El cazador (TV series)

El cazador is a Spanish television game show, adapted from the British format The Chase. The programme debuted on 10 February 2020 on La 1, where it ran until 26 April 2025. From 12 to 19 May 2025, it was broadcast on La 2, also owned by Televisión Española. The show was first presented by Ion Aramendi, and from 3 May 2022 by Rodrigo Vázquez.

History

Televisión Española (TVE) announced El cazador in November 2019. By that point, the programme's format The Chase had run for 13 series on ITV in the United Kingdom, and adaptations had been broadcast in ten countries.[1] While TVE had the long-running Saber y ganar on its channel La 2, La 1 had not had a daily game show for several years; commercial rival Antena 3 specialised in afternoon game shows such as ¡Boom!, ¡Ahora caigo!, ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? and Pasapalabra.[2]

The following month, journalist Ion Aramendi was confirmed as host, returning to national television after three years on the Basque Country's EITB.[3] Four champions of other game shows were hired as cazadores on the programme: Erundino Alfonso of ¡Boom!, Ruth de Andrés of Saber y ganar, and Paz Herrera and Lilit Manukyan of Pasapalabra.[4]

El cazador debuted on 10 February 2020, achieving 7.4% of the audience. Its ratings varied from 5.9% to 7.8% and averaged at 6.9% up to 5 March, when it was renewed.[4]

David Leo, another Pasapalabra champion, was added as a cazador in 2021. He left the show in 2023 due to a trial for domestic violence,[5] of which he was acquitted.[6] Orestes Barbero, whose team had won €30,000 on El cazador in June 2020, was added as a cazador in October 2023.[7]

In March 2022, it was announced that Aramendi was leaving TVE for Mediaset, owners of the channel Telecinco.[8] His successor was Rodrigo Vázquez, who had 14 years of experience from Televisión de Galicia.[9] Vázquez's first episode was broadcast on 3 May, and his first month in the role matched Aramendi's last with 9.1% average audience share.[10]

The Royal Spanish Academy criticised the show in January 2023 for including a question with the word "chique", a gender-neutral way of saying a young person.[11]

In November 2023, TVE opted to broadcast El cazador twice daily.[12] Twelve months later, however, new recordings were cancelled; filmed episodes including five prime-time specials would still air into April 2025.[13] That month, it was announced that it would continue to be produced for La 2.[14] The final episode on La 1 aired on 26 April, and the first on La 2 on 12 May.[15] New episodes on La 2 only lasted until 19 May, and repeats were shown until October, when it was replaced by La pirámide.[16]

La noche de los cazadores (literally "The Night of the Chasers"), an adaptation of Beat the Chasers, debuted on 17 January 2022.[15] The prime-time spin-off was renewed for a second season in May.[17]

Format

See also: The Chase (British game show) § Gameplay

A team of four strangers take on a quiz show veteran, known as a cazador, for a jackpot. Individually, a contestant is asked general knowledge questions and awarded money for each correct answer. The contestant then competes against the cazador on a board, with each correct answer leading the contestant one step closer to banking the money, and the cazador one step closer to catching the contestant and eliminating them.[2]

In the final, the contestants who outran the cazador have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can together. The cazador is then given the same amount of time to match their feat. If the contestants win, the jackpot is divided between them.[2]

References

  1. ^ "RTVE pondrá a prueba a los reyes de los concursos en 'El Cazador'" [RTVE will put the kings of game shows to the test in 'El Cazador']. El Español (in Spanish). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Cortés, Helena (10 February 2020). "Anónimos contra supercerebros en «El cazador», el juego «total» de La 1" [Joe Publics against superbrains on "El cazador", La 1's "total" game]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ "El 'salmantino' Ion Aramendi presentará un nuevo concurso en TVE" ['Salamanca native' Ion Aramendi will present a new game show on TVE]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b "TVE renueva 'El cazador' y confirma su confianza en las tardes" [TVE renews 'El cazador' and confirms its trust in the afternoons]. El Huffington Post (in Spanish). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ^ Córdoba, Adrián; Rodríguez Peleteiro, Marta (2 June 2023). "David Leo, de 'El Cazador', deja el programa tras ser procesado por violencia machista" [David Leo, of 'El cazador', leaves the programme after going on trial for gender violence]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  6. ^ Sánchez, Nacho (5 May 2023). "David Leo, escritor y concursante de 'El Cazador' y 'Pasapalabra', absuelto de malos tratos contra su expareja" [David Leo, writer and contestant on 'El cazador' and 'Pasapalabra', acquitted of mistreatment of his ex-partner]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  7. ^ Migelez, X. (19 October 2023). "Orestes Barbero ('Pasapalabra'), implacable en 'El cazador': "No contaban con cruzarse conmigo en el camino"" [Orestes Barbero ('Pasapalabra'), untouchable on 'El cazador': "They weren't thinking they would cross paths with me"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Las primeras palabras de Ion Aramendi tras dejar TVE por Mediaset: "Asumo que no todo el mundo lo entienda"" [Ion Aramendi's first words after leaving TVE for Mediaset: "I assume that not everyone understands"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  9. ^ "¿Quién es Rodrigo Vázquez, el nuevo presentador gallego de 'El cazador' en TVE?" [Who is Rodrigo Vázquez, the new Galician presenter of 'El cazador' on TVE?]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  10. ^ Zárate, Pedro (5 June 2022). "Así le va a 'El Cazador' en su primer mes con Rodrigo Vázquez a los mandos" [How 'El cazador' is going in its first month with Rodrigo Vázquez at the helm]. elDiario.es. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  11. ^ "La corrección de la RAE a un rótulo de El Cazador por el lenguaje inclusivo" [RAE corrects a caption on El cazador for having inclusive language]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  12. ^ Martín-Vázquez, Paco (27 November 2023). "Movimiento de última hora en TVE: deja tranquila a 'La Promesa' y opta por doblar las emisiones de 'El cazador'" [Latest movements at TVE: 'La Promesa' left alone, opt to double broadcasts of 'El cazador']. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  13. ^ "TVE no grabará más entregas de 'El Cazador', que dejará de emitirse en abril" [TVE will not film more episodes of 'El cazador', which will cease to be broadcast in April]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  14. ^ Migelez, Xabier (11 April 2025). "Nueva estrategia de TVE: 'El cazador' salta a La 2 junto con 'Jeopardy', el concurso olvidado de Paco de Benito" [TVE's new strategy@ 'El cazador' jumps to La 2 together with 'Jeopardy', Paco de Benito's forgotten game show]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  15. ^ a b "TVE recupera uno de sus concursos de mayor éxito tras el fracaso de La familia de la tele" [TVE recovers one of its most successful game shows after the failure of 'La familia de la tele']. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  16. ^ Vanaclocha, Maica. "TVE recupera 'La Pirámide': el formato conducido por Itziar Miranda se emitirá en La 2 como sustituto de 'El cazador'" [TVE revives 'La pirámide': format hosted by Itziar Miranda will be broadcast on La 2 as replacement for 'El cazador']. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  17. ^ Migelez, X. (5 May 2022). "TVE renueva 'La noche de los cazadores' por una segunda temporada" [TVE renews 'La noche de los cazadores' for a second season]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
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