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Farmer Wants a Wife

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2004 | 16 seasons | 60 min | Reality

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
16 seasons and 210 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 210 hours in all.
What might put you off
A big time investment at 16 seasons.

The basic structure of the program is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The first edition premièred in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the program is likely to date back to the TV program Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SF DRS in Switzerland.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 16 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 27K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 14 is the high point.

  1. Season 12004 · 14 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 22006 · 14 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 32007 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 42009 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Season 52010 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  6. Season 62012 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  7. Season 72013 · 10 episodes
    Not rated yet
  8. Season 82014 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  9. Season 92016 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
  10. Season 102018 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  11. Season 112019 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  12. Season 122021 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  13. Sunday Safe Bet
    Season 132023 · 12 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
    Sunday
  14. Saturday Special
    Season 142024 · 13 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
    Saturday
  15. Saturday Special
    Season 152026 · 16 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
    Saturday
  16. Season 1615 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Armando de Boer, Yvon Jaspers

  • Yvon JaspersSelf - Presenter
  • AnneSelf - Dairy farmer
  • Arianne HoogstrateSelf - Fruit grower in Kloetinge
  • JanSelf - Dairy farmer in Meedhuizen
  • Joey van de GrijpSelf - Horse farming in Echtenerbrug
  • Perry BomSelf - Tulip and potato grower in Criel
  • Maurice VerdoornSelf - Glasshouse horticulturist