Domingão do Faustão
Domingão do Faustão (literally Big Fausto's Big Sunday) is a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday since 1989. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva (also known as Faustão), it features live music performances (usually by the most popular artists in Brazil at the time) as well as special segments, such as the Dança dos Famosos (Brazilian version of Dancing with the Stars) and the more recent Dança no Gelo (Dancing on Ice). It is one of the oldest and most famous of Globo's television shows since its first broadcast in 1989.
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Created by | Detto Costa Augusto César Vanucci Boninho Maurício Nunnes |
Developed by | Rede Globo |
Directed by | Jayme Praça Ulysses Cruz Adriano Ricco Gustavo Alves Cris Gomes Henrique Matias Edson Erdmann |
Presented by | Fausto Silva |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
No. of seasons | 29 |
No. of episodes | over 1500 |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
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Picture format | 480i SDTV (1989-2009) 1080p (HDTV) (2009-) |
Original release | March 26, 1989 – present |
History
The show premiered on March 26, 1989, on Rede Globo, at 4:00 p.m., presented by Fausto Silva, who had been hired after his good performance in Perdidos na Noite. The main objective of the program was ambitious: surpass the audience numbers of the Programa Silvio Santos (SBT).[1] The program followed a style: live music performances, dancers, and interviews with several popular artists from Brazil. Quickly, Globo saw its audience grow and subsequently exceed the numbers of Silvio Santos.

The audience of the program remained stable until Domingo Legal, presented by Augusto Liberato (popularly known as 'Gugu'), began to perform well, and reached the leadership spot in October 1997. Subsequently, both programs represented 60% of the share, monopolizing the audience of Brazilian television on Sunday.
This dispute over leadership extended until the decade of 2000. However, Fausto Silva saw his program becoming favored after the rival program began losing popularity due to a scandal involving Gugu and the criminal faction PCC.[2][3][4][5]
In 2008, Domingão celebrated the thousandth program, a fact that was highlighted by Veja magazine in a special edition.[6] In addition to the celebrations, Fausto was congratulated by some personalities, including then president Lula.[7] In 2009, the program celebrated its 20-year mark on the air, without interruption, promoting the edition Melhores do Ano de 2008 (which was intentionally delayed). In December of that year, the resignation of some members of the cast and production was announced. Among them, Adriana Colin (merchandising), Caçulinha (literally little young brother - musical director) and Lucimara Parisi (director).[8]
Regular segments
Dança dos Famosos
The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing audience in order to survive potential elimination.[9]
- Season Chronology
Season | Celebrity Honor Places | Contestants | ||
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1 (2005) |
Karina Bacchi | Alexandre Barillari | Daniela Escobar | 6 |
2 (2006) |
Juliana Didone | Kelly Key | Pedro Bismark | 6 |
3 (2006) |
Robson Caetano | Stepan Nercessian | Babi Xavier | 12 |
4 (2007) |
Rodrigo Hilbert | Elaine Mickely | Carmo Dalla Vecchia | 12 |
5 (2008) |
Christiane Torloni | Rafael Almeida | Samara Felippo | 10 |
6 (2009) |
Paola Oliveira | Leandro Hassum | Jonatas Faro | 10 |
7 (2010) |
Fernanda Souza | Sheron Menezzes | Andre Arteche | 12 |
8 (2011) |
Miguel Roncato | Nelson Freitas | Odilon Wagner | 12 |
9 (2012) |
Rodrigo Simas | Cláudia Ohana | Bárbara Paz | 12 |
10 (2013) |
Carol Castro | Bruna Marquezine | Tiago Abravanel | 12 |
11 (2014) |
Marcello Melo Jr. | Paloma Bernardi | Juliana Paiva | 12 |
12 (2015) |
Viviane Araújo | Arthur Aguiar | Mariana Santos | 12 |
13 (2016) |
Felipe Simas | Sophia Abrahão | Rainer Cadete | 12 |
14 (2017) |
Maria Joana | Lucas Veloso | Nicolas Prattes | 12 |
15 (2018) |
Léo Jaime | Érika Januza | Dani Calabresa | 12 |
Melhores do Ano
Melhores do Ano is an event promoted by the program to reward the best artists of the year.
