Reality series in which twelve people live together for sixteen weeks in an articulated double-decker bus that was converted especially for this programme.
Each week the bus visits a different remarkable location in the Netherlands.
The contestants have to carry out tasks in order to earn money for their daily shopping.
Every other week one of the contestants has to leave the bus during the weekly live broadcast. The viewers can take part in the vote.
In the live final broadcast it is announced which of the three remaining candidates is the most popular passenger according to the viewers and takes home over 450,000 Euro.
THE BUS is the Dutch follow-up of the internationally successful reality series Big Brother.
Year
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: 2000
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Broadcaster
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: SBS6
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Number of episodes
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: 96 (daily programme)
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Duration
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: 35 minutes
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Number of episodes
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: 16 (weekly live show)
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Duration
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: 50 minutes
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Number of episodes
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: 1 (final live show)
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Duration
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: 90 minutes
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Host
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: Sylvana Simons
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Bus multicamera
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: 13 and ENG camera
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Studio multicamera
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: 5
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Position
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: Production Manager |