''¡Q'Viva! The Chosen'' is an American reality television series. It premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on

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with a one-hour premiere and the first season concluded on April 28, 2012. It made its United States English language debut on

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on March 3, 2012. '' ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live'' was the live stage show that was held in Las Vegas on May 26, 2012 as a culmination of the series.

Premise

The series follows superstars

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking ...

and

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...

as they travel throughout Latin America, along with director and choreographer, Jamie King, to discover the most authentic, genuine and talented entertainers and recruit them for their Las Vegas production of "the greatest Latin show ever". The talent that the trio are auditioning includes dancers,

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, singers, musicians among others.

Judges

* Jamie King

Broadcast

North American Broadcast

Q'Viva premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on

and composed of 12 one-hour episodes, concluded on April 28, 2012. The television show made its United States English-language debut on

on March 3, 2012 and was going to be aired in six with two-hour episodes, However, it had been cut from two-hour episodes to 90-minute episodes due to the show moving to late night. Then it was cancelled by Fox on May 14, 2012 after 6 episodes.

Reception

"!Q’Viva! The Chosen" the reality competition show for Univision, was watched by 2.2 million viewers on its debut according to Nielsen estimates. That represents a 37% increase over what the network has averaged the previous three Saturday nights, according to network statisticians. Critics were enthusiastic that the show lacked the dramatic back stories and public humiliations that characterize other shows in the genre. Its English-language debut was not as well received. It got the same 2.2 million viewers, but lost to ABC, NBC and CBS in the time slot. Over 30 million people over the world watched Q'Viva.

Chosen talents / acts

List of artists that have appeared in Q’Viva The Chosen.

''¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live''

''¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live'' was a live stage show that was held May 26, 2012 on the

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in The Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in

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Lawsuit

In 2013, John Jacobs filed a $25 million lawsuit against both Lopez and Anthony, claiming that the two had stolen his idea for a reality show after he had pitched it to both of their production companies in 2007.

References

External links

Official FOX website
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