Polònia, the political satire program, celebrates on February 16, 2026 its 20th anniversary consolidated as one of the flagship programs of 3Cat and undisputed leader of its time slot for two consecutive decades.
Over these 20 years, Polònia has managed to evolve without losing its essence, adapting to social and political changes and remaining one of the pillars of the 3Cat entertainment offer, both in linear television and in the digital environment.
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- During these two decades, Catalonia has had 7 presidents of the Generalitat —8 counting the period of the application of Article 155 —: Pasqual Maragall, José Montilla, Artur Mas, Carles Puigdemont, Quim Torra, Pere Aragonès and Salvador Illa.
- In the same period, the Spanish state has been governed by only 3 presidents: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Sánchez.
- When Polònia premiered the TV3 grid included emblematic programs such as El cor de la ciutat, En directe amb Mari Pau Huguet, Ventdelplà, Entre línies, La nit al dia or El Club. TN Vespre, presented by Lídia Heredia and Lluís Caelles, aired at 8:30 p.m.
The dimensions of Polònia in these 20 years:
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- 797 programmes and 23,179 minutes have been broadcast.
- 8,396 gags and 550 musicals, including iconic pieces such as Mas Style, Cae mierda sobre el Rey, Ay papa, No estaba muerto, La Facha or Lexic sexy.
- 284 cameos by personalities from the world of politics and culture (such as Artur Mas, José Montilla, Carme Chacón, Pepe Rubianes, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Joan Tardà or Pilarín Bayés) and 1,136 imitated characters from politics, culture, sport, society, fiction, both nationally and internationally.
20 years of audience leadership and digital impact
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- Since its premiere, almost 6 million Catalans (5,677,000 spectators) have seen Polònia.
- The program has led its time slot in each of the 20 seasons, with an average share of 19.8%.
- In 2025, Polònia recorded a monthly average of 59,000 individual devices in the 3Cat digital environment and accumulated more than 1.6 million reproductions.
- The program is located within the top 20 of the most viewed contents of the year in the digital environment, in individual monthly devices.
- The video content of Polònia has added 96 million reproductions on social networks during 2025.
Program Awards: the reward of success
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- Ondas Award for Best Local TV Show (2007)
- ATV Award for Best Makeup in 2011
- Zapping Award for Best Entertainment Program (2012)
- Zapping Award for Best Actress for Agnès Busquets (2016) and Lara Díez (2017), Best Actor Award Bruno Oro (2016)
- Zoom Award for Best Consolidated Format (2018)
- National Communication Award for Best TV Show (2021)
- Zapping Award for the public by popular vote (2023)
The event will be held in a gala at the Victoria Theater, including many of the best known faces of these 20 years of the program. This great celebration will be recorded and it will be broadcast on Thursday the 19th at 3Cat.
