Videomatch
Argentine TV comedy and sport show
Videomatch was a late-night 120-minute Argentine comedy show hosted by Marcelo Tinelli and broadcast on Telefe that first aired in March 1, 1990 in the midnight time slot.
The show changed its name to Showmatch in 2005 after moving to Canal 9.
History
Videomatch began as a sports show. Since its second year, sports were replaced with bloopers, and then comedy sketches, increasing its success to a large extent. According to Tinelli:
"The humorous spin began when the ratings dropped as low as 0 points, and due to the lack of budget we, along with the team, decided to bring every sports video available, even if they were of very poor quality or pathetic. Then, when we showed the clips, we made fun of the images, saying 'what the hell is this?'. That's when the show took off."
In this way, Tinelli got a second show, Ritmo de la noche, comprising the same cast of Videomatch but airing on Sundays in prime time.
Videomatch continued on Telefe until 2004, with excellent ratings, becoming one of the most-watched shows during its run and becoming a "classic"; until a dispute between Marcelo Tinelli and Claudio Villaruel (Director of Programming for Telefe) led to Tinelli leaving the channel.
The show then moved to Channel 9, changing its name to Showmatch, changing its name to Showmatch.
Characters and skits
The program was broadcast by Telefe for more than 15 years, and was composed of a team that was changed over the years, starting with sports commentators Gonzalo Bonadeo, Osvaldo Príncipi, Felipe Mc Gough, Henry de Ridder, Daniel Jacubovich, Marcelo "Teto" Medina, Ricardo "Lanchita" Bissio, Alejandro Coccia and others.
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