic |
Bar Bar (TV Czech Republic) Bar is the local season of the reality The Bar in Czech Republic. The show was started in 9th July 2006 and finished on 2nd September 2006, with a duration of 56 days. TV Prima is the channel was aired... |
TV Prima TV Prima TV Prima is a Czech private television station. Its channel is broadcast from Prague. Its current owner is FTV Prima, spol. s r. o., general manager Marek Singer.... |
Season 1, 2006: Marcela Baldas |
Libor Bouček (Season 1) Laďka Něrgešová (Season 1) |
 Denmark |
Baren Baren (TV Denmark) Baren is the local season of the reality The Bar in Denmark. The show was aired in 2001 and 2002 with 2 seasons in total. TV3 is the channel was aired.-Season 1:*Start Date: 22nd January 2001.*End Date: 30th April 2001.*Duration: 99 days.... |
TV3 TV3 (Denmark) TV3 Denmark is a Danish television station.TV3 is one of the channels owned by the Viasat Corporation. The sister channel is TV3+. The channels shows a lot of American and British shows, such as: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, NCIS, Las Vegas, Bones, Two And A Half Men, Prison Break, American Idol... |
Season 1, 2001: Erkan Kilic Season 2, 2002: Noel Johansen |
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 Estonia |
Baar Baar (TV Estonia) Baar is the Estonian version of the reality television series The Bar. The show aired for two seasons between 2004 and 2005 on Kanal 2.-Season 1:*Start Date: 16th October 2004.*End Date: 31st December 2004.*Duration: 77 days.... |
Kanal 2 Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993.- Television series :Daytime* Victoria * Julia – Wege zum Glück ... |
Season 1, 2004: Annika Season 2, 2005: Alari Arnover |
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 Finland |
Baari Baari (TV Finland) Baari is the local season of the reality The Bar in Finland. The show was started in 7th March 2006 and finished on 4th June 2006, with a duration of 90 days. Sub TV is the channel was aired. The presenters are Kirsi Salo & Silvia Modig.-Contestants:... |
SubTV Sub (TV channel) Sub is a Finnish TV channel owned by Bonnier. The previous owner Alma Media sold Sub and its sister channels to Swedish Bonnier and Proventus in 2005.-Programs and audience:... |
Season 1, 2006: Frank |
Kirsi Salo (Season 1) Silvia Modig (Season 1) |
 Georgia (country) |
სპორტი GeoBar |
Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around... |
Season 1, 2005 GeoBar 1 GeoBar is the first local season of the reality The Bar in Georgia.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 10 October 2005.*End Date: 31 December 2005.*Duration: 83 days.*Contestants:**The Finalists: Beso & Tato .... : Besik Sarjveladze, "Beso" Season 2, 2006 GeoBar 2 GeoBar 2 is the second local season of the reality The Bar in Georgia.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 7th May 2006.*End Date: 22nd July 2006.*Duration: 77 days.*Contestants:**The Finalists: Chele & Tamuna .... : Dato Gelabe, "Chele" Season 3, 2006 GeoBar 3 GeoBar 3 is the third local season of the reality The Bar in Georgia.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 15th October 2006.*End Date: 30th December 2006.*Duration: 77 days.*Contestants:... : Irakli Marxulia Season 4, 2007 GeoBar 4 GeoBar 4 is the fourth and last local season of the reality The Bar in Georgia.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 13th October 2007.*End Date: 30th December 2007.*Duration: 79 days.*Contestants:... : Dea Adamia |
Nino Khoshtaria (1-4) |
 Greece |
Bar (Season 1) Party (Season 2) |
Mega TV Mega Channel Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A... |
Season 1, 2002: Andreas Paraskakis Season 2, 2003: Maria Tsolaki, "Lara" |
Miltos Makridis (Seasons 1-2) |
 Hungary |
