The return of The Grand Prix It was one of the most anticipated on television in Spain. The format of tests that faced different peoples of the country was a kind of return to the past and brought together millions of people before the screens of their homes, remembering the past times. Ahead, there are still six deliveries to settle which municipality is the champion.
To meet the requests of thousands of viewers who had been asking for the return of the successful program for almost eighteen years, the Board of Directors of Radio Televisión Española has had to make a significant outlay. A new set, different tests with other formats and the replacement of the traditional heifer have ended up leading to a new budget of 3.8 million euros, not counting VAT.
Therefore, each installment of the seven that are planned -four confrontations, two semifinals and one final- It will cost 542,800 euros, not counting taxes. In addition, the impossibility of displaying advertising from advertisers will make the public entity have to face the expenses.
a new confrontation
The second broadcast will bring the confrontation between the towns of Brión (La Coruña) and Yepes (Toledo). After Alfacar’s victory against Colmenarejo in the premiere, a new municipality will try to achieve a good score to sneak into the semifinals and to have the possibility of going out, once again, on television in one of the programs with the most audience.
The final grand prize that the winner of the program will get It will be 30,000 euros that will have to be invested in the development of the town. An amount that is less than that of 1995, the year the format was released, when six million pesetas (about 36,000 euros) were awarded.
