Paradise Hotel (franchise)

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Paradise Hotel is a franchise of reality television series. The series follows a group of contestants who live in a hotel. One contestant is eliminated each week. The franchise started with the United States version, which began airing in 2003. A second season was shown in 2008, and in 2019, Paradise Hotel got a third season. In August 2019, the broadcaster of the show, Fox, cancelled it.^[1]

Locations[]

Sweden[]

The first two seasons of the Swedish version of Paradise Hotel aired on TV4 in 2005, one in the spring and one in the fall. One of the contestants of season one, Sofia Hellqvist, later married the Swedish Prince Carl Philip.^[2]

A third season aired on TV6 in 2009, followed by a fourth season that started to air November 15, 2010 on TV6. Season four was the last season to be aired on TV6 as the following seasons were aired on TV3.

A fifth season started on November 18, 2013 on TV3. Aina Lesse and Jesper Johansson won, with Johansson throwing the ball at 200,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Lesse with no share of the money.

In August 2014, a sixth season of Paradise Hotel started to air. Paulina "Paow" Danielsson and Eric Hagberg won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

The following year, in August 2015, the seventh season started to air. Josefine Caarle and Robin "Mos" Andersson won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

An eight season later aired in 2016. Alex D'Rosso and Anna Bohman won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

The ninth season begun airing in the spring of 2017, Sanel Dzubur and Lisa Maria Jönsson won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns.

A tenth season begun airing later in the fall the same year, 2017, called ALLSTAR. Anna Pankova and Jonathan Hermansson won and shared the winnings of 500,000 Swedish crowns. Anna Pankova met another contestant, Kristian Täljeblad, at the show and they have been a couple since then, they married each other in 2020.

The following year, 2018, an eleventh season started. Jennifer Karlsson and Robin "Mos" Andersson won (This was Andersson's second time winning the show), with Andersson throwing the ball at 250,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Jennifer with no share of the money. Before the ball ceremony both winners had to write down the name of one other contestant they would share the money with if they decided to throw the ball, Andersson had written Rebecca Karlsson, Jennifer's sister.

The twelfth season aired in the spring of 2019. Hannah "HK" Klostermann and Jesper Bengtsson won, with Klostermann throwing the ball at 300,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Jesper with no share of the money. The remaining 200,000 Swedish crowns was shared among the contestants who had already dropped out earlier in the competition.

Season thirteenth aired in the fall of 2019. Marcelo Peña and Erica Lindberg won, with Peña throwing the ball at 500,000 Swedish crowns, taking home all the winnings and leaving Erica with no share of the money. Marcelo Peña and Jesper Bengtsson played hard from the beginning of the competition and with the majority of the girls on their side, calling themselves "Wolfpack". Their rivals were "FlowerGang" consisting of Adam Linard, Helen Ablatova, Jennifer Karlsson and more.

In the spring of 2020, the fourteenth season begun airing. Marcus "Mcuze" Johansson and Nicole Wennerström won, with Johansson throwing the ball at 100,000 Swedish crowns, leaving Nicole with no share of the money. The remaining 400,000 Swedish crowns was shared among the contestants who had already dropped out earlier in the competition.

During the release of the latest season, contestant Toby Johnson was thrown off the show, after sexual harassing two female contestants Jennifer Paatere and Annie Dahlberg. After the episode aired, Paatere and Dahlberg accused Johnson for the sexual acts and if charged, he faces up to two years in prison. After this, the streaming service Viafree and Viaplay has removed the entire season from their streaming site and the series has been put on hiatus.

Denmark[]

The Danish Paradise Hotel^[3] is the most successful version of the UK format in the world. The Danish version of Paradise Hotel premiered in September 2005 and is aired on TV3.

The shows first host was , she was the host from season 1, but stopped after season 3 due to pregnancy and was replaced by former contestant from season 3 .

In 2011 a talkshow "Paradise After Dark" was introduced in season 7, which featured contestants from the show. It only aired one season on TV and from 2012 it was moved to Viaplay online.

In 2012 a "Reunion" season was introduced right after the eighth-season finale, which featured former contestants from previous seasons. The winner of that season was Frederik Lilja who also won the fifth season back in 2009.

Paradise Hotel has gained huge success in Denmark, with a substantial number of viewers. It has set its mark on Danish television, sparking debate about sex and alcohol in online forums and news channels, among them the main public service station in Denmark, DR.

