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Villa der Versuchung Debuts to Strong Ratings as Contestants Rapidly Deplete €60,000

The debut episode ended with no elimination after contestants tied in their vote for departure.

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Overview

  • Hosted by Verona Pooth, 14 celebrities entered a sparsely furnished Thai villa where every comfort costs money from a €250,000 communal prize.
  • Monday’s premiere on Sat.1 and Joyn drew around 850,000 viewers and achieved an 8.6% share among 14- to 49-year-olds.
  • A programming error on Joyn delayed the streaming release of episode one, making only a teaser and the second installment available online.
  • In the first hour, contestants spent €60,510 on luxuries such as pool access and expedited luggage delivery.
  • The tie in the initial elimination vote meant no participant left the villa, intensifying the format’s high-stakes social experiment.