Eternal heroes
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eternal heroes |
| Country of production | Germany , Spain , Finland |
| Year (s) | since 2016 |
| Production company |
Safe TV |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Episodes | 25+ in 4 seasons |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekly (if in the program) |
| genre | Game show |
| Moderation |
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| First broadcast | February 2, 2016 on VOX |
Eternal Heroes is a game show from Tresor TV in which former professional athletes compete against each other in various competitions. The model for the show is the successful television format Eternal Glory from Belgium .
The participants live together in a villa in Spain, where they cook together, share rooms and spend their free time as a collective. In addition to the competitions, excerpts from the individual careers are shown and the prominent athletes talk about their lives and answer private questions.
The format has been broadcast in Germany four times at the beginning of the year since 2016. There was also a winter variant broadcast in December 2018.
First season
The first season was filmed in Andalusia and broadcast on the TV channel VOX from February 16 to March 22, 2016 . Ruth Moschner moderated the first season. Sports scientist Daniel Gärtner , as an expert, gave assessments and explanations of the skills required in the competitions.
The initially 10 athletes competed against each other in three different competitions per episode. The winner received 15 points, the second 12 points, the third 10 points, the fourth 8 and fifth to tenth place 6 points to 1 point. At the end of each episode, with the exception of the first, penultimate and last, the last two on the ranking list had to play the so-called "night game". The loser had to leave the season. In the final sequence, the last "night game" was played at the beginning to determine the three finalists. The winner received a large trophy. Second and third place were not played out.
| space | athlete | sport | Biggest success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Busemann | athletics | Olympic silver medal in the decathlon 1996 |
| 2 | Faris Al-Sultan | Triathlon | Ironman World Champion 2005 |
| 2 | Danny Ecker | athletics | Bronze medal in pole vault at the 2007 World Cup |
| 4th | Uschi Disl | biathlon | multiple world champion and relay Olympic champion in 1998 and 2002 |
| 5 | Markus Beyer | Boxing | three-time WBC world champion in Super Middleweight |
| 6th | Lars Riedel | athletics | Discus throw - Olympic champion 1996 |
| 7th | Britta Steffen | swim | 2008 Olympic champion in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle |
| 8th | Nicola Thost | Snowboard | Halfpipe Olympic champion 1998 |
| 9 | Heike Drechsler | athletics | Long jump Olympic champion in 1992 and 2000 |
| 10 | Thomas Häßler | Soccer | Soccer world champion 1990 |
| Audience ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| episode | First broadcast | Attendance from 3 years |
Market share from 3 years |
Attendance 14 to 49 year olds |
Market share for 14 to 49 year olds |
source | |
| episode 1 | Tue, February 2, 2016 | 1.45 million | 4.3% | 0.83 million | 6.8% | ||
| Episode 2 | Tue, February 9, 2016 | 1.35 million | 3.9% | 0.76 million | 5.9% | ||
| Episode 3 | Tue, February 16, 2016 | 1.32 million | 4.1% | 0.77 million | 6.8% | ||
| Episode 4 | Tue, February 23, 2016 | 1.15 million | 3.7% | 0.57 million | 5.4% | ||
| Episode 5 | Tue, March 1, 2016 | 1.62 million | 5.2% | 0.95 million | 8.6% | ||
| Episode 6 | Tue, March 8, 2016 | 1.44 million | 4.6% | 0.83 million | 7.5% | ||
| Episode 7 | Tue, March 15, 2016 | 1.48 million | 4.6% | 0.79 million | 7.1% | ||
| Episode 8 | Tue, March 22, 2016 | 1.37 million | 4.1% | 0.69 million | 6.2% | ||
Second season
In the second season, also broadcast by VOX , a rule change was made: All eight athletes were there until the end, none of them left early. In addition, Moschner was removed as a moderator, as was gardener. It was also designed for eight episodes. Originally Jürgen Hingsen also wanted to compete, but had to cancel due to an injury. He was replaced by Björn Otto . The season began on February 14, 2017 and ended on April 4, 2017.
Former ski racer Markus Wasmeier acted as game director , sports reporter Marco Hagemann commented on the games.
