Programa Silvio Santos

Programa Silvio Santos is a Brazilian variety program aired since June 2, 1963 created by the renowned television presenter and entertainer Silvio Santos, being later replaced by his daughter Patrícia Abravanel, and currently broadcast by Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT). Airing from June 2, 1963, Ending from December 29, 2024, it is the second oldest television program in Brazil. It is the main attraction of SBT on Sundays. The program airs from 19:00 until midnight. It is best known as a program of sequential segments, game shows, pranks^[5] and its famous airplanes of money.^[6]

Programa Silvio Santos
Also known as	Programa Silvio Santos com Patrícia Abravanel[a]
Genre	Variety show
Created by	Silvio Santos
Directed by	Fabiano Wicher
Presented by	Silvio Santos (1963-2023) Patricia Abravanel (2021-present)[2][3]
Narrated by	Liminha
Opening theme	"Silvio Santos vem aí" by Archimedes Messina
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	3,195
Production
Running time	240 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Paulista (1963–1966) Rede Globo (1966–1976)[4] Rede Tupi (1976–1980) TVS (1976–1981) REI/TVS-Record (1976–1987) SBT (1981–present)
Release	June 2, 1963 (1963-06-02) – present

In 1993, the program was even awarded the title of "Oldest Program of the Brazilian TV" by Guinness World Records, shortly after losing the title to the Mosaico na TV, broadcast since July 16, 1961.^[7]

In 2015, the program's 'Câmera Escondida' segment with a clown pieing shoppers on a mall escalator went viral internationally, particularly through Twitter. This led many online to question its legitimacy as to whether the show used paid actors, or random members of the public.

Notes

1. On March 3, 2023, after a photo of the recordings was leaked by a Twitter user, the panel with the program's logo was exposed, now containing Patrícia Abravanel's signature.^[1] On March 5th, during the broadcast of the episode, Patrícia announced that Silvio Santos would still present the program, but adopting a rotation scheme with his daughter, dismissing rumors of retirement until his death on August 17, 2024.