Wie is de Mol? (Dutch TV series)
Wie is de Mol? | |
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Genre | Reality Game show |
Presented by | Angela Groothuizen (1999–2005) Karel van de Graaf (2006–2007) Pieter Jan Hagens (2008–2011) Art Rooijakkers (2012–2018) Rik van de Westelaken (2019–present) Junior seasons Sipke Jan Bousema (2008) Art Rooijakkers (2014) |
Country of origin | The Netherlands |
Original language | Dutch |
No. of seasons | 20 2 (Junior) |
No. of episodes | 181 |
Production | |
Production locations | List
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | IDTV |
Original release | |
Network | AVRO (1999–2014) AVROTROS (2015–present) |
Release | November 19, 1999 present | –
Related | |
The Mole The Mole (Australia) The Mole (U.S.) The Mole (UK) |
Wie is de Mol? (English: Who is the Mole?) is a Dutch reality television game show. It is based on the Belgian reality game show De Mol, the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT.
Format
The program is about 10 candidates who have to complete assignments by which they can earn money. However, one of the group members is the Mole. The other candidates do not know who the mole is, and need to unmask them. The mole's goal is to make the assignments fail and keep the amount of money earned as low as possible.
At the end of every episode the candidates take a multiple choice test about the mole's identity. The test contains 20 questions (40 questions in the final test) about the mole's activities since the previous test and personal questions about the mole (for example, "On which team was the mole during the castle-assignment" or "Has the mole been baptized?"). With the help of 'jokers', which they can earn during the assignments, the contestants can turn incorrect test answers into correct answers.
The person with the fewest correct answers is then expelled from the show. In most series this process continues until only two contestants and the mole remain. The winner is the person with the most correct answers in the final test and he or she gets all of the money earned during the previous stages of the game.
Hosts
Color key:
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Guest appearance | ||
Participant |
Host | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | S15 | S16 | S17 | S18 | S19 | S20 | JB[a] | S21 |
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Angela Groothuizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Karel van de Graaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pieter Jan Hagens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Art Rooijakkers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rik van de Westelaken |
- Notes
- ^ A special returning candidates season in celebration of 20 seasons of Wie is de Mol?
Seasons
The first four seasons of Wie is de Mol? had ordinary people as participants. After the break in 2004, all participants in the following seasons were Dutch celebrities.
The 7th season in 2007 was the first season to have four finalists, with two runner-ups.
The 18th season in 2018 was the first to be located in six countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia.
The upcomimg 21st season in 2020 was a Jubilee season ordered in celebration for the 20th season of Wie is de Mol.
Junior editions
Season | Airdate | Presenter | The Mole | Winner | Runner-up | Prize money | Destination |
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1 | 17 May 2008 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Amin | Naomi | Lara | 6970 vierduiten (€79) | Zwolle |
2 | 9 March 2014 | Art Rooijakkers | Jenny | Davey | Roeland | €1,020 | Maastricht Zeeland |
Locations map
Ratings
Season | Timeslot | Premiere | Finale (Reunion) | Average ratings | ||
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Date | Ratings | Date | Ratings | |||
1 | 807,000 | 915,000 | 793,000 | |||
2 | 1,070,000 | 960,000 | 1,006,000 | |||
3 | 928,000 | 1,005,000 | 909,000 | |||
4 | 1,115,000 | 626,000 | 785,000 | |||
5 | 1,289,000 | 1,485,000 | 1,450,000 | |||
6 | 1,168,000 | 1,147,000 | 1,106,000 | |||
7 | 1,358,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,188,000 | |||
8 | 1,922,000 | 1,563,000 | 1,513,000 | |||
9 | 1,597,000 | 1,409,000 | 1,460,000 | |||
10 | 2,040,000 | 1,558,000 | 1,673,000 | |||
11 | 2,146,000 | 2,031,000 | 1,922,000 | |||
12 | 2,136,000 | 2,105,000 | 1,899,000 | |||
13 | 2,070,000 | 2,579,000 | 2,132,000 | |||
14 | 2,455,000 | 3,148,000 | 2,464,000 | |||
15 | 2,486,000 | 3,359,000 | 2,403,700 | |||
16 | 2,163,000 | 2,982,000 | 2,114,900 | |||
17 | 2,882,000 | 2,999,000 | 2,536,000 | |||
18 | 2,669,000 | 3,227,000 | 2,582,300 | |||
19 | 2,986,000 | 3,500,000 | 2,869,400 | |||
20 | 3,002,000 | ? | ? |
References
- ^ Guilder, the national Dutch currency at the time. This amounts to roughly €37,437.-
- ^ Guilder, the national Dutch currency at the time. This amounts to roughly €31,765.-
- ^ Frédérique Huydts died on 3 April 2006, during the period that season 6 was broadcast on television. As requested by her, the airing of the season continued. The €24,475.- that she won was donated to WWF and Foundation KiKa.
- ^ a b The final of season 7 had four finalists. Renate and Eva both lost to Paul.
- ^ After unmasking the Mole in season 11 and winning the season, Art went on to present Wie is de Mol? from seasons 12 to 18.
- ^ After unmasking the Mole in season 15 and winning the season, Rik went on to present Wie is de Mol? from seasons 19 onwards.
- ^ The first episode was set in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine.
- ^ a b The final of season 20 had four finalists. Miljuschka and Nathan came second and third respectively and lost to Buddy.
- ^ To celebrate the 20th season, an extra season airing in 2020 was announced at the end of the 20th season finale.
- ^ "OVER WIDM". widm.nl. 2018.
- ^ Except for episode 5 of season 15 because of an incident in the Media Park. The episode aired the following Friday at 20.30.
External links
Media related to Wie is de Mol? at Wikimedia Commons