Also many celebrities has been involved with the show, including singer and rapper Joey Moe, the music group , professional boxer Patrick Nielsen, business man and former European Parliament member , reality star Linse Kessler, professional poker player Theo Jørgensen and American socialite Paris Hilton.

Paradise Hotel has been renewed for two more seasons. After the filming of season 17, which premiered in April 2021,^[4] Rikke Göransson stepped down as host after 14 seasons and has been replaced by two new hosts; the Danish youtuber and reality star , known from the Danish version of Love Island.

Season 18 will premiere in late 2021.

The Netherlands & Belgium[]

The Dutch & Belgian version aired on the Dutch TV channel Veronica and the Belgian-Flemish TV channel VIER in September 2005.^[5]

Israel[]

The Israeli version premiered in September 2008 and aired on Channel 2 entitled מפרץ האהבה (The Bay of Love).^[5]

Norway[]

The first season of the Norwegian version^[6] was recorded in January and February 2009 and premiered in March on TV3. It was hosted by glamour model Triana Iglesias. Winners of the first season were Petter Pilgaard and Benedicte Valen and the prize was NOK 300,000 (about US$40,000) shared between the couple.

The second season began airing in March 2010, which was won by Tine Helene Valle and Carl Eliassen. Like Pilgaard and Valen, they shared the prize.

The third season followed up in 2011. The winners were Niklas Vindel, who was also in the finale of the second season, and Madelen Voreland Berås. They shared the prize as well.

The fourth season aired in 2012. This year Miguel Kristiansen and Vida Lill Gausemel Berge won the controversial contest, but Vida Lill dropped the ball, and won 200,000 NOK, and shared 100,000 with her former partner, . The show has begun to appear yearly on TV3.

In 2013, Tina Skovdal and Sander Kalstrup won the fifth season. Tina's partner Kristian Renè Johansen participated in the 2012 season without winning. Tina and Sander shared the money.

Aurora Gude and Nikolai Bennis won the sixth season in 2014. Aurora and Nikolai dropped the ball simultaneously, but slow motion reprise revealed that Aurora's ball hit the ground first. She won 100,000 NOK and shared 200,000 with Ann Marielle Lipinska.

The whole season of 48 episodes is recorded in January and February, and the show is aired from March to May, everyday from Monday through Thursday with about 45 minutes per episode. Every episode can be watched for free on TV3s own site called TV3 Play.

Paradise Hotel has gained a huge amount of popularity in Norway. One infamous fan is the mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik who committed the 2011 Norway attacks killing 77 people. As a result of his crime, Breivik was sentenced to a 21 year jail term in relative isolation. In a testimony given on March 16, 2016 during a civil trial against the Norwegian government over his incarceration, Breivik said he became a fan of the show while in prison, having access to TV there. According to Breivik, he did not like the show before his incarceration but started to enjoy it after two years in jail. Breivik claims that this is a sign that he has serious brain damage and that this brain damage was caused by his jail sentence.^[7]

Russia[]

In the Russian version, called "Kanikuly v Meksike"^[8] premiered in 2011 an aired on MTV Russia. The contestants are fighting for a prize of one million rubles and during the show, the Boys and girls are in a luxury hotel in Mexico. The host of the show was popular singer and TV presenter Zhanna Friske.

In March 2012, season two of the hit show premiered. The new contestants moved into a new luxury hotel in Mexico, also hosted by Zhanna Friske. The first part of the season finished in July and the second part started with a new host Alena Vodonaeva. The final contestants from the first part moved again into a new luxury hotel in Mexico and was joined with new contestants. Also during the second part, former contestants from season one returned including notable contestants Demid Rezin and Nastya Smirnova. The size of the prize depends on the amount of money earned on tests every week. The second part of the season continued into 2013 and in January, the show got a new presenter, a popular Russian TV presenter Victoria Bonia, who is also known from the hit Russian reality show Dom-2.

In June 2013, started the third season of the Reality Show now called "Kanikuly v Meksike. Cuperigra". In this season, previous contestants from previous seasons are brought back, and are living in a luxury villa next to the beach. The contestants will participate in different challenges and tasks to add money to the winning prize. The show was opened by the famous TV producer Yana Rudkovskaya. During the show, she was replaced by popular TV presenter Tahir Mamedov.

