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| Farmer Wants a Wife | |
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| Genre | Dating game show |
| Starring | Catherine Gee (2001) Louise Redknapp (2009) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John Longley |
| Production companies | Thames Television (2001) FremantleMedia (2009) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 November (2001-11-08) – 20 December 2001 (2001-12-20) |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 16 September (2009-09-16) – 21 October 2009 (2009-10-21) |
Farmer Wants a Wife is areality television series developed byFremantle Media. The basic structure of the programme 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 onITV in 2001. However, the original format of the programme is likely to date back to the TV programmeBauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 onSF DRS inSwitzerland.[1]
Some versions have also occasionally included gay or women farmers who were seeking husbands.[2]
After its UK debut in 2001, the show had more than 10 localised versions around the world, with mixedratings reports. It was the No. 1 television show for stations that aired it inBelgium and Norway, and was the highest rated (up to 60%) entertainment show in the Netherlands.[citation needed]
Premiered in spring 2008, theU.S. version ofFarmer Wants a Wife consists of 8 episodes, during which 10 women are trying to be chosen by just one bachelor farmer. In this the U.S. version differed from the other international versions and it was more fictionalised. This version got cancelled byThe CW after one season. In March 2023, a new version of Farmer Wants a Wife aired on Fox and is now in its third season.
In September 2009,Farmer Wants a Wife returned to British television for a series onChannel 5, presented by singer and television personalityLouise Redknapp.[citation needed]
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 2001 | 20 December 2001 | 7 |
| 2 | 16 September 2009 | 21 October 2009 | 6 |
| Country | Name | Channel | Host | Premiere | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | The Farmer Wants a Wife | Nine Network Seven Network | Natalie Gruzlewski Sam McClymont Sam Armytage | 24 October 2007 | Link |
 Austria | Bauer sucht Frau | ATV | Katrin Lampe Arabella Kiesbauer | 2005 | LinkArchived 24 October 2012 at theWayback Machine |
 Belgium(  Flanders) | Boer zoekt Vrouw | VTM | Dina Tersago | March 2004 | Link |
| Belgium (  Wallonia) | L'amour est dans le pré | RTL-TVI | Sandrine Dans | 2008 | Link |
 Bulgaria | Фермер търси жена Fermer tyrsi jena | Nova Television | Aleks Surchajieva(2011) Didi Todorova(2015) | 2011 | |
 Canada | L'amour est dans le pré | V/Noovo | Marie-Ève Janvier Katherine Levac Marie-Soleil Dion | 29 January 2011 | Link |
| Farming for Love | CTV | Sabrina Jalees | 28 May 2023 | ||
 Croatia | Ljubav je na selu | RTL | Lorena Nosić(2009–2010) Marijana Batinić(2012–2020) Anita Martinović(2021–present) | 4 September 2008 | Link |
 Czech Republic | Farmář hledá ženu | TV Prima | Laďka Něrgešová | 14 July 2010 | LinkArchived 20 May 2017 at theWayback Machine |
| 3 April 2022 | |||||
| TV Barrandov | Alice Bendová | 3 March 2017 | Link | ||
 Denmark | Bonde søger brud | Kanal 4 | Anne-Dorte | 2006–2008 | |
| Landmand søger kærlighed | TV 2 | Lene Beier | 2013 | ||
 Estonia | Maamees otsib naist | Kanal 2 | Krista Lensin | May 2007 | Link |
 Finland | Maajussille morsian | MTV3 | Miia Nuutila Mia Halonen Vappu Pimiä | 26 March 2006 | Link |
 France | L'amour est dans le pré | M6 | Véronique Mounier Alessandra Sublet Karine Le Marchand | 8 September 2005 | LinkArchived 29 November 2007 at theWayback Machine |
 Germany | Bauer sucht Frau | RTL | Inka Bause | 2 October 2005 | Link |
| Land und Liebe | NDR Fernsehen | Yared Dibaba | 2005 | LinkArchived 19 January 2012 at theWayback Machine | |
 Greece | Αγρότης μόνος ψάχνει Agrótis mónos psáchnei | Alpha TV | Sissy Christidou | 1 July 2009 | Link |
 Hungary | Házasodna a gazda | RTL | Ildikó Kovalcsik "Lilu"(2012) Anikó Nádai(2019–present) | 29 June 2012 | Link |
 Ireland | Love in the Country | RTÉ2 | Anna Geary | 6 November 2023 | |
 Italy | Il contadino cerca moglie | Fox Life,TV8,Sky Uno(2015–2018) Nove(2021–present) | Simona Ventura Ilenia Lazzarin Diletta Leotta Gabriele Corsi | 2015 | |
 Latvia | Saimnieks meklē sievu | TV3 | Baiba Sipeniece | 2009 | Link |
 Lithuania | Ūkininkas ieško žmonos | TV3 | Nijolė Pareigytė | 26 April 2011 | Link |
 Netherlands | Boer zoekt Vrouw | NPO 1 | Yvon Jaspers | 21 November 2004 | Link |
 Norway | Jakten på kjærligheten | TV2 | Marthe Sveberg | 24 August 2004 | Link |
 Poland | Rolnik szuka żony | TVP1 | Marta Manowska | 21 May 2014 | Link |
 Portugal | Quem quer namorar com o agricultor? | SIC | Andreia Rodrigues | 10 March 2019 | [1] |
 Romania | Fermier. Caut nevastă | Prima TV | Luana Ibacka | 12 March 2009 | |
 Serbia | Domaćine, oženi se | Prva | Tijana Čurović | 15 October 2010 | |
 Slovenia | Ljubezen na seniku | TV3 | Saša Lendero | Spring 2011 | |
| Ljubezen na deželi | Planet TV | Saša Lendero | Autumn 2013 | ||
| Ljubezen po domače | POP TV | Tanja Postružnik | Autumn 2016 | Link | |
 Slovakia | Farmár hľadá ženu | TV JOJ | Aneta Parišková | 2010 | Link |
 South Africa | Boer soek 'n Vrou | KykNET | Minki van der Westhuizen,Elma Postma, Marciel Hopkins | 30 September 2008 | Link |
 Spain | Granjero busca esposa | Cuatro | Luján Argüelles(2009–2011) Carlos Lozano(2016–2018) | 12 January 2009 | LinkArchived 11 September 2011 at theWayback Machine |
 Sweden | Bonde söker fru | TV4 | Linda Lindorff | 2006 | LinkArchived 3 March 2008 at theWayback Machine |
 Switzerland | Bauer, ledig, sucht... | 3+ | Marco Fritsche | 2008 | Link |
 Ukraine | Фермер шукає дружину Fermer shukaye druzhynu | STB | Irina Borisyuk | 30 September 2011 | LinkArchived 12 November 2011 at theWayback Machine |
 United States | Farmer Wants a Wife | The CW | Matt Neustadt | 30 April 2008 | Link |
| Fox | Jennifer Nettles(2023–2024) Kimberly Williams-Paisley(2025-present) | 8 March 2023 |