We are family! This is how Germany lives
| Television broadcast | |
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| Original title | We are family! This is how Germany lives |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| Year (s) | 2005-2011 |
| Production company |
Movie pool |
| length | 50 minutes |
| Broadcasting cycle |
Monday to Friday 1:50 p.m. |
| genre |
Docu-soap pseudo-docu |
| Theme music |
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| First broadcast | June 6, 2005 on ProSieben |
We are family! This is how Germany lives (English for We are [a] family! ) Was a pseudo-docu-soap from ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE .
content
In the broadcast, families that differ from the general average (e.g. large families ) are accompanied by a camera team over a certain period of time. In contrast to other formats such as. B. The Super Nanny , according to the producers, does not intervene in the process. However, many scenes are filmed after a script or prior discussion of the process. Families facing a major turning point are also popular, such as B. those who emigrate. Especially with these, but also with others, there are usually renewed visits after several months of breaks in order to document the changes that have occurred.
In addition, every now and then families who think they are taking part in a normal shoot are surprised with the game "Money Trap". Two families receive € 15,000 at the same time, which they can then spend within 24 hours. The family that has spent the least wins and is allowed to keep all previously purchased goods; the other has to give everything back.
Proceedings against We are family!
According to Express dated September 18, 2008, the Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office investigated a producer of the program for coercion . According to Express, the proceedings were discontinued on November 11, 2008.
Broadcast dates
The initially 30-minute program was broadcast in ProSieben's afternoon program from 2005. Initially, the episodes ran Monday to Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., because audience ratings of over 20% were achieved, the half-hour format quickly turned into an hour-long one. There was a special issue on August 17th, 2009. This ran for two hours, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The program was shown with a new program logo until March 25, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. after the sitcom Scrubs - The Beginners .
From January 4th 2011 to November 6th 2012 reruns were broadcast on Sixx .