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Wie is de Mol? (Dutch TV series)
Dutch reality television show
Dutch reality television show
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Wie is de Mol? title card.jpeg |
| genre | Reality competition |
| based_on | |
| presenter | Angela Groothuizen |
| Pieter Jan Hagens | |
| Art Rooijakkers | |
| Rik van de Westelaken | |
| Junior seasons | |
| Sipke Jan Bousema | |
| Art Rooijakkers | |
| country | Netherlands |
| language | Dutch |
| num_seasons | 30 |
| (including 2 Junior series, 2 Jubilee series and 1 Streaming series) | |
| location | {{Collapsible list |
| title | List |
| runtime | 50 minutes |
| company | IDTV |
| network | AVRO |
| AVROTROS | |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | present |
| related | De Mol |
Pieter Jan Hagens Art Rooijakkers Rik van de Westelaken Junior seasons Sipke Jan Bousema Art Rooijakkers (including 2 Junior series, 2 Jubilee series and 1 Streaming series) | Australia (1999–2000, 2005) | Scotland (2001) | Portugal (2002, 2025) | Canada (2003) | Indonesia (2005) | Argentina (2006) | Thailand (2007) | Mexico (2008, 2024) | Northern Ireland, Jordan (2009) | Japan (2010) | El Salvador, Nicaragua (2011) | Iceland, Spain (2012) | South Africa (2013, 2023) | Hong Kong, Philippines (2014) | Sri Lanka (2015) | Dominican Republic (2016) | United States (2017) | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine (2018) | Colombia (2019) | China (2020) | Italy (2020) | Czech Republic (2021) | Albania (2022) | Oman (2024) | Cambodia (2025) AVROTROS
Wie is de Mol? (English: Who is the Mole?) is a Dutch adventure reality competition show. It is based on the Belgian show De Mol, the original version of the format created in 1998 by Woestijnvis and broadcast on VRT.
Format
Wie is de Mol? is a reality television competition involving a group of candidates. These candidates travel to a foreign country where they have to complete assignments to earn money to fill the prize pot. However, one of the participants is selected as the Mole. The Mole's goal is to secretly sabotage the assignments and keep the total amount of money in the pot as low as possible. The other candidates do not know who the Mole is, and attempt to figure out the Mole's identity throughout the season.
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 eliminated 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 they get all of the money earned for the prize pot throughout the season.
Hosts
Color key:
| Participant |
|---|
| Host | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | S15 | S16 | S17 | S18 | S19 | S20 | JB | S21 | S22 | S23 | S24 | STR1 | S25 | JB2 | S26 | STR2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Groothuizen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pieter Jan Hagens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Art Rooijakkers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rik van de Westelaken |
;Notes
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.
In September 2020, a special jubilee season aired in celebration of twenty seasons of Wie is de Mol?.
In February 2025, a new anniversary season was announced in celebration of twenty-five seasons of Wie is de Mol? to air later in the year.