- 2015 edition
Best Actor of Telenovela[10][11][12] | Best Actress of Telenovela[13][14][15] |
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Best Supporting Actor[16][17] | Best Supporting Actress[18][19][20] |
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Best Revelation Actor[21][22][23] | Best Revelation Actress[24][25][26] |
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Best Actor of Series[27][28][29] | Best Actress of Series[30][31][32] |
Comedy[33][34][35] | Best Children Actress/Actor[36][37][38] |
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Best Male Singer[39][40][41] | Best Female Singer[42][43][44] |
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Song of Year[45][46][47] | Best Journalism [48][49][50] |
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Impact
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Ratings
Domingão debuted with a central objective: to surpass the audience of the popular Programa Silvio Santos (SBT). According to IBOPE, some affiliated stations SBT recorded 60 rating points during program airing, an easy win for Globo.[1] Soon after the premiere, Domingão, broadcast during prime time on Sunday, between 4:00 pm and 19:00 pm, scored 36 points average, compared to 20 for Silvio Santos in São Paulo. In Rio de Janeiro, it was 36 points for 'Domingão' versus 16 points for TV Manchete.[1]
The program remained leader for 8 consecutive years (which made the media call Fausto the King of Sundays), until the SBT launched Domingo Legal, a similar program presented by Augusto Liberato, who quickly became popular and took over the leadership of IBOPE ratings.[51] The loss of ratings forced Fausto and his production team to appeal to alternatives, such as the controversial segment Sushi Erótico (Erotic Sushi). However, the program still lost more audience and popularity, and Domingo Legal continued to grow.[52] However, some years later, the rival program would lose popularity, after displaying a false report in which alleged members of the PCC threatened the death of some of Brazil's media personalities.[53][54] Later, Fausto again lead the IBOPE Ratings.
Fausto continued to lead the public by the end of the 2000s (even considering the boom of Rede TV! which did not affect Domingão directly). However, in 2010, Fausto returned to facing problems with the audience. Gugu, who moved to TV Record a year earlier, began broadcasting its program in the new station simultaneously, and performed well in the ratings, and beat Fausto several times.[55][56]
In 2011, Domingão recorded its worst audience: 10 points on average, according to IBOPE Media Information. At some times of the day, Fausto came in third place, surpassed by Gugu (Record) and Eliana (SBT).[57]
Year | Viewers (in points)[58] |
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2000 | 21.0 |
2001 | — |
2002 | |
2003 | |
2004 | |
2005 | |
2006 | 22.4 |
2007 | 19.2 |
2008 | 18.3 |
2009 | 17.2 |
2010 | 17.6 |
2011 | 17.1[59] |
2012 | — |
2013 | |
2014 | |
References
- NaTelinha - Assustada com crescimento do SBT, Globo contratou Faustão em 1989
- "Em queda desde caso PCC, Gugu tenta levantar ibope com jornalismo".
- "Record dá para Gugu o dobro da equipe do SBT, diz coluna". July 14, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- "Programa do Gugu, o fracasso anunciado". June 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- "Record se despede de Gugu com comunicado sucinto". June 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- "Mil domingos brasileiros". Veja. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012.
- Pure People - Biografia de Fausto Silva (Faustão)
- Faustão demite três amigos do "Domingão". Folha Online. December 15, 2009.
- "A super estréia do quadro "Dança dos Famosos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 20, 2005.
