Q'Viva! The Chosen

This article is about the reality television series. For the final live show on May 26, 2012, see ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live.

¡Q'Viva! The Chosen
Title card
Genre	Reality
Created by	Simon Fuller
Developed by	XIX Entertainment
Starring	Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony Jamie King
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English Spanish Portuguese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer(s)	Simon Fuller Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony Jamie King
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Nuyorican Productions Marc Anthony Productions King Productions
Release
Original network	Univision
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
First shown in	United States
Original release	January 28 (2012-01-28) – April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
External links
Official website
Production website

¡Q'Viva! The Chosen is an American reality television series. It premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on Univision^[1] with a one-hour premiere and the first season concluded on April 28, 2012. It made its United States English language debut on FOX on March 3, 2012. ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live was the live stage show that was held in Las Vegas on May 26, 2012 as a culmination of the series.

Premise

The series follows superstars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony as they travel throughout Latin America, along with director and choreographer, Jamie King, to discover the most authentic, genuine and talented entertainers and recruit them for their Las Vegas production of "the greatest Latin show ever". The talent that the trio are auditioning includes dancers, acrobats, singers, musicians among others.

Cast

Main

• Jennifer Lopez as herself
• Marc Anthony as himself
• Jamie King as himself

Broadcast

North American Broadcast

Q'Viva premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on Univision and composed of 12 one-hour episodes, concluded on April 28, 2012. The television show made its United States English-language debut on FOX on March 3, 2012 and was going to be aired in six with two-hour episodes, However, It had been cut from two-hour episodes to 90-minute episodes due to the show moving to late night.^[2] Then it was cancelled by Fox on May 14, 2012 after 6 episodes.^[3]

International broadcast

Reception

“!Q’Viva! The Chosen” the reality competition show for Univision, was watched by 2.2 million viewers on its debut according to Nielsen estimates.^[5] That represents a 37% increase over what the network has averaged the previous three Saturday nights, according to network statisticians. Critics were enthusiastic that the show lacked the dramatic back stories and public humiliations that characterize other shows in the genre.^[6] Its English-language debut was not as well received. It got the same 2.2 million viewers, but lost to ABC, NBC and CBS in the time slot.^[7] Over 30 million people over the world watched Q'Viva.

Chosen talents / acts

List of artists that have appeared in Q’Viva The Chosen.^[8][9]

¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live

¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live was a live stage show that was held May 26, 2012 on the Las Vegas Strip in The Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

References

External links

• Official FOX website
• Official website
• Q'Viva: The Chosen at the Internet Movie Database
• Official YouTube channel