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. Occasionally, the show also aired live at 20:00 EET. The program blends elements of dancing, talk show, cabaret, live music, theatre,

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, as well as famous representatives of Bulgaria's political, sports and cultural elite. During its first years ''Slavi's Show'' was the most popular Bulgarian TV program, with every episode being watched by around 1.5 million of the country's total population of 7.3 million: a remarkable achievement extending bTV's

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to include the late-night show as well. The show is also popular in the

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. It's also watched by many

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immigrants all over the world (United States, Germany, Spain, Australia, etc.) The show has its own TV studio in the

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and a live audience of about 100-150.

Cancellation

On 6 May 2019, Slavi Trifonov announced that he will cancel his new contract with bTV, therefore the last episode of the show was aired on 31 July. There, the host announced the creation of his own television named '' Seven-Eight'' (the name of the company he's part of), but did not mention whether the show will continue there or there will be a completely different show.

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.slavishow.com/
Official bTV channel page
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