Operación Comediante (Chilean TV series)

[[Image:|256px]] Operación Comediante Genre Reality competition Format Created by Judges Creative director Starring Voices of Composer(s) Opening theme Country of origin Chile Original language(s) Spanish Number of seasons 8 Number of episodes 80 Production Executive producer(s) Producer(s) Running time roughly an hour Production company(s) Broadcast Original channel Mega Picture format 1080i (HDTV) Audio format Stereo 5.1 Surround Sound Original run February 15, 2003 – December 19, 2009

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Operación Comediante (Spanish for Operation comedian) was a Chilean reality competition based on the highly successful Goofball Academy franchise.

Format

Casting calls were accepted online. Participation was only available for contestants over the age of 16.

Judges' timeline

Judge	Seasons
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Season summary

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Judges (chair order)
1	February 15, 2003	April 19, 2003				???	???	???
2	November 15, 2003	January 17, 2004					???
3	October 9, 2004	December 11, 2004
4	October 1, 2005	December 3, 2005				???	???	???
5	December 23, 2006	February 24, 2007					???	???
6	December 8, 2007	February 9, 2008				???	???	???
7	December 20, 2008	February 21, 2009				???	???
8	October 17, 2009	December 19, 2009				???		???

Season 1 (2003)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 1)

The inaugural season premiered on February 15, 2003 and was a huge success on Mega.

Season 2 (2003-04)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 2)

Season 3 (2004)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 3)

Season 4 (2005)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 4)

Season 5 (2006-07)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 5)

Season 6 (2007-08)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 6)

Season 7 (2008-09)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 7)

Season 8 (2009, the farewell)

Main article: Operación Comediante (Chile, season 8)

In January 2009, Mega announced that season 8 would be the last. While fans were heartbroken, people who strongly disliked the show thought cancellation was a good idea.