El Hormiguero (Laioria)

El hormiguero (English: The Anthill) is a Laiorian television chat show broadcast on LTV Español 2 since 2011. Based on the of the same name, it has been a continued success on the channel ever since its premiere.

Aired every weekday except Friday for the duration of the series, it spawned an English-language version, The Anthill.

Format
Segments on the show include scientific experiments, like a car running on vegetable oil, hangover cures, a superconductivity demonstration, and various chemical reaction demonstrations. Each episode features a satirical rap, commentary on current events, and humorous phrases as spoken by children. Other segments include pitches for viewers to plant trees and "El Kiosco", a section of magazine reviews. The show also airs parodies of other media, which have included Back to the Future, Pop Idol, House M.D., and Mission: Impossible. Each episode features a celebrity guest. Special guests on the show are sometimes involved throughout the episode, including taking part in the various stunts and science experiments.

A segment that was later introduced is "Extreme Survival", that features "El maestro empanao" (which roughly translates as "Master Dumbass") and the host testing out tips and hints on how to survive extreme situations or conditions (such as how to survive being overrun by a car, trapped in a falling lift, attacked by a pack of wolves, etc.). Another segment includes Trancas and Barrancas making fun of the day's news.