The 'gift' of Pablo Motos to whom "his life is left" by El Hormiguero

Take paper, pencil and start doing the math:

, 16 seasons, 5,000 science experiments, 300 workers, an average of

each day,

and you could keep writing until you run out of paper.

These are the numbers of

, the most watched program and the one that accumulates the most golden minutes on television.

"A dream", in the words of

, who tonight changes the format of the program so that the protagonists are those who every night, who for

, have been behind the cameras and make it possible for magic to come true from the television.

2,500 programs are said soon, but it entails an almost superhuman effort at times.

, captained by

, closes as leader of its slot for the eighth consecutive year, achieving the second best result in its history.

This year the program maintains

and reaches 2.4 million viewers, crowning itself once again as the most watched

format despite the many formats that have passed through this slot in the competition in desperate attempts to unseat the king of

.

"For Atresmedia it is a pride to have a program like

that perfectly embodies the values ​​of our television: quality content, of great relevance, capable of innovating and surprising year after year and that connects with all kinds of people" , assures

, Content Director of Atresmedia TV.

And the fact is that the

is approaching -on July 4- and

wants to close

with a program never seen before in

: a program dedicated to his team, to which he leaves his skin every night to follow being the jewel in the crown of

.

Never before in the history of

has there been a program of this type in which it will be the members of the team, those who are not seen, who will relate, count and reveal the greatest secrets of the program.

Pablo Motos: "I am indebted to all the people"

More than

have passed through

throughout its history.

Thousands of guests have sat at its central table.

More than 5,000 scientific experiments have been shown to the spectators.

The history of

is very long and

night

just for them.

A story that no one better than them to tell it, and they will be the ones in charge of celebrating the arrival of 2,500 deliveries by telling viewers all the secrets of the format.

"Reaching the

program is beyond my wildest dreams.

on my team who give their lives to make a program where nothing is impossible. I just saw a video that we are going to put on that program and I don't even believe it myself (...) And the most magical thing of all is that with all the offers that are currently on television, people continue to choose us as their favorite program, raising audiences through the roof every night for 16 years. I feel very proud of the program and very grateful to be part of this team", says

.

The pride and gratitude of

towards his team is not for less: during its last season,

has remained the leader of its slot with a 15.6% share and an average of 2,388,000 viewers,

over its direct competitor.

A distance that widens more in commercial target, where

marks a great 17.1% in this course.

And it has not been an easy season.

After having to deal with the toughest time of

and having followed it live every night,

recovered its audience, its hugs and, let's say, its normality this season.

However, when they were already in full confinement,

continued to carry out all the controls for their team with practically PCR and daily tests.

Pablo Motos

was infected again as he did at the beginning of 2021 and, again, it was his great friend

who replaced him.

Nothing to do with the first time where the presenter suffered greatly by missing

for the first time .

And the suffering was not such the second time because that team was there again.

It is clear that the visible face, the one that gets the glory, but also the blows, is

.

However, to achieve season after season for 16 years, being an audience leader is not only valid with

.

Without the team behind

as much as there would be, it would be impossible.

Now that it has completed 2,500 programs, throughout its history on

the program has maintained

.

"Reaching 2,500 gives me more strength to think that we have to reach 3,000. We have done the math and in these 16 seasons 36 children have been born to the

team . It makes me sleepless to think that if we continue for many more years, the next step it will be to set up a nursery here," says

, CEO of 7 and Acción, the producer of

, with humor .

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the most viewed of El Hormiguero

This season, the program has been attended by national and international personalities from sports, culture, politics and entertainment such as

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

or

.

The most watched broadcast of the season was the visit by

last November, which reached a spectacular

and an average of 3,588,000 viewers.

Throughout its history and its 2,500 programs,

has had nearly

.

Of these, 1,350 belong to the field of cinema, 620 musicians, 221 from the world of sports and 750 from other sectors such as television, journalism, the police or literature.

Of the total, almost

.

Few programs of the current grid and of other times add such milestones.

"Reaching 2,500 broadcasts is something that is only within the reach of those who

. And

has been making history for years and showing that it is television in its purest form," says Carlos Fernández.

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