TV shows such as “Bauer sucht Frau” or “Bachelorette” are enjoying increasing popularity.
But the salaries of the candidates are sometimes frightening.
Update, October 26th:
From Monday, November 1st, the 17th season of "Bauer sucht Frau" * starts on RTL with presenter Inka Bause * and 12 single hearts who hope to find love on RTL. Ideally, the right partner is found and there is a happy ending. Good examples here are well-known "farmer-seeking-wife" couples * who are now married and in some cases have even started a family. According to
echo24.de
*,
this includes
Gerald and Anna Heiser, but also Narumol and Josef.
In addition to the TV show “Bauer sucht Frau” from RTL *, there are also a number of other dating shows.
This also includes, for example, “Die Bachelorette” formats *, which
echo24.de
* had already written
about
in the past.
The participants in the dome shows hope for love, the producers like RTL from Cologne * for high ratings.
But what if one of the participants doesn't find love and leaves the show as single again?
Was his participation completely free?
Candidates' fees: That's how much money there is in the TV show "Bauer sucht Frau"
The answer is no.
Everyone who takes part in a TV show gets money for it.
However, there are sometimes considerable differences between the individual TV shows when it comes to fees.
This is shown by research by
echo24.de
*, which uncovered what fees you get paid as a participant in the individual TV shows in Germany.
Only a while ago Trash TV long-term candidate Till Adam commented on the subject of fees in dating shows *.
The information here in the article is therefore up-to-date.
broadcast | Farmer is looking for a wife |
Channel | RTL Television |
First broadcast | October 2, 2005 |
Moderation | Inca Bause |
genre | Documentary soap |
First report
, January 13th:
Do the participants get their stakes well paid?
Opinions are divided here.
Because in some cases there are considerable differences in terms of the candidates' fees.
In particular, the fees of the RTL * "Bauer-sucht-Frau" participants are surprising.
As
reported by echo24.de
*, the participating farmers receive a fee of 3,000 euros for their work.
The ladies-in-waiting come off much worse.
RTL * pays you a fee of just 250 euros for the barn festival at the beginning of the season.
Candidates' fees: That's how much money there is in the TV show "The Bachelorette"
For each additional day of filming, the ladies-in-waiting receive an extra fee of 150 euros. The prerequisite is of course that the farmer invites the candidates to the farm week. In terms of audience ratings for “Bauer sucht Frau” that's not a lot of money. Especially since the candidates on the dating show have to reveal a lot about themselves. It is not uncommon for “Bauer sucht Frau” to make fun of individual candidates. Here the question arises: is it worth it?
The participants from “The Bachelorette” got off a little better than the candidates from “Bauer sucht Frau”.
According to
OK Magazin
, the bachelor or bachelorette receives a fee of 3,800 euros each for the entire season.
The protagonists earn an impressive 800 euros more than the protagonists of “Bauer sucht Frau”.
And that although “Bauer sucht Frau” can have significantly higher ratings than the two Bachelor formats.
Candidates' fees: more money, fewer spectators!
This TV show is surprising
The women and men who are vying for the bachelor's or bachelor's degree receive a fee of 3,000 euros for their Cupid contribution.
According to
Focus Online,
RTL pays bachelor applicants an additional 500 euros beauty fee for their beautiful appearance.
Thus, the applicants in the Bachelorette formats earn significantly more than the ladies-in-waiting in “Farmer Seeks Woman”, who, on balance, come to just over 1,000 euros, provided they pull through the farm week to the end.
Candidates' fees: Big fees for the “Shopping Queen”?
There is one disadvantage
One week, five women and a shopping marathon: That is, in a nutshell, the plot of “Shopping Queen”. Every week, TV star Guido Maria Kretschmer sends five women who put together a new outfit and are then rated by their competitors. At the end of the day, the winner will receive an extra fee of EUR 1,000. For the week of filming, RTL pays the candidates a fee of around 150 euros.
By the way, the clothes that the candidates shop may be kept after the TV show.
The disadvantage is that every candidate's wardrobe is ransacked.
Similar to “Bauer sucht Frau”, the candidates for “Shopping Queen” also have to reveal a lot of intimacy.
And the participants who don't win don't really get a lot of fees for their work.
No comparison to “Farmer is looking for a wife”.
Candidates' fees: Hunger fee for participants in "My child, your child"
In stark contrast to the fees for “Bauer sucht Frau” and “The Bachelorette” are the merits in the TV show “My child, your child” on the VOX broadcaster.
In terms of content, the TV show is about mothers vying for the perfect parenting method.
According to the agency
Casting 1
, the fee for the participating mothers is 100 euros per day.
Is it worth it?
After all, the children affected have to be prepared for teasing at school.
Candidates' fees: "Wanted daughter-in-law" - embarrassment for little money?
Even the TV show “Daughter-in-Law Wanted” does not come close to the fees of “Farmer Seeks Wife”.
The single men that Vera Int-Veen are supposed to couple still live in their parents' house.
Regardless of whether they find love, the gentlemen get a poor fee.
As reported by
TV feature film
, RTL pays the protagonists of “Wanted a daughter-in-law” just 1,200 euros per season.
The applicants get off even worse.
+
Moderator Vera Int Veen has been pairing lonely men with potential daughters-in-law since 2007.
© picture alliance / Horst Galuschka / dpa
The candidates for “daughter-in-law wanted” are fed by RTL with an expense allowance of 500 euros - per season.
With a little luck, the maybe soon daughters-in-law will find the love of their lives on the RTL show.
Participation is definitely not financially worthwhile.
On the contrary: in the worst case, there will be ridicule and criticism.
Things look very different in RTL II's scripted reality series “Berlin Day & Night”.
Candidates' fees: In a TV show, there is not a cent for the participants
“Berlin Tag & Nacht” is one of RTL II's most successful formats. The broadcaster is regularly looking for new actors for the scripted reality series. Potential applicants, however, have to be careful. Because the fee depends on the role. According to
komparse.de
, extras receive a fee of only 50 to 200 euros per day of shooting. The main actors of “Berlin Day & Night” can collect around 4,000 euros per month from RTL II.
According to
Focus Online,
the candidates for “Germany's next top model”
are very poor
.
Heidi Klum's girls only get food and accommodation in the TV show.
There is no fee.
But at least: the winner can win a contract with an agency and a new car.
The losers literally go away empty-handed.
Seen in this way, the candidates from the other TV shows come off comparatively well.
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