The Couple by Ilary Blasi, how does the game work?

How does The Couple – A Victory for Two work? Il reality game di Channel 5 brings into play much more than a simple challenge: there is a prize at stake million euro safe, but to achieve it, it is not enough luck. They are needed logic, resistance, and the ability to withstand the pressure of a forced coexistence between physical and mental tests and continuous relational dynamics.
The protagonists are 8 pairs, Between well-known faces and competitors nip, linked by different relationships: friendship, relationship, sentimental stories. All bonds destined to be put to the test. Leading the format is Ilary Blasi, which returns to Canale 5 with an original project, capable of uniting reality, strategic game e emotional conflict in a blend of high narrative impact.
How the game works
Each week, couples face a series of tests designed to test complicity, resistance, cunning and team spirit. The goal is get keys: among all those distributed during the episodes, only one opens the safe who guards the prize pool.
The program is developed on two levels: the actual competition, with challenges in prime time and outside, and the life in the house, where alliances and tensions intertwine daily. It is precisely here that the true dynamics between couples emerge.
How couples are eliminated
The deletion occurs in two ways:
- Televoting: the public can only vote via SMS, with a weekly limit to ensure transparency.
- Choice of other competitors: some eliminations are determined by internal dynamics, with direct votes among participants.
Each eliminated couple will have to give your keys to another still in the race, fueling ever new rivalries and strategies.
How Couples Win
At the end of the path, among all the keys conquered, only one opens the safe. The couples left in the game will choose a key each: whoever finds the right one, will take home the whole million euros. No division, no consolation prize: either two people win, or they don't win at all.