Hungary[]

The Hungarian version titled "Éden Hotel" and set in Colombia premiered on March 7, 2011 on Viasat 3.^{[citation needed]} The final episode was aired on May 26, where Kristóf – who dropped the "Ball of Faith" against Alíz – won 12,500,000 HUF (about US$65,000), and the couple of Linda and Robi also won 12,500,000 Forints, the remaining of the jackpot.

The second Hungarian season set in Mexico premiered on March 5, 2012 again on Viasat 3. The final episode aired on May 24, where the couple of Máté and Edina completed the "Test of Faith" thus sharing the jackpot of 25,000,000 HUF. The other finalists Roland and Anikó won nothing.

Czech Republic & Slovakia[]

The Czech & Slovak version titled "Hotel Paradise"^[5] premiered on March 5, 2012 in Czech Republic on Prima Love and in Slovakia on TV JOJ. TV presenter in hotel was and night talkshow called "Night In Paradise" were presented a . Prize for the winner was €50 000. The hotel was in the Dominican Republic. The show ended on July 6, 2012 with from Czech Republic as the winner.

Slovenia[]

The Slovenian version was launched on 7 November 2012, on Planet TV.^[8] The program is recorded in Costa Rica. The grand prize is 50,000 Euro. Maja Martina Merljak is presenter of the program. Slovenian musician Matevž Šalehar-Hamo wrote theme song called "Po jabolka v raj". The final episode was aired on 31 December 2012, where no one dropped the "Ball of Faith" and the winners, Deni Sebastian Eferl and Sara Tahirović split the grand prize.

Germany[]

The German version was launched in August 2019. The first episode was aired on RTL while all following episodes are available through the premium streaming service TVNOW.

Poland[]

The Polish version, titled Hotel Paradise and produced by Golden Media Polska, was announced on December 2, 2019 on the TVN's website to be filmed in Bali and aired in spring on the sister channel, TVN 7.^[9] On January 12, 2020, Klaudia El Dursi, who was mostly known as a contestant in the eight season of the Polish Top Model, was revealed as the host of the program.^[10] Later that month, it was confirmed Hotel Paradise would have its premiere on February 24.^[11] The episodes were broadcast daily from Monday to Friday at 8:00 PM.^[12] The fortieth and final episode aired on April 17 and the winners were Marietta Witkowska and Krzysztof "Chris" Ducki, who won 100,000 zł (about 27,187 American dollars).^[13] This season was a hit with an average viewership of 704,000 viewers and the audience of the station increased by 21% compared to the previous year.^[14]

Originally, the second season, which was also filmed in Bali, was scheduled to premiere on April 20, the first Monday after the previous season's finale, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.^[15] Instead, a special episode was aired a week after that season's finale and an additional 12-episode series entitled Hotel Paradise – Powrót z raju (transl. Hotel Paradise – Return from Paradise) was broadcast Monday through Thursday from April 28 to May 15 which featured the first season's contestans answering viewers' questions, commenting on moments from the season and got challenges.^[14][16] It was eventually confirmed on August 2 on social media of Player, video on demand platform owned by TVN, the new season would premiere on August 31.^[17] It was originally aired from Monday to Thursday at 8:00 PM before the episode aired on October 5, which was moved to 8:45 PM due to the premiere of the third season of Brzydula, after which each episode aired at 8:30 PM.^[18][19][20] The forty-eighth and final episode aired on November 19 and the winners were Beata Postek and Artur Sargsyan, who won the same prize as the previous winners.^[21]

As confirmed by El Dursi on her Instagram Stories, production of the third season started on January 5, 2021 in Zanzibar.^[22] It was later revealed the new season would premiere on February 22.^[23] On February 8, Sonia Szklanowska, the female runner-up of the previous season, released a new theme song for the show entitled "Oto raj" (transl. "This Is Paradise"), for which the music video was also filmed in Zanzibar, which also featured other contestants from previous seasons.^[24] The season ended June 3, after 60 episodes, with an average viewership of 651,000 viewers. Barbara Pędlowska and Krystian Ferretti reached the finals, but Ferretti threw the golden ball for the first time in the Polish edition of the program, taking the prize for himself, but decided to share his money with Pędlowska and runners-up, Bogusława "Bibi" Brzezińska and Simon Price.^[25] The fourth season, also shot in Zanzibar, premiered on August 30 and includes a new theme song performed by Brzezińska in collaboration with Kamil Bijoś, entitled "Raj mi daj" (transl. "Give Me a Paradise").^[26]

International versions[]

  Currently airing

  An upcoming season

  Status unknown

  No longer airing

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