- 'Melhores do Ano': indicados a Ator de Novela se surpreendem com convite para o prêmio Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Alexandre Nero e Rafael Cardoso lembram carreira em papo com Faustão Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Alexandre Nero vence como Melhor Ator de Novela e diz 'não esperava' Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- 'Melhores do Ano': Alinne Moraes, Drica Moraes e Giovanna Antonelli são finalistas de Atriz de Novela
- Alinne Moraes, Drica Moraes e Giovanna Antonelli conversam com Faustão Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Giovanna Antonelli se emociona com prêmio de Melhor Atriz de Novela Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Juliano Cazarré, Rainer Cadete e Tonico Pereira conversam com Faustão Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Cadete leva prêmio por Viscky de 'Verdades Secretas'
- Bruna Linzmeyer, Cássia Kis Magro e Grazi Massafera são finalistas como Atriz Coadjuvante
- Bruna Linzmeyer, Cássia Kis e Grazi Massafera conversam com Faustão Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Grazi Massafera se emociona com prêmio de Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante de 2015 Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Melhores do Ano 2015: saiba quem são os indicados na categoria Ator Revelação
- Concorrentes a Ator Revelação 2015 conversam com Faustão Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Rafael Vitti é o Ator Revelação de 2015 por "Malhação Sonhos" Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- 'Melhores do Ano': conheça as feras que concorrem ao prêmio de Atriz Revelação Archived December 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão conversa com Agatha Moreira, Camila Queiroz e Isabella Santoni Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Isabella Santoni leva o prêmio por "Malhação" e se emociona Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Vote no Ator de Série, Minissérie ou Seriado do ano de 2015! Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão conversa com concorrentes a prêmio de Ator de Série, Minissérie ou Seriado Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Vladimir Britchta leva prêmio por "Tapas e Beijos" e agradece esposa Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- 'Melhores': saiba quem concorre ao prêmio na categoria Atriz de Série, Minissérie ou Seriado! Archived November 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão anuncia o prêmio de Melhor Atriz de Série, Minissérie ou Seriado
- Paolla Oliveira leva o Melhores do Ano pela sua atuação em "Felizes para Sempre?" Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Melhores do Ano conheça os indicados na categoria Comédia Archived December 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão conversa com Leandro Hassum e Rodrigo Sant'anna Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Rodrigo Sant'anna vence o prêmio na categoria Comédia Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Melhores do Ano 2015: veja a reação dos finalistas na categoria ator/atriz mirim ao saberem da indicação Archived December 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Começa o Melhores do Ano 2015 e Faustão anuncia primeiro prêmio Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Mel Maia recebe o prêmio de Melhor Atriz Mirim de 2015 Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Vote no Cantor do ano de 2015! Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Luan Santana, Lucas Lucco e Thiaguinho falam sobre prêmio Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- "Luan Santana é o melhor cantor de 2015 e leva sétimo prêmio". December 13, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- Vote na Cantora do ano de 2015! Archived December 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão conversa com Anitta, Claudia Leitte e Ivete Sangalo Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- "Anitta é a melhor cantora de 2015 e diz: 'nunca imaginei'". December 13, 2015.
- "Hoje", "A Noite" e "Escreve Aí" concorrem ao ‘Melhores do Ano 2015’ Archived December 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão conversa com Tiê, Luan Santana e Ludmilla Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- "Hoje" é a música de 2015 e Ludmilla fica surpresa Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Saiba quem são as musas que estão na disputa da categoria Jornalismo no 'Melhores do Ano' Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Faustão conversa com as concorrentes na categoria Jornalismo Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Renata Vasconcellos, do Jornal Nacional, leva o prêmio Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/50/divearte/tv_gugu.htm
- Folha de S.Paulo - "Domingão do Faustão" adota código de ética
- Folha de S.Paulo - Entenda o caso Gugu e a suposta entrevista do PCC
- Entrevista com supostos bandidos do PCC põe Gugu em maus lençóis com a Justiça
- Globo X Record: aperta disputa pela audiência do domingo
- Briga no domingo na TV é entre Gugu e Faustão Archived February 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- OFuxico - Gugu lidera e bate Faustão de ponta a ponta.
- Folha de S.Paulo. "Domingão do Faustão" perde audiência e diretor
- Veja - Queda Livre Archived March 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine