Benissimo
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Benissimo |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1992-2012 |
| Production company |
tpc |
| Broadcasting cycle |
5 programs per year (Saturday evening) |
| genre | Entertainment program / lottery show |
| Moderation | Bernard Thurnheer |
| First broadcast | 1992 on SF 1 |
Benissimo was the most successful regularly broadcast entertainment program on Swiss radio and television on Saturday evening.
The name Benissimo is a play on words that refers to the first name of the presenter Bernard «Beni» Thurnheer and the superlative of Italian bene «gut» (adverb, as in well done ).
To the broadcast
In 1992 the first Benissimo program was broadcast on Swiss radio and television and was very successful from the start. The concept for the show was worked out together with presenter Bernard Thurnheer. Benissimo achieved a market share of 60% each , which is around one million television viewers. The show was thus considered the most successful Swiss entertainment program. The program was produced in Studio 1 in Leutschenbach , which had space for around 350 viewers. A crew of over 65, 350 spotlights and eight cameras were used. The format was discontinued at the end of 2012. On December 1, 2012 the last episode was broadcast with issue 103. The lottery will be integrated into the Happy Day program today and the tickets will be renamed accordingly.
The game
One million Swiss francs was raffled off in every Benissimo program . Eight Benissimo tickets were drawn in the show, the owners of which were then called by Bernard Thurnheer. The candidates had the choice between colored spheres containing instant prices such as cars or trips. Whoever decided against the instant prizes was playing for a million. The balls that were in the running for a million turned in a glass ball - the owner of the ball that fell out first was the winner. In the 96th episode on May 21, 2011, for the first time in the history of Benissimo, a million was awarded without a ball being drawn. In that episode, all candidates had chosen the instant win.
Bullets
- 4 balls included an instant prize or the option to play for the million
- 1 ball contained a gold cube. The player could choose between rolling the dice and participating in the million dollar draw. When rolling the dice, one eye was worth CHF 25,000.
- 1 ball contained a silver cube. The player could choose between rolling the dice and participating in the million dollar draw. When rolling the dice, one eye was worth CHF 5,000.
- 1 ball contained only one participation in the million dollar draw.
- 1 ball only contained an instant price.
- 1 ball contained 2 instant prizes. The player must choose one of them (no option for a million draw)
Interludes
An entertainment program from the fields of music, comedy and vaudeville was offered between the telephone calls with the ticket owners .
Viewer wishes
Benissimo also fulfilled various requests from viewers. Joint appearances by different artists who otherwise hardly had anything to do with each other were particularly popular. For example, the Benissimo editorial team managed to get Paola Felix to do a duet with Michael von der Heide . On the anniversary of the 75th Benissimo show in 2007, the Trio Eugster made a one-off comeback and sang their old hits with the punk rockers from QL .
Individual evidence
- ↑ «Benissimo» is discontinued . In: Basler Zeitung . February 3, 2012, ISSN 1420-3006 ( bazonline.ch [accessed October 18, 2017]).
- ↑ Swiss television stops the program in December: Off for “Benissimo” . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . March 2, 2012, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed October 18, 2017]).