The Greek Uri Geller

Strong Debut for The Successor in Greece

2009-10-19 18:14

Strong Debut for The Successor in Greece

By Kristin Brzoznowski

MUNICH: The premiere of the Greek version of SevenOne International's hit format The Successor garnered an average share of 35 percent from the 15-to-44 demographic on Antenna 1.

MUNICH: The premiere of the Greek version of SevenOne International's hit format The Successor garnered an average share of 35 percent from the 15-to-44 demographic on Antenna 1.


Promotional buses in the streets of Athens

 


A compilation video put together by a fan???


Another promo with the presenter Christos FERENTINOS

The trailer for The Greek Uri Geller


Uri in-front of the the actual bus

 

The local version, featuring Uri Geller, was the prime-time winner in its launch on Saturday at 9 p.m., according to SevenOne. The show scored 250 percent more than the channel's average share and peaked at a market share of 46 percent with those aged 15 to 44. 


The Successor, created by Kuperman Productions, Keshet Broadcasting and Uri Geller, has been on air worldwide in territories such as the U.S. (NBC), Canada (CTV), Iceland (365), Turkey (Star TV), Hungary (TV 2), the Netherlands (SBS 6) and all over Latin America (A&E). In Germany, the first season of The Next Uri Geller drew an average share of 30.6 percent within the young adults age group (14 to 29). 

 

The Successor Gets Greek Treatment

MUNICH: A local version of the hit SevenOne International talent show The Successor: The Next Uri Geller is to air live on ANT1 in Greece starting October 24 at 9 p.m.

 

Ο διάδοχος του Uri Geller, produced by ENA Productions, will be hosted by Christos Feredinos. The original Israeli format earned an average market share of 50 percent on Keshet in 2006, the highest audience share of any show in the history of Israeli TV.

Jens Richter, the managing director of SevenOne International, said: “We are delighted to partner once again with ANT1. It is a fantastic show with mesmerizing acts and mind-blowing performances and we are positive that Greek viewers will be spellbound.”