Parovi Explained

Genre:Reality TV series
Runtime:24-hour
Creator:Predrag Ranković
Network:Happy
Country:Serbia
Num Series:9

Parovi (English title: Couples) was a Serbian-based reality show created by Predrag Ranković. The show premiered on December 24, 2010 on Happy and immediately reached huge ratings. It also featured a 24-hour YouTube live streaming.

Format

Originally the format built on that all contestants were real-life couples, but it was changed due to difficulties in looking for actual couples that may be part of the show. Over the next years there were castings and people with interesting histories were chosen to participate in the show.The house included everyday facilities such as a fully equipped kitchen, garden, bedroom, bathroom, additional rooms, big living room, pool and a secret room. The prize fund varied and went up to €250,000, but many times was a lot below, between €30,000 — €70,000.

Broadcasting

During the regular airing of earlier seasons, a daily and nightly show was broadcast on television. The Morning coffee (Jutarnja kafica) aired between 11am and 2pm, then the show would return at 3pm until 5:30pm, while the evening show would begun at 7pm until later night.

The house

The house was located in Belgrade, in the neighborhood of Zemun. The original house name is Vila Parova.

Series overview

SeasonNetworkFirst airedLast airedDaysWinnerPrize
1Happy TVDecember 24, 2010April 24, 2011122Miloš Vuković and Zorica Dukić250,000€
2December 24, 2011April 7, 2012106Aleksandra Matić and Stevan Radivojević100,000€
3March 28, 2015June 28, 2015112Gasttozz40,000€
4August 30, 2015July 16, 2016321Ružica Veljković30,000€
5December 25, 2016July 2, 2017189Dalila Dragojević30,000€
6September 16, 2017July 8, 2018295Gasttozz70,000€
7August 26, 2018July 13, 2019321Mladen Vuletić30,000€
8September 12, 2019August 29, 2020352Ivania Bajić30,000€
9August 30, 2020July 11, 2021315Nataša Pajović20,000€

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