The Apartment (TV series)

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The Apartment
Presented by
Judges
Country of originMalaysia
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes68
Original release
Network STAR World (Season 1-4)
Sony Channel (Season 5 and 6)
AXN (Season 5 and 6)
Diva (Season 7)
ReleaseOctober 27, 2011 (2011-10-27) 
December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)

The Apartment is a reality television show created by Riaz Mehta and produced by Imagine Group. Premiering in 2011 on Star World, it is currently the longest running reality competition television show in Asia. [1] From season 2, it is presented by Jamie Durie (Kahi Lee hosted the inaugural season), while the judges include Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Genevieve Gorder among others. [2] [3]

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The show sees contestants design and decorate a room each week in order to compete for the series end prize of a luxury apartment in Kuala Lumpur. The fourth season was a celebrity version where the prize was $100,000 to be donated to their chosen charity. The fifth season had the prize of $100,000 for the winners. [2] The sixth season, The Apartment - Passion For Design had twelve interior designers competing for a luxury apartment at Johor Bahru, Malaysia. [4] [5] With the sixth series an online digital series, The Apartment Unboxed, was launched alongside the main show and included additional content. [1]

Judges

JudgeCycle
1
(2011)
2
(2012)
3
(2013)
4
(2015)
5
(2017)
6
(2018)
7
(2019)
Head Judge
Alice Nguyen
JudgeGuest Judge
Martin Haeger
Judge
JudgeHost
Head Judge
Andrea Savage
Guest JudgeJudge
Judge
Cameron Woo [7]
Guest JudgeGuest Judge
Elliot Barratt
Judge
Tyler Wisler
Judge
Cat Arambulo-Antonio [8]
Judge

Season

SeasonPremiere dateWinnerRunner-upNumber of contestantsPrize
1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
October 27, 2011Syed & RodrigoJeremy & Renai
Michael & Artika
6 (3 team of 2)
2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
October 19, 2012Dali (Iva & Philippe)Opportunists (Alex & Chelsea)16 (8 team of 2)
  • Their own apartment in The Veo in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur
3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
September 29, 2013Deankie & TiaraYvette & Sonya18 (9 team of 2)
  • A brand new double-storey home at Elmina
4
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
January 25, 2015Xiao Wang Rima Fakih 12
  • A cash prize of $100,000 to donate to their chosen charity
5
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
March 18, 2017Aleksandra FlaszWinston See12
  • A cash prize of $100,000
6
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
March 22, 2018Stephanie DodsRachel Lee12
  • Their own apartment in UMLand Seri Austin D'Lagoon worth nearly $200.000 in Johor Bahru
  • A feature spread in Singapore Home & Decor magazine
7
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
November 13, 2019Adrien KentSeron Chau12
  • A cash prize of $100,000

International versions

Indonesian version

An Indonesian version of The Apartment (also known as Master Desain Apartemen) airs on MNCTV (for season 1) [9] and GTV (for season 2). [10] The first episode of the show premiered on September 3, 2017 and each episode is broadcast every Sunday, at 16:00 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). The show is hosted by Fenita Arie who gives the challenge and a panel including Matthew Munesh and Cosmas Gozali judge their work. The final winners were announced after the last episode, and the prize was their own apartment in The Ayodhya, Alam Sutera, in Tangerang. The first season winner is musician Alexis Brille.

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