Paradise Hotel

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Paradise Hotel is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must share a hotel room together. One person is left over, and he or she must either pair up in the following episode, or leave the hotel to be replaced by a new contestant. The format was created by Mentorn, a British production company, which has produced various versions of the show around the world.<ref name="Variety">Template:Cite web</ref>

The show premiered on Fox in 2003, and was hosted by Amanda Byram. A second season, also hosted by Byram, was broadcast on MyNetworkTV and Fox Reality Channel in 2008. Fox revived Paradise Hotel in 2019, with new host Kristin Cavallari,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but Fox cancelled the series again in August 2019.<ref name="revival-cancel" />

Episodes

Season 1 (2003)

Template:Infobox television season The first season of Paradise Hotel, hosted by Amanda Byram, aired on Fox from June 18 to October 1, 2003, and consists of thirty episodes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The winners of the first season were Charla Pihlstrom and Keith Cuda, with Dave Kerpen and Tara Gerard finishing as runners-up. Charla and Keith had to decide whether to split their $250,000 prize with their respective partners – Keith decided to share his winnings with Tara, while Charla chose to keep the money for herself and give Dave nothing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Season 2 (2008)

Template:Infobox television season A second season, titled Paradise Hotel 2, began airing on February 4, 2008, on the Fox-owned networks MyNetworkTV and Fox Reality Channel. It consists of sixteen episodes<ref name="TFC">Template:Cite web</ref> and a reunion special.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Amanda Byram returned as host, and Mark Thompson returned as announcer.

New episodes aired on MyNetworkTV Monday nights at 9 p.m., and repeated Saturday nights at 9 p.m. Fox Reality Channel aired more explicit, TV-MA versions of the episodes, at 1 a.m. on the same night that they premiered on MyNetworkTV, and repeated these episodes throughout the following week.<ref name="FutonPH2">Template:Cite press release</ref>

Stephanie and Zack were the winners, but the runners-up, Tidisha and Ryan, were given the responsibility of choosing only one member of the winning couple to claim the "ultimate prize". They chose Zack, who was awarded $200,000. He chose to share $20,000 with Tidisha and $90,000 with Stephanie, keeping the remaining $90,000 for himself.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Season 3 (2019)

In 2019, Fox ordered a revival of the series. Casting began in January, and Kristin Cavallari was chosen as the new host.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The third seasonTemplate:Efn premiered on May 9, 2019. The revival's season was truncated,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with its season finale airing on June 6, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The winners as chosen by a jury of the other former contestants were Bobby Ray and Tatum, beating Carlos and Kaitlin, but in the final twist, Bobby Ray chose to keep $200,000 of the prize for himself, leaving Tatum with nothing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The revival was officially canceled by Fox in August 2019.<ref name="revival-cancel">Template:Cite web</ref>

International versions

Despite being only a modest success in the United States, the Paradise Hotel franchise has been described as "an international hit",<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> spawning versions in eighteen countries.<ref name="Variety" />

See also

• Forever Eden
• Love Island
• Temptation Island
• Love in the Wild
• Bachelor in Paradise

External links

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• Paradise Hotel at Fox
• Paradise Hotel 2 at Fox Reality
• Paradise Hotel 2 at MyNetworkTV
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• Zap2it: Contestant Dave Reflects Back On Show
• Boracay Paradise Hotels Directory