In each episode, the athletes competed in three different competitions, individually or as a team. For the victory there were 8 points up to 1 point for the last place and 0 points for unsuccessful participation in the competition. The points collected were added up and taken from episode to episode. The three athletes who led the table after eight weeks made it to the final. The "home game" was new, in which each participant could choose a discipline in which they competed against each other. The weekly winner received a medal. The winner got a big trophy.
| space | athlete | sport | Biggest success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjorn Otto | Pole vault | Olympic silver medal 2012 |
| 2 | Evi Sachsenbacher-Stehle | Cross-country skiing and biathlon | World Champion 2003 , Olympic Champion 2002 and 2010 |
| 3 | Fanny Cihlar | hockey | Olympic Champion 2004 |
| 4th | Nils Schumann | athletics | Olympic Champion 2000 |
| 5 | Fabian Hambüchen | Gymnastics | Olympic champion 2016 , world champion 2007 |
| 6th | Julius Brink | beach volleyball | World Champion 2009 and Olympic Champion 2012 |
| 7th | Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | Luge | World Champion 2000 , 2001 , 2004 , 2007 and Olympic Champion 1998 |
| 8th | Tanja Szewczenko | figure skating | German Champion 1994, 1995, 1998 , Third European Championships 1998 and World Championships 1994 |
| Audience ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| episode | First broadcast | Attendance from 3 years |
Market share from 3 years |
Attendance 14 to 49 year olds |
Market share for 14 to 49 year olds |
source | |
| episode 1 | Tue, February 14, 2017 | 1.63 million | 5.2% | 0.95 million | 9.0% | ||
| Episode 2 | Tue, February 21, 2017 | 1.37 million | 4.4% | 0.75 million | 7.4% | ||
| Episode 3 | Tue, February 28, 2017 | 1.43 million | 4.6% | 0.76 million | 7.2% | ||
| Episode 4 | Tue, March 7, 2017 | 1.70 million | 5.5% | 0.97 million | 9.2% | ||
| Episode 5 | Tue, March 14, 2017 | 1.65 million | 5.5% | 0.93 million | 9.3% | ||
| Episode 6 | Tue, March 21, 2017 | 1.58 million | 5.0% | 0.92 million | 8.7% | ||
| Episode 7 | Tue, March 28, 2017 | 1.53 million | 5.1% | 0.83 million | 8.6% | ||
| Episode 8 | Tue, April 4, 2017 | 1.44 million | 5.1% | 0.76 million | 8.2% | ||
Third season
Even before the broadcast of the final episode of the 2nd season, VOX announced another season. This began on January 30, 2018 and was designed for eight episodes. As in the second season, all eight athletes were there until the end.
Again, the former ski racer Markus Wasmeier acted as the game director and Marco Hagemann as the commentator of the games.
Once again, the athletes competed against each other in three different competitions, individually or as a team. For the victory there were 8 points up to 1 point for the last place and 0 points for unsuccessful participation in the competition. The points collected were added up and taken from episode to episode. The three athletes who led the table after eight weeks made it to the final. This time, too, there was the “home game”, in which each participant could choose a discipline in which they competed against each other. The weekly winner received a medal. The overall winner got a big trophy.
This season there were also 24 competitions, 16 of which were known to the participants and they were able to prepare. The remaining eight formed the "home game" competitions, which one of the participants could choose and in which he assumed his personal strength.
The competition quarters were a villa in Sotogrande .
| space | athlete | sport | Greatest successes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sascha Klein | Diving | Olympic silver medal 2008 , world champion 2013 and eleven-time European champion |
| 2 | Philipp Boy | Gymnastics | Vice World Champion 2010 and 2011 , European Champion 2010 and 2011 , Vice European Champion 2008 and 2011 as well as other medals |
| 3 | Moritz Fürste | hockey | Olympic champion 2008 and 2012 , world champion 2006 , 2007 and 2011 , European champion 2011 , 2013 and 2014 |
| 4th | Pascal Hens | Handball | World champion 2007 , European champion 2004 and Champions League winner 2012/13 |
| Celia Šašić | Soccer | Olympic bronze medal 2008 , European champion 2009 and 2013 , Champions League winner 2015 , DFB Cup winner 2014 , Algarve Cup winner 2006 , 2012 and 2014 | |
| 6th | Jennifer Oeser | Heptathlon | Vice-World Champion 2009 and 2011 , U23 European Champion and German Champion 2006 |
| 7th | Hilde Gerg | Ski racing | Olympic champion in 1998 and world champion in 2005 |
| 8th | Magdalena Brzeska | Rhythmic sports gymnastics | 26 German championship titles |
| Audience ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| episode | First broadcast | Attendance from 3 years |
Market share from 3 years |
Attendance 14 to 49 year olds |
Market share for 14 to 49 year olds |
source | |
| episode 1 | Tue, January 30, 2018 | 1.34 million | 4.5% | 0.71 million | 7.4% | ||
| Episode 2 | Tue, February 6, 2018 | 1.39 million | 4.5% | 0.69 million | 7.0% | ||
| Episode 3 | Tue, February 13, 2018 | 1.68 million | 5.3% | 0.86 million | 8.5% | ||
| Episode 4 | Tue, February 20, 2018 | 1.39 million | 4.3% | 0.84 million | 7.7% | ||
| Episode 5 | Tue, February 27, 2018 | 1.41 million | 4.5% | 0.79 million | 7.8% | ||
| Episode 6 | Tue, March 6, 2018 | 1.37 million | 4.4% | 0.73 million | 7.1% | ||
| Episode 7 | Tue, March 13, 2018 | 1.41 million | 4.7% | 0.73 million | 7.6% | ||
| Episode 8 | Tue, March 20, 2018 | 1.53 million | 5.5% | 0.82 million | 9.0% | ||
Fourth season
On March 21, 2018, VOX announced a 4th season for spring 2019. The broadcast ran from February 19 to April 9, 2019 and consisted of eight episodes.
