# El Número Uno (Salvadoran TV series)

El Número Uno ("The number one") is a Salvadoran television show based on the Spanish format of the same name created by Gestmusic Endemol and Antena 3. It airs on Telecorporación Salvadoreña's Canal 2, and is hosted by Mónica Casamiquela.

## History

In early 2013, it was confirmed that Telecorporación Salvadoreña had acquired the rights to adapt El Número Uno, the Spanish format created by Antena 3 and later purchased by Endemol, in El Salvador, becoming the first country in Latin America to have its own version of the show. The start of the production was officially confirmed in a press conference in July 2013.

## Production

El Número Uno became the most ambitious project in the history of TCS, and to produce it a new studio, known as "Foro 5", was built and added to the television complex of TCS. The first season started on September 15, 2013, on TCS' Canal 2.

## Season 1 (2013)

The first season ran from September 15 to December 8, 2013, and featured a panel of judges composed of Álvaro Torres, Gerardo Parker, Pamela Robin, Arquímedes Reyes and Lucía Parker.

### List of contestants

| Name | Birthplace | Final rank |
| Jonathan Castro | Santa Ana, Santa Ana | 1st |
| Thoshi | San Marcos, San Salvador | 2nd |
| Jafet Jerez | Planes de Renderos, San Salvador | 3rd |
| Gabby Chacón | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 4th |
| Paty Menéndez | San Salvador, San Salvador | 5th |
| Alex Hernández | San Salvador, San Salvador | 6th |
| Nadia Maltez | Ayutuxtepeque, San Salvador | 7th |
| Danny Bonilla | Metapán, Santa Ana | 8th |
| Wiino Francia | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 9th |
| Gaby Tobar | San Salvador, San Salvador | 10th |
| Juan Carlos Alas | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 11th |
| José Rivas | Santa Ana, Santa Ana | 12th |
| Javier Mondragón | San Salvador, San Salvador | 13th |
| Óscar Chacón | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 14th |
| Nathalia Bustamante | San Salvador, San Salvador | 15th |
| Alejandro López | San Vicente, San Vicente | 16th |

### Weekly stats chart

| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 12 | Finale |
| Jonathan | In | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Winner |
| Thoshi | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Runner-up |
| Jafet | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | 3rd |
| Gabby | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | 4th |
| Paty | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Duel | Out | |
| Alex | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Duel | Out | | | |
| Nadia | In | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | |
| Danny | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | |
| Wiino | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | |
| Gaby | In | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J. Carlos | In | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| José | In | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Duel | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mondra | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oscar | In | Duel | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathalia | In | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alejandro | In | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yanci | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Javi | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| César | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alberto | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mónica | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Diana | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carol | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mateo | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| María E. | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlos | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
KEY:
* The contestant had already been eliminated
* The contestant was selected for the Duel
* The contestant took part in the Duel and was eliminated by the judges
* The contestant took part in the Duel and was saved by the judges
* The contestant was eliminated in week 1 after not being selected by any judge
* The contestant was picked directly from his group to qualify for the competition
* The contestant was selected by the judges to qualify for the competition
* The contestant was selected by the viewers' votes to qualify for the competition
* The contestant won the weekly challenge and became automatically armored or was the first to be armored by any of the judges
* The contestant was armored by the judges
* The contestant was saved by the viewers' votes

## Season 2 (2014)

The second season ran from September 7 to November 30, 2014. None of the judges from season 1 returned to the show, and the new panel featured Jhosse Lora, Andrea Cardenal, Alex Oviedo, Marinella Arrué and Rafael Oviedo.

### List of contestants

| Name | Birthplace | Final rank |
| Mauricio Anaya | San Salvador, San Salvador | 1st |
| Kennya Padrón | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 2nd |
| Florence Umaña | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 3rd |
| Elías Hasbún | San Salvador, San Salvador | 4th |
| Benjamín López | San Salvador, San Salvador | 5th |
| Dennis Soriano | San Salvador, San Salvador | 6th |
| Michelle Umaña | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 7th |
| Javi Jiménez | San Salvador, San Salvador | 8th |
| Rocío Martí | San Salvador, San Salvador | 9th |
| Marito Ortíz | Santa Ana, Santa Ana | 10th |
| Beatriz Garzona | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 11th |
| Henry Mejía | Santa Tecla, La Libertad | 12th |
| Danny Méndez | Ayutuxtepeque, San Salvador | 13th |
| Laura Villalta | San Salvador, San Salvador | 14th |
| Abner Hernández | San Salvador, San Salvador | 15th |
| Gaby Ramos | San Salvador, San Salvador | 16th |

### Weekly stats chart

| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 12 | Finale |
| Mauricio | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Winner |
| Kennya | In | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Runner-up |
| Florence | In | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | 3rd |
| Elías | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | 4th |
| Benjamín | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Duel | Out | |
| Dennis | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | |
| Michelle | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | |
| Javi | In | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | |
| Rocío | In | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | |
| Marito | In | Duel | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Saved | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Beatriz | In | Armored | Armored | Saved | Saved | Duel | Saved | Saved | Saved | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Henry | In | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Danny | In | Saved | Saved | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Laura | In | Armored | Armored | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Abner | In | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabriela | In | Duel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Madeline | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tutti | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Melissa | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Armando | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Samuel | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marinela | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grecia | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Néstor | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfred | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hilda | Out | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
KEY:
* The contestant had already been eliminated
* The contestant was selected for the Duel
* The contestant took part in the Duel and was eliminated by the judges
* The contestant took part in the Duel and was saved by the judges
* The contestant was eliminated in week 1 after not being selected by any judge
* The contestant was picked directly from his group to qualify for the competition
* The contestant was selected by the judges to qualify for the competition
* The contestant was selected by the viewers' votes to qualify for the competition
* The contestant won the weekly challenge and became automatically armored or was the first to be armored by any of the judges
* The contestant was armored by the judges
* The contestant was saved by the viewers' votes

## Season 3 (2015)

The show is slated to return on September 6, 2015, for a third and final season. Gerardo Parker, Juan Manuel Bolaños, Rocío Cáceres, Marinella Arrué and Rafael Alfaro will form the panel of judges.