Power Couple (Brazilian TV series)
Power Couple, also known as Power Couple Brasil, is a Brazilian reality television show based on the Israeli television series זוג מנצח VIP. The series premiered Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. on RecordTV.[1]
| Power Couple | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Dori Media |
| Presented by | Roberto Justus Gugu Liberato |
| Opening theme | "The Power of Love" (Huey Lewis and the News) |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 142 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Itapecerica da Serra (2018–present) São Paulo (2016–17) |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | RecordTV |
| Original release | April 12, 2016 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Power Couple India |
The show features celebrity couples living under one roof and facing extreme challenges that will test how well they really know each other. Each week, a couple will be eliminated until the last couple wins the grand prize.
The first two seasons were hosted by Roberto Justus. From season three onwards, Gugu Liberato replaced Justus as the main host and production moved from São Paulo to Itapecerica da Serra; Liberato died after the fourth season ended.
Season chronology
| Season | Number of couples |
Number of weeks |
Partners in the finals | Prize fund | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Couple | Runner-up | Third place | ||||
| 1 (2016) |
8 | 7 | Laura & Jorge 82.40% |
Simony & Patrick 17.60% |
There were only two finalists. |
R$697.000 |
| 2 (2017) |
11 | 10 | Nayara & Cairo 65.07% |
Marcelly & Frank 22.75% |
Fábio & Regiane 12.18% |
R$399.000 |
| 3 (2018) |
11 | 10 | Tati & Marcelo 60.98% |
Aritana & Paulo 39.02% |
There were only two finalists. |
R$303.000 |
| 4 (2019) |
13 | 13 | Nicole & Bimbi 48.60% |
Mariana & Daniel 42.99% |
Clara & Coelho 8.41% |
R$596.000 |
Spin-offs
Power Couple Online
An online spin-off show titled Power Couple Online was originally presented by Gianne Albertoni. The show is broadcast live on Facebook after every episode and is also available on-demand via R7 Play. It features interviews with the newly eliminated couples, as well special guests and exclusive content across social media sites like YouTube. For season 2, Albertoni was replaced by Junno Andrade.
Ratings
| Season | Timeslot (BRT) | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV season | SP viewers (in points) |
Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Viewers (in points) |
Date | Viewers (in points) | ||||||
| 1 | Tuesday 10:30 pm |
11 | April 12, 2016 | 8.9 | June 21, 2016 | 11.1 | 2016–17 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 pm |
20 | April 18, 2017 | 6.8 | June 22, 2017 | 7.9 | 2017–18 | 7.4 | |
| 3 | Monday to Friday 10:30 pm |
48 | April 24, 2018 | 7.4 | June 28, 2018 | 9.0 | 2018–19 | 7.9 | |
| 4 | 63 | April 30, 2019 | 7.7 | July 25, 2019 | 2019–20 | ||||
- Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
- 2016: 69.000 households.
- 2017: 70.500 households.
- 2018: 71.855 households.
- 2019: 73.015 households.
References
- "Power Couple Brasil estreia dia 12 de abril com apresentação de Roberto Justus". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-04-20.