First episode date 18 March 2011 | Number of seasons 1 | |
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Similar L'Île des vérités, Secret Story, Loft Story, Dilemme, La Ferme Célébrités | ||
Carré ViiiP 2011 was a rip-off of the French version of the reality show Big Brother carrying on from a previous similar show, Loft Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by Elsa Fayer, also the presenter of Qui veut épouser mon fils?. The series began filming on March 18, 2011, when 16 people entered a purpose-built house on the outskirts of Paris. The show was originally set to run until May 27, 2011. However, following bad ratings TF1 decided to end the show on March 31, 2011, only 13 days after it had begun.
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The show resembles the NRJ12 program Les Anges de la télé-réalité because a review of former reality TV candidates.
Scenario
The scenario of Carré ViiiP resembles that of other reality TV programs of confinement: sixteen candidates (eight of whom were stars of earlier French reality TV and eight unknowns) are locked in the largest space ever built for a reality TV show (700m², excluding the external area), appointed in comfort and luxury worthy of the grandest palace (spa, jacuzzi, sauna, massage room). A large pool is at the center of the room to allow candidates to swim. Outside, there is a large terrace for sunny days. This space is built in La Plaine Saint-Denis, as is the case with many TVs reality show. At the end of the adventure, one of sixteen participants will walk away with the jackpot of €150,000. Due to the show's premature cancelation, the prize money was not given, as there was no winner. According to Le Parisien, all sixteen candidates were instead paid an undisclosed signed term fee, as if they had spent ten weeks in the house.
Housemates
They are ViiiP:
They are Wanna ViiiP:
Guest Star
Tops & Flops
Every Mondays, the ViiiP'o'Meter says, who is the most popular and who is not the most. At the Viiip and at the Wanna Viiip!
Nominations Table
Housemates are split into two teams.
ViiiP: Benoît, Thomas, Afida, Giuseppe, Cindy, FX, Marjolaine and Alexandra.
Wanna ViiiP: Candice, Noam, Kévin, Aurélie, Beverly, JP, Alexandre and Xénia.
Each week, in turn, the Viiip or wanna viiip go to the Confessional to nominate two people of the opposite clan that they want to face the public vote. Every week, the most popular housemate will be exempt (yellow). The following is a table of their nominations: