La casa de los famosos (season 1)
The first season of the American Spanish-language reality television program "La casa de los famosos" premiered on August 24, 2021, with a live move-in on Telemundo. The show follows a group of celebrities living in a house together while being constantly filmed with no communication with the outside world as they compete to be the last competitor remaining to win a grand prize of . Telemundo renewed "La casa de los famosos" for a second season on November 16, 2021. The season concluded on November 15, 2021, after 84 days of competition  with Alicia Machado being crowned the winner, and Manelyk González the runner-up. Format. The series follows 16 celebrities living in a house together with no communication with the outside world as they compete for $200,000 prize. They are constantly filmed during their time in the house and are not permitted to communicate with those filming them. During their stay the Housemates share their thoughts on events of the house inside a private room referred to as the Confesionario (Confession Room). Each week, the housemates compete in the Head of Household competition. The winner is immune from eviction. Each  housemate has three nomination points to give to two housemates, giving 2 points to one housemate and 1 point to the other. The housemates with the most nomination points are put up for eviction and the Head of Household must save one of the nominees. The public at home is able to vote on which participant to evict via the show's main website. The housemates are assigned tasks in order to win their weekly allowance for food. Production. Development. The series was announced at Telemundo's upfront for the 2021–22 television season. On July 28, 2021, it was announced  that the series would be premiering on August 24, 2021. Housemates. 16 housemates (Alicia, Anahí, Celia, Christian, Cristina, Daniel, Gabriela, Gisella, Jorge, Kelvin, Kimberly, Pablo, Roberto, Stephany, Uriel & Verónica) entered the game on Day 1. Manelyk González, influencer & reality TV star, was brought in on Day 30 to replace Kimberly Flores who walked out of the game on Day 18 due to personal reasons following a conversation with her husband inside the house. Influencer Christian Estrada was originally announced to enter the series in the weeks prior to broadcast, as one of the housemates to move in during the show 's launch, however, due to personal reasons, he withdrew from the show. Nominations table. Every week, each participant is called to nominate two of their housemates, with the exception of that week's Head of Household. The first person a housemate nominates is for "2 points", whilst the second nomination is for just "1 point". The three participants with highest points, are nominated for elimination and it is up to the public's vote through "Telemundo.com" who gets evicted that week.