Gospodari Na Efira (Lords of the Air) is the highest rated and longest running original daily comedy TV show in Bulgaria, which aired for 15 years from 2003 to 2018. The show was hosted by two presenters and together with the "Adrenaline girls", they rotate every three to four months. Some of the most beloved Bulgarian comedians have hosted the show. Apart from showing TV blunders, the show has developed a strong satire profile of the program, which is based on serious political and social issues within Bulgarian society. It is based on the Italian entertainment program Striscia la notizia.
History The show premiered on March 31, 2003, on the "7 Dni TV" channel and aired there until June 6. From November 1, 2003, to July 17, 2009, it was broadcast on NOVA. During this period, various scheduling formats were tested. In addition to 30-minute weekday episodes, the show aired exclusively on weekends with one-hour episodes from November 1, 2003, to July 11, 2004. Starting March 2, 2009, it aired at 10:30 PM.
On September 14, 2009, the show moved to bTV, where it remained until April 5, 2012. Reruns during this period were shown on bTV Comedy, with late-night reruns on bTV starting September 19, 2011. On April 6, 2012, the show, along with "Pulna Ludnitsa" was taken off the air by the bTV television network; according to the producers, this was due to attempts at censorship by the broadcaster. A dispute ensued between the production company "Global Vision" and "bTV Media Group," which escalated into litigation."Global Vision" Ltd. to file lawsuits against "bTV Media Group"
As of September 10, 2012, the shows returned to the air on NOVA following an agreement between the producers and the broadcaster. Until April 2012, it was a Bulgarian version of the Italian show "Striscia la Notizia". Upon its return to NOVA, "Gospodari na Efira" no longer followed the format of the Italian "Striscia la Notizia" (although the studio was furnished exactly like that of the Italian show)."Gospodari na Efira" returns in the autumn on Nova TV The final episode aired on December 31, 2018. In May 2019, following the show's cancellation, "Gospodari na Weba" began airing online.
Format "Gospodari na Efira" is a blend of humor, information, the raising and resolution of social issues, political satire, and self-irony.
Structurally, the program can be divided into the following main components: exposing and humorously commenting on television bloopers; analyzing and expressing a stance on current political and social issues; reports with significant public impact that expose—and sometimes succeed in resolving—specific problems; promoting cultural events (theater and film premieres, literary and music events—lasting about 2 minutes); social initiatives; and recurring segments.
Hosts HostYearsSeasons / NOVA NOVA bTV NOVA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Vasil Vasilev – Zueka 2003–2018 colspan="16" Malin Krastev 2003–2018 colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" Dimitar Rachkov 2004–2018 colspan="16" Georgi Mamalev 2005–2006 colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="13" Ruslan Maynov 2005–2007 colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="12" Vasil Popov 2007 colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="12" Dimitar Manchev 2007 colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="12" Valentin Tanev 2007–2010 colspan="4" colspan="3" colspan="9" Maria Ignatova 2008–2018 colspan="4" colspan="12" Rumen Ugrinski 2008–2018 colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="7" colspan="1" Gerasim Georgiev – Gero 2011–2018 colspan="7" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Militsa Gladnishka 2014 colspan="10" colspan="1" colspan="5" Silvestar Silvestrov 2014 colspan="10" colspan="1" colspan="5" Nencho Balabanov 2016–2018 colspan="12" colspan="4"
Awards The show gives awards to people. These are: White swallow (, Byala Lyastovica), which is given for good behaviour/actions and the Golden skunk (, Zlaten skunks), which is given for bad actions.
Blocks and serials I watch and don't believe my ears (, Gledam i ne vyarvam na ushite si) Popolina VOX Fast And Furious... waggons (, Barzi i yarostni... karuci) Bai Brother () IzSporten svyat (IzSport world) () - a show for sport bloopers. The Great Analyzer (, Velikiyat Analizator)
See also Nova Television (Bulgaria) Striscia la notizia
References
External links Official Facebook page