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Wie is de Mol? (Dutch TV series)

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Wie is de Mol? (Dutch TV series)
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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.

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Format

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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.[1]

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  1. [a]
    A special returning candidates season in celebration of 20 seasons of Wie is de Mol?
  2. [b]
    A special streaming season in celebration of 25 years of Wie is de Mol? with its first all civilian cast since Season 4.
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Seasons

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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.

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  1. [a]
    Guilder, the national Dutch currency at the time
  2. [b]
    Frédérique Huydts [nl] 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.
  3. [c]
    The final of season 7 had four finalists. Renate and Eva both lost to Paul.
  4. [d]
    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.
  5. [e]
    After unmasking the Mole in season 15 and winning the season, Rik went on to present Wie is de Mol? from season 19 onwards.
  6. [f]
    Candidates began the first episode in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia or Ukraine. The first assignment involved finding plane tickets to Georgia, where the remainder of the season would be filmed.
  7. [g]
    The final of season 20 had four finalists. Miljuschka and Nathan came second and third respectively and lost to Buddy.
  8. [h]
    To celebrate the 20th season, an extra anniversary season (subtitled "Renaissance"), which aired in 2020, was announced at the end of the season 20 finale.
  9. [i]
    To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Wie is de Mol?, an extra "Streaming" season, which aired in 2024, was announced on 14 May 2024, the first to feature non-celebrity candidates since 2003.
  10. [j]
    To celebrate the 25th season, an extra anniversary season, which airs in 2025, was announced on 7 February 2025.[2]

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Ratings

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Live finale

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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.

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