''El Número Uno'' ("The number one") is a

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television show based on the Spanish format of the same name created by Gestmusic Endemol and Antena 3. It airs on

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's Canal 2, and is hosted by Mónica Casamiquela.

History

In early 2013, it was confirmed that

had acquired the rights to adapt ''El Número Uno'', the Spanish format created by Antena 3 and later purchased by

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, in

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, becoming the first country in

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to have its own version of the show. The start of the production was officially confirmed in a press conference in July 2013.

Production

''El Número Uno'' became the most ambitious project in the history of TCS, and to produce it a new studio, known as "Foro 5", was built and added to the television complex of TCS. The first season started on September 15, 2013, on TCS' Canal 2.

Season 1 (2013)

The first season ran from September 15 to December 8, 2013, and featured a panel of judges composed of

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, Gerardo Parker, Pamela Robin, Arquímedes Reyes and Lucía Parker.

List of contestants

Weekly stats chart

KEY: * The contestant had already been eliminated * The contestant was selected for the Duel * The contestant took part in the Duel and was eliminated by the judges * The contestant took part in the Duel and was saved by the judges * The contestant was eliminated in week 1 after not being selected by any judge * The contestant was picked directly from his group to qualify for the competition * The contestant was selected by the judges to qualify for the competition * The contestant was selected by the viewers' votes to qualify for the competition * The contestant won the weekly challenge and became automatically armored or was the first to be armored by any of the judges * The contestant was armored by the judges * The contestant was saved by the viewers' votes

Season 2 (2014)

The second season ran from September 7 to November 30, 2014. None of the judges from season 1 returned to the show, and the new panel featured Jhosse Lora, Andrea Cardenal, Alex Oviedo, Marinella Arrué and Rafael Oviedo.

List of contestants

Weekly stats chart

Season 3 (2015)

The show is slated to return on September 6, 2015, for a third and final season. Gerardo Parker, Juan Manuel Bolaños, Rocío Cáceres, Marinella Arrué and Rafael Alfaro will form the panel of judges.

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial Facebook page
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