''Lego Masters'' is a French reality television show based on the international franchise of the same name that debuted on M6 on 23 December 2020. It is hosted by magician

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and is judged by Georg Schmitt and Paulina Aubey.

Format

Eight teams of two complete two challenges every week, with the judges deciding who gets eliminated. ''Lego Masters'' is presented by Éric Antoine, known for being a judge on ''

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''. The show's two judges are Paulina Aubey, a

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, and Georg Schmitt, France's only Lego Certified Professional. The team that wins the competition gets €20,000 and the work that they made in the final will go on display at the

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in Paris. The show has been likened to other

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shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Production

The series is produced by Endemol Shine France, a subsidiary of the

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. The show was shot in July 2020 in a

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. No less than 2.5 million bricks were used in the show which were purchased by Endemol Shine and were not provided free of charge. Antoine said in an interview that he had "called everyone at M6 to tell them that I was the man for the job" and that he was a "big fan of construction games". The show was first announced on 1 December 2020 and aired on M6 from 23 December 2020 to 12 January 2021. The series was also shown in Belgium on

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from 26 December 2020 to January 16, 2021. In the second episode the

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for the greatest weight supported by a brick bridge was surpassed by Alban and Xavier and Marguerite and Renaud. Both teams' bridges managed to hold 500 kg, beating the record of 453 kg previously set in the American version of the show. The winners of the first series were David and Sébastien who in the final created a Lego

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that represented them. Sébastien is a graphic designer and creator of the magazine ''Brique Mag'' who met David when he interviewed him about his Lego

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arm. A second series was confirmed in March 2021.

Series details

Series 1

Lego Masters: Extra Brique

Extra episodes were released for every episode in the series. The episodes included unseen footage, behind the scenes and interviews.

Series 2

Reception

''Lego Masters'' received positive reviews with over 4 million people watching the first episode. James Townley, Global Head of Creative Networks at Endemol Shine Group said "feel-good formats with plenty of optimism that attract a wide family audience are ideal for broadcasters around the world right now and it's brilliant to see a French version commissioned by M6," though some criticised the judges and the fact that fan favourites Guillaume & Loïc did not win the first series. * *

Viewership

Series 1

References

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