Bár Bár (TV Hungary) Bár is the local season of the reality The Bar in Hungary. The show was aired in 2000 and 2008 with 2 seasons in total. Viasat 3 is the channel was aired... |
Viasat 3 Viasat 3 Viasat 3 is a Hungarian TV channel. It was originally named Alfa TV, but when in 2000 the station was bought by Swedish MTG its name was changed. It began broadcasting as Viasat 3 in October 2000.... |
Season 1, 2001: Tiger Season 2, 2008: Dániel Izer Zoltán, "Duda" |
Lia Kustánczi (Season 2) Péter Majoros, "Majka" (Season 2) |
 Latvia |
Bārs | TV3 TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001... |
Season 1, 2003: Uldis Jēkabsons |
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 Lithuania |
Baras Baras (TV Lithuania) BarAS is the local season of the reality The Bar in Lithuania. The show was aired from 2003 to 2005 with 3 seasons in total. LNK is the channel was aired.-Season 1:*Start Date: 7th June 2003.*End Date: 31st August 2003.*Duration: 85 days.... |
LNK LNK (television station) LNK TV, also known as Laisvas ir Nepriklausomas Kanalas , is one of the major commercial TV channels in Lithuania. It was founded in 1995. It has a sister channels TV1, Info TV and Liuks!.- External links :**... |
Season 1, 2003: Laimis Season 2, 2004: Andrius |
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| Baras 3 Baras (TV Lithuania) BarAS is the local season of the reality The Bar in Lithuania. The show was aired from 2003 to 2005 with 3 seasons in total. LNK is the channel was aired.-Season 1:*Start Date: 7th June 2003.*End Date: 31st August 2003.*Duration: 85 days.... (All-Stars & Anonymous Contestants) |
Season 3, 2005: Skaistė Būtytei |
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 Mexico |
El Bar Provoca El Bar Provoca El Bar Provoca was a reality show consisting on a real bar being attended by 13 people, watched 24 hours, while they live in El Depa . It was hosted through the first month by Roberto Palazuelos as El Patrón . Then it was host by Roxana Castellanos as La Patrona... |
Televisa Televisa Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract... |
Season 1, 2006 El Bar Provoca (Season 1) The first season of El Bar Provoca premiered on August 2, 2006, and finalized on October 25.- Contestants :-Nominations:-External links:* http://www.esmas.com/elbarprovoca/ Official website]... : José Luis Hernández García, "PiterPunk" |
Roberto Palazuelos Roberto Palazuelos Roberto Palazuelos Badeaux , better known as Roberto Palazuelos, is a Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas.-Biography:... (Season 1) Roxana Castellanos (Season 1) |
 Netherlands |
The Bar | Yorin Yorin Yorin was a Dutch television channel. Yorin disappeared and most programs of this channel went to RTL 5. The programs of RTL 5 moved to a new channel called RTL 7.... |
Season 1, 2002: Camiel Vlasman |
Matthias Scholten (Season 1) |
 Norway |
Baren Baren (TV Norway) Baren is the local season of the reality The Bar in Norway. The show was aired in 2000 and 2001 with 2 seasons in total. TV3 is the channel was aired.-Season 1:*Start Date: 29th September 2000.*End Date: 8th December 2000.... |
TV3 TV3 (Norway) TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Swedish media group Modern Times Group... |
Season 1, 2000: Jamila Brodin Season 2, 2001: Bjørn Sjulstokx |
Anders Høglund (Season 1-2) |
 Poland |
Bar Bar (TV Poland) Bar is the local season of the reality The Bar in Poland. The show was aired on Polsat and TV4 . Was, like its precursor, Big Brother, as many supporters as opponents. By the year 2004 held five Polish edition of the program... |
Polsat Polsat Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group , which also owns other channels:*Polsat HD*Polsat 2 International*Polsat News*TV Biznes... |
