In the fifth season of “The House of Challenges,” the family comes together again to play and answer curious questions. At the head of this Boing format (Monday to Thursday, 8:20 p.m.), presenter David Moreno (Logroño, 1989) repeats the Mediaset children’s channel, which has become an indispensable program for many children. In the last edition, the room achieved an average screen share of 15.8% among viewers aged four to twelve.
–What innovations does the fifth season bring?
–The most important novelty of “The House of Challenges” is the participants. They are the protagonists, but we also changed things without changing the essence of the program. We are a family space full of fun. We rely more on humor and the bad jokes I tell (laughs). We have renewed ourselves with new and bigger games full of fun, without forgetting the classics like Huevo Splash.
– Have you noticed that more and more families are showing up?
– What I particularly notice when I meet children on the street or with spectators at presentations of my book is that they want to take part in a competition in the “House of Challenges”. Everyone is very attentive to when the casting begins and the new season begins and whether they manage to come with their families to participate. It’s more of a collective dream.
– Over the five seasons the show has been on the air, has the way children approach the competition changed?
–The profile of the children is more or less the same, but it is true that they are becoming more and more familiar with the program. I have also noticed that there are more children who are experts at the House of Challenges. They even go so far as to study the board game’s questions just in case someone gets on their nerves. They know the mechanics and practically nothing needs to be explained to them because the most important thing for them is that they have fun. The new ones who come forget the competition more and see it as a unique and unrepeatable event that they will experience with their families. They don’t care whether they win or lose.
–What is it like working with parents and their children on set?
–They are great and very committed. You see a lot of family love. It may not be as noticeable in the home program. I end up falling in love with their relationships and how well they get along or how supportive they are of each other. There are all kinds of parents here who are very shy about what they say at work, but they forget about it when they’re on set because they want to have a good time. They come without prejudice to enjoy it with their children and to make them happy.
–You already know that parents don’t get along so well in other competitions…
–It is important for us that there is a good atmosphere. Participants forget that they are competing and focus on supporting their classmates. They make it easy for each other. The children are very good companions and many friendships are formed. They even meet outside of the program as if it were summer camp.
–What is the key to “The House of Challenges” being one of the few self-produced contents that survives on DTT?
–The key is that everything we do is honest. Everything we do on the show is real. There is healthy competition, family love. We are used to television sometimes being full of posturing and artifice, because “The House of Challenges” is a real format.
–It is difficult to see a show similar to “The House of Challenges” on television.
–Neither in children’s chains nor in general chains. I’m very sorry. I’m happy to be the lead voice of a family and children’s entertainment show, but I would like to see this type of television taken more seriously. For example, I would like Telecinco to repeat “The House of Challenges” or offer the best moments on a Saturday morning. A show like this has its place outside of a children’s channel, without me knowing anything about programming (laughs).
–Would this program work on Telecinco?
–It would have higher acceptance as there are many adults who do not go through Boing. Children and parents know which channel they saved it on, although it goes without saying that it is a children’s show. Adults forget that there is content for kids that adults can enjoy too. Of course it would work on Telecinco because many viewers would find it captivating.
–The “Grand Prix” on TVE showed that family entertainment on television can work.
–The “Grand Prix” is a program comparable to ours. Adults play on TVE, but it’s intended for the whole family. It worked and it is a success. Of course “The House of Challenges” is more fun (laughs).