| Season | Start date | Finale (reunion) | Host | The Mole | Winner | Runner-up/s | Amount won | International destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 1999 | 21 January 2000 | Angela Groothuizen | Deborah | Petra | Robin | ƒ82,500 | Australia |
| 2 | 5 January 2001 | 2 March 2001 | Nico | Sigrid | Yvonne | ƒ70,000 | Scotland | |
| 3 | 8 February 2002 | 19 April 2002 | George | John | Jantien | €42,300.- | Portugal | |
| 4 | 15 March 2003 | 24 May 2003 | Elise | Ron | Chandrika | €35,550.- | Canada | |
| 5 | 14 January 2005 | 18 March 2005 | Yvon Jaspers | Marc-Marie Huijbregts | €23,000.- | Australia | ||
| Indonesia (Bali) | ||||||||
| 6 | 10 March 2006 | 12 May 2006 | €24,475.- | Argentina | ||||
| 7 | 4 January 2007 | 15 March 2007 | Renate Verbaan | Eva van der Gucht | €17,300.- | Thailand | ||
| 8 | 3 January 2008 | 6 March 2008 | Pieter Jan Hagens | Dennis Weening | Edo Brunner | €20,375.- | Mexico | |
| 9 | 8 January 2009 | 12 March 2009 | Vivienne van den Assem | €22,650.- | Northern Ireland | |||
| Jordan | ||||||||
| 10 | 7 January 2010 | 25 March 2010 | Frits Sissing | €21,950.- | Japan | |||
| 11 | 6 January 2011 | 17 March 2011 | Art Rooijakkers | €19,540.- | El Salvador | |||
| Nicaragua | ||||||||
| 12 | 5 January 2012 | 8 March 2012 | Art Rooijakkers | Hadewych Minis | €12,601.- | Iceland | ||
| Spain (Andalusia) | ||||||||
| 13 | 3 January 2013 | 7 March 2013 | Paulien Cornelisse | €17,120.- | South Africa | |||
| 14 | 2 January 2014 | 20 March 2014 | Susan Visser | Sofie van den Enk | €16,700.- | Hong Kong | ||
| Philippines | ||||||||
| 15 | 1 January 2015 | 5 March 2015 | Rik van de Westelaken | €10,500.- | Sri Lanka | |||
| 16 | 2 January 2016 | 5 March 2016 | Tim Hofman | Annemieke Schollaardt | €13,020.- | Dominican Republic | ||
| 17 | 7 January 2017 | 11 March 2017 | Thomas Cammaert | Jochem van Gelder | €24,320.- | United States (Oregon) | ||
| 18 | 6 January 2018 | 10 March 2018 | Jan Versteegh | Olcay Gulsen | €17,750.- | Georgia | ||
| 19 | 5 January 2019 | 9 March 2019 | Rik van de Westelaken | Merel Westrik | Sarah Chronis | Niels Littooij | €10,150.- | Colombia |
| 20 | 11 January 2020 | 14 March 2020 | Buddy Vedder | Miljuschka Witzenhausen | Nathan Rutjes | €13,400.- | China (Henan) | |
| JB1 | 5 September 2020 | 24 October 2020 | Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte | Nikkie de Jager | Tygo Gernandt | €12,580.- | Italy (Tuscany) | |
| 21 | 2 January 2021 | 6 March 2021 | Renée Fokker | €9,675.- | Czech Republic | |||
| 22 | 1 January 2022 | 5 March 2022 | Kim-Lian van der Meij | €8,065.- | Albania | |||
| 23 | 7 January 2023 | 11 March 2023 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | €11,650.- | South Africa (Western Cape) | |||
| 24 | 6 January 2024 | 9 March 2024 | €8.585.- | Mexico | ||||
| STR | 28 June 2024 | 19 July 2024 | Nyree | Emma | Jelmer | €10.535.- | Oman | |
| 25 | 4 January 2025 | 8 March 2025 | Rik van de Westelaken | Roos Moggré | €8.055.- | Cambodia | ||
| JB2 | 1 November 2025 | 20 December 2025 | Nathan Rutjes | Merel Westrik | Loes Haverkort | €5.340.- | Portugal | |
| 26 | 28 February 2026 | Tanzania | ||||||
| STR2 | TBA 2026 | Hila Noorzai |
;Notes
Junior editions
| Season | Airdate | Presenter | The Mole | Winner | Runner-up | Prize money | Destination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 May 2008 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Amin | Naomi | Lara | 6970 Two and a half cent coin (Netherlands) (€79) | [[File:Flag of Zwolle.svg | 20px | border]] Zwolle |
| 2 | 9 March 2014 | Art Rooijakkers | Jenny | Davey | Roeland | €1,020 | [[File:Flag of Maastricht.svg | 20px | border]] Maastricht |
| [[File:Flag of Zeeland.svg | 20px | border]] Zeeland |
Ratings
| Season | Timeslot | Premiere | Finale (Reunion) | Average ratings | Date | font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;" | Ratings | Date | font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;" | 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 | 3,894,000 | 2,591,300 | Renaissance | 2,665,000 | 3,567,000 | 2,741,750 | 21 | 3,117,000 | 3,348,000 | 3,180,700 | 22 | title=Persbericht Kijkcijfers Tv Zendertotaal (Week 51 2021) En Uitzenddag (Week 52 2021) | url=https://kijkonderzoek.nl/images/Persberichten/2021/Weekoverzichten/Persbericht_SKO_2021_week_51_en_52.pdf | website=kijkonderzoek.nl | access-date=5 January 2022 | language=Dutch | date=3 January 2022}} | title=Persbericht Kijkcijfers Tv Zendertotaal (Week 8 2022) En Uitzenddag (Week 9 2022) | url=https://kijkonderzoek.nl/images/Persberichten/2022/Persbericht_SKO_2022_week_8_en_9.pdf | website=kijkonderzoek.nl | access-date=22 November 2022 | language=Dutch | date=7 March 2022}} | 2,894,000 | 23 | 2,634,000 | 3,081,000 | 2,451,400 | 24 | 3,717,000 |