Season 1, 2002 Bar 1 (TV Poland) Bar is the first local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 2nd March 2002.*End Date: 1st June 2002.*Duration: 92 days.*Contestants:**The Finalists: Adrian & Grzegorz .... : Adrian Urban Season 2, 2002 Bar 2 (TV Poland) Bar II is the second local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 14th September 2002.*End Date: 13th December 2002.*Duration: 91 days.*Contestants:... : Eric Alira Season 3, 2003 Bar 3 (TV Poland) Bar Bez Granic is the third local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 13th September 2003.*End Date: 20th December 2003.*Duration: 99 days.*Contestants:... : Maciej Kiślewski |
Krzysztof Ibisz Krzysztof Ibisz Awantura o kasęKrzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and deputy in Polish Sejm from 1991 to 1993... (Season 1-6) |
| Bar Złoto dla Zuchwałych (Reality All-Stars & Anonymous Contestants) |
Season 4, 2004 Bar 4 (TV Poland) Bar Złoto dla Zuchwałych is the fourth local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 28th February 2004.*End Date: 12th June 2004.*Duration: 106 days.... : Mirka Eichler |
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| Bar Vip (Celebrity & Anonymous Contestants) |
Season 5, 2004 Bar 5 (TV Poland) Bar Vip is the fifth local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 11th September 2004.*End Date: 18th December 2004.*Duration: 99 days.*Contestants:... : Ewelina Ciura |
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| Bar Europa (European Contestants) |
Season 6, 2005 Bar 6 (TV Poland) Bar Europa is the sixth local season of the reality The Bar in Poland.-Synopsis:*Start Date: 24th September 2005.*End Date: 10th December 2005.*Duration: 78 days.*Contestants:... :  Kingdom of England Thomas Amos |
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 Portugal |
O Bar da TV O Bar da TV O Bar da TV is the local season of the reality The Bar in Portugal. The show was started in 13th May 2001. SIC is the channel was aired. The presenter was Jorge Gabriel.-Contestants:-Nominations:... |
SIC SIC (Portugal) SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on October 6, 1992... |
Season 1, 2001:  Angola Hoji Fortuna |
Jorge Gabriel Jorge Gabriel Jorge Gabriel Mendes Fialho, simply referred to as Jorge Gabriel, is a Portuguese TV host. The TV shows presented by him included Quem Quer Ser Milionário? , Praça da Alegria, O Preço Certo em Euros , O Cofre and Sabe Mais do... (Season 1) |
 Slovenia |
Bar Bar (TV Slovenia) Bar is the local season of the reality The Bar in Slovenia. The show was aired in 2005 and 2006 with 2 seasons in total. POP TV is the channel was aired.-Season 1:*Start Date: 25th September 2005.*End Date: 17th December 2005.... |
POP TV POP TV POP TV is a Slovenian commercial television station operated by the multi-media company PRO PLUS d.o.o.It is a TV channel with the highest ratings in Slovenia , and at the same time the most popular and trustworthy... |
Season 1, 2005: Andrej Lavrič Season 2, 2006: Emil Širić |
Sebastjan Kepic (1-2) |
 Sweden |
Baren | TV3 TV3 (Sweden) TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3... |
Season 1, 2000: Jocke Ekberg Season 2, 2001: Dick Lundberg Season 3, 2002: Tommy Öhver Season 4, 2003: Mathias Edlund Season 5, 2004: Daniel Hansen |
Robert Aschberg Robert Aschberg Robert Aschberg is a Swedish journalist and TV personality on TV3. Robert is the grandson of Olof Aschberg.-External links:... (Season 1-5) |
 Switzerland |
Die Bar | TV3 TV3 (Viasat) TV3 is the brand name used by Viasat's flagship channels in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Slovenia. Viasat is part of the Swedish media company Modern Times Group... |
Season 1, 2001: Caroline |
Yves Schifferle (Season 1) |
Near copies of The Bar
These are formats similar to The Bar, but are not official Strix productions:, Guerra de Bares, Dasi, Website, Bar Wars, Website, Bar Wars, Playa Bar TV