Participants were ski jumper Sven Hannawald , weightlifter Matthias Steiner , biathlete Andrea Henkel , boxer Susi Kentikian , sword fencer Britta Heidemann , handball player Nadine Krause , ice hockey player Christian Ehrhoff and bobsleigh athlete Kevin Kuske . As in the second and third season, all eight athletes stayed with them until the end.
Again Markus Wasmeier acted as the game director and Marco Hagemann as the commentator of the games.
Once again, the athletes competed against each other in three different competitions, individually or as a team. For the victory there were 8 points up to 1 point for the last place and 0 points for unsuccessful participation in the competition. The points collected were added up and taken from episode to episode. In the fourth stage, the four athletes who topped the table after eight weeks made it to the final. There was also the "home game", a competition designed by a participant in which he assumed his personal strength. New were duels in which only the respective winner progressed. Again, the respective weekly winner received a medal.
This time, too, 24 competitions were held, 16 of which the participants knew in advance for which they could prepare. The remaining eight were the "home games".
The competition quarters were again the villa in Sotogrande .
| Audience ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| episode | First broadcast | Attendance from 3 years |
Market share from 3 years |
Attendance 14 to 49 year olds |
Market share for 14 to 49 year olds |
source | |
| episode 1 | Tue, February 19, 2019 | 1.21 million | 4.1% | 0.60 million | 6.6% | ||
| Episode 2 | Tue, February 26, 2019 | 1.19 million | 4.1% | 0.54 million | 6.4% | ||
| Episode 3 | Tue, March 5, 2019 | 1.18 million | 4.0% | 0.49 million | 5.6% | ||
| Episode 4 | Tue, March 12, 2019 | 1.19 million | 4.0% | 0.60 million | 6.6% | ||
| Episode 5 | Tue, March 19, 2019 | 1.37 million | 4.7% | 0.65 million | 7.4% | ||
| Episode 6 | Tue, March 26, 2019 | 1.45 million | 4.8% | 0.73 million | 7.7% | ||
| Episode 7 | Tue, April 2, 2019 | 1.29 million | 4.3% | 0.59 million | 6.5% | ||
| Episode 8 | Tue, April 9, 2019 | 1.36 million | 5.0% | 0.63 million | 7.6% | ||
Fifth season
At the end of the 4th season it was not yet clear whether a 5th season would be produced.
The winter games
For the winter of 2018, VOX announced a fourth season and the special The Winter Games , in which eight athletes from seasons 2 and 3 compete against each other in Lapland , just one day after the end of the third season of "Ewige Helden" . From December 4, 2018, eight of the previous “Eternal Heroes” participants competed in eight competitions in three episodes of winter competitions in order to prove their sporting versatility even under extreme conditions. The competitions took place in Kuusamo, Finland ( Ruka Ski Center ) at temperatures as low as −25 degrees Celsius.
The former ski racer Markus Wasmeier was the game director here too, and Marco Hagemann commented on the competitions again.