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| Friday, 20:30 | 19 November 1999 | 21 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 January 2001 | 2 March 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 21:35 | 8 February 2002 | 19 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 21:00 | 15 March 2003 | 24 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 20:30 | 14 January 2005 | 18 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 March 2006 | 12 May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, 20:30 | 4 January 2007 | 15 March 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 January 2008 | 6 March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 January 2009 | 12 March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2010 | 25 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 January 2011 | 17 March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 January 2012 | 8 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 January 2013 | 7 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 January 2014 | 20 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 January 2015 | 5 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 20:30 | 2 January 2016 | 5 March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2017 | 11 March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 January 2018 | 10 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 January 2019 | 9 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 January 2020 | 14 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 September 2020 | 24 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 January 2021 | 6 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 January 2022 | 5 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2023 | 11 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 January 2024 | 9 March 2024 |
Live finale
Ever since 2015, the finale (where the Mole and their sabotaging activity is revealed) is broadcast live, with an audience. Over the years, multiple locations have hosted the live finale.
- 2015-2020 and 2024: VondelCS (located in Vondelpark) in Amsterdam
- The 2020 finale was still broadcast live but was held without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Two days prior to the finale, the national lockdown was announced.)
- The 20th anniversary season finale (later in 2020) was held in the Vondel Church (located in Vondelpark) in Amsterdam. This finale was not broadcast live and was held without an audience.
- 2021: Gashouder building of Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. This finale was broadcast live but held with an online audience.
- 2022: Rode Hoed in Amsterdam. This was the first finale to feature a live audience since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2023: Soestdijk Palace in Baarn.
- The finale of the streaming season of 2024 was also not broadcast live. It was held at an undisclosed location, without an audience.
- 2025: De Hallen in Amsterdam. Only AVROTROS members were able to attend this finale.
The 25th anniversary season finale (later in 2025) is scheduled to be broadcast live, with the location yet to be announced.
References
References
- "Over Wie is de Mol". [[AVROTROS]].
- (7 February 2025). "Jubileumseizoen". AVROTROS.
- (2018). "OVER WIDM". widm.nl.
- Except for episode 5 of season 15 because of an incident in the [[Media Park (Hilversum). Media Park]]. The episode aired the following Friday at 20.30.
- (2020-09-06). "Kijkonderzoek".
- (2021-01-03). "De TV van gisteren: Record voor start nieuwe seizoen Wie is de Mol?".
- (7 March 2021). "Wie is de Mol sluit Tsjechisch seizoen af zónder kijkcijferrecord".
- (3 January 2022). "Persbericht Kijkcijfers Tv Zendertotaal (Week 51 2021) En Uitzenddag (Week 52 2021)".
- (7 March 2022). "Persbericht Kijkcijfers Tv Zendertotaal (Week 8 2022) En Uitzenddag (Week 9 2022)".
- (9 January 2023). "Persbericht Kijkcijfers TV Zendertotaal (Week 52 2022) En Uitzenddag (Week 1 2023)".
- (13 March 2023). "Persbericht Kijkcijfers TV Zendertotaal (Week 9 2023) En Uitzenddag (Week 10 2023)".
- (15 January 2024). "Persbericht Kijkcijfers TV Zendertotaal (Week 1 2024)".
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