The respective weekly winner also received a medal. Philipp Boy won all three weekly medals.
| space | athlete | sport | Greatest successes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evi Sachsenbacher-Stehle | Cross-country skiing and biathlon | World Champion 2003 , Olympic Champion 2002 and 2010 |
| 2 | Jennifer Oeser | Heptathlon | Vice-World Champion 2009 and 2011 , U23 European Champion and German Champion 2006 |
| 3 | Philipp Boy | Gymnastics | Vice World Champion 2010 and 2011 , European Champion 2010 and 2011 , Vice European Champion 2008 and 2011 as well as other medals |
| 4th | Pascal Hens | Handball | World champion 2007 , European champion 2004 and Champions League winner 2012/13 |
| 5 | Julius Brink | beach volleyball | World Champion 2009 and Olympic Champion 2012 |
| 6th | Sascha Klein | Diving | Olympic silver medal 2008 , world champion 2013 and eleven-time European champion |
| 7th | Hilde Gerg | Ski racing | Olympic champion in 1998 and world champion in 2005 |
| 8th | Magdalena Brzeska | Rhythmic sports gymnastics | 26 German championship titles |
| Audience ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| episode | First broadcast | Attendance from 3 years |
Market share from 3 years |
Attendance 14 to 49 year olds |
Market share for 14 to 49 year olds |
source | |
| episode 1 | Tuesday, December 4, 2018 | 1.09 million | 3.7% | 0.52 million | 5.7% | ||
| Episode 2 | Tue, December 11, 2018 | 0.90 million | 3.1% | 0.41 million | 4.6% | ||
| Episode 3 | Tue, December 18, 2018 | 1.13 million | 3.8% | 0.56 million | 6.0% | ||
Web links
- Eternal Heroes Season 1 on vox.de
- Eternal Heroes current season on vox.de
- Distribution of points for season 2
- Eternal Heroes 2018: These athletes will fight for the title in spring 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eternal Heroes - Rules of the Game and Concept , Report, February 14, 2017, accessed on February 21, 2017.
- ↑ Eternal Heroes: Who is the Most Versatile Athlete? on vox.de, February 1, 2016, accessed October 9, 2016.
- ↑ vox.de.Retrieved on February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Primetime check: Tuesday, February 2, 2016. In: quotenmeter.de . February 2, 2016, accessed February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ The new VOX format does not yet create quota «heroes». In: quotenmeter.de . February 3, 2016, accessed February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Primetime check: Tuesday, February 9, 2016. In: quotenmeter.de . February 9, 2016, accessed January 17, 2016 .
- ↑ "Eternal Heroes" is losing traction. In: quotenmeter.de . February 10, 2016, accessed February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Primetime check: Tuesday, February 16, 2016. In: quotenmeter.de . February 17, 2016, accessed January 17, 2016 .
- ↑ VOX “heroes” are losing and are now on a par with tough kabel eins jobs. In: quotenmeter.de . February 23, 2016, accessed February 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Soaring for «Eternal Heroes». In: quotenmeter.de . March 2, 2016, accessed March 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Eternal Heroes. In: quotenmeter.de . March 9, 2016, accessed March 9, 2016 .
- ↑ "Eternal Heroes" have to live with slight losses in the semi-finals. In: quotenmeter.de . March 16, 2016, accessed March 16, 2016 .
- ↑ "Ewige Helden" ends below the channel cut. In: quotenmeter.de . March 23, 2016, accessed March 30, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Timo Niemeier: "Eternal Heroes": Vox tweaks the rules , January 3, 2017, accessed on February 21, 2017.
- ↑ Eternal Heroes 2017: These athletes compete in the second season , on: vox.de, from September 12, 2016, accessed February 2, 2017.
- ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: “Ewige Helden” from VOX return with top marks, Quotennews, February 15, 2017, accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Eternal Heroes , on: quotenmeter.de
- ↑ Alexander Krei: Vox sends “Ewige Helden” into the third season , Green Light, on: dwdl.de, from March 29, 2017, accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ a b Ewige Helden continues with a winter special and a fourth season in 2019 , on: vox.de, from March 21, 2018, accessed March 21, 2018
- ↑ a b "Eternal Heroes - The Winter Games": The icy revenge from December 4th at VOX , on: vox.de, October 29, 2018, accessed November 22, 2018
- ↑ Most of us still know Eight ex-athletes will be the new "Eternal Heroes" , on: express.de, from September 6, 2018, accessed November 23, 2018
- ↑ "Eternal Heroes": Sven Hannawald wins emotional show finale , on: focus.de, April 10, 2019, accessed May 3, 2019
- ↑ Eternal Heroes - The Winter Games in Kuusamo , Finland , on: dfg-ev.de, November 30, 2018, accessed December 7, 2018
- ↑ a b c Eternal Heroes - The Winter Games , on: quotenmeter.de, last accessed December 23, 2018