Farma (Croatian TV series)

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Farma
Genre Reality competition
Presented by
  • Mia Kovačić (s. 1–7)
  • Davor Dretar (s. 1, 3, 6)
  • Dražen Kocijan (s. 2)
  • Dušan Bućan (s. 4–5)
  • Nikolina Pišek (s. 2–3)
  • Frano Ridjan (s. 7)
Country of origin Croatia
Original languageCroatian
No. of seasons7
Production
Production locationsnear Zagreb, Croatia
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Nova TV
Release9 March 2008 (2008-03-09) –
30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)
Network RTL

Farma (English: The Farm) is a Croatian reality television series based on The Farm. The series follows a group of participants living on a farm and competing for a cash prize in an elimination-based format.

Contents

Farma debuted on Nova TV on 9 March 2008 as the first HDTV program to be broadcast in Croatia. [1] The series concluded its run on Nova TV on 30 December 2020 with the finale of the seventh season. [2]

In May 2024, RTL announced a revival of Farma and is set to broadcast the eighth overall season of the series. [3]

Production

Format

A group of contestant is placed on a rural farm where they have to live in an isolation. Contestants leave the farm via eliminations; the winner ultimately receives a monetary prize.

Hosts

On Nova TV, Mia Kovačić hosted all seasons but the second one, with various co-hosts joining her throughout the years. [4]

Hosts and co-hosts on Farma
JudgeSeason
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mia Kovačić Main Main
Davor Dretar Main Main Main
Dražen Kocijan [5] Main
Nikolina Pišek [5] Main
Dušan Bućan Main
Frano Ridjan [6] Main

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginal runNetworkWinner
1 9 March – 6 June 2008 Nova TV Rafael Dropulić
2 1 March 2009 Mario Mlinarić
3 21 March – 18 June 2010 Kristijan Kiki Rahimovski
4
(Novi početak)		6 September 2015Blaženka Slamar
5
(Dvije Farme)		4 September 2016Goran Kaleb
6 15 September 2018Saša Vujnović
7
(More i Maslina)		595 October – 30 December 2020Tomislav Pavlović
8 TBA RTL TBA

Seasons 1–3 (2008-2010): Celebrity edition

Promotion for the second season of Farma Cvjetni trg farma segway 0209.jpg
Promotion for the second season of Farma

The first three seasons ran on Nova TV from 2008 to 2010 and utilized a celebrity format; the contestants were notable television, media and other personalities. The winners of the first three seasons were Rafael Dropulić, Mario Mlinarić and Kristijan Kiki Rahimovski respectively. [7]

Seasons 4–7 (2015–2020)

After a hiatus, the series returned to Nova TV in September 2015. [8] Unlike in the previous three seasons, the contestant were not celebrities. The fourth season was titled Novi početak (English: New Beginning), and the fifth season, debuting in September 2016, was titled Dvije Farme (English: Two Farms) with contestants being placed on two different farms. [9] A sixth season followed two years later, premiering in September 2018. [10]

After another two-year hiatus, the seventh season aired on Nova TV under the title Farma: More i Maslina (English: Farma: The Sea and the Olive) from October to December 2020. [6] The winner of More i Maslina was Tomislav Pavlović. [2]

Season 8: RTL revival

In May 2024, RTL announced a revival of the series. The applications for aspiring participants to apply were opened the same month. A cash prize of €50,000 will be offered to the winner. [3]

Reception

Ratings

During its first two seasons, the series was broadcast in prime time for 13 weeks, six days in a week, and was the highest rated show of the season.[ citation needed ]

According to Nova TV, the fifth season, broadcast from September to December 2016, had an average of 570,000 viewers. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Poznat konačan popis kandidata reality showa "Farma"". index.hr (in Croatian). Index.hr. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Tomislav Pavlović pobjednik je showa 'Farma More i Maslina', kući odlazi s pola milijuna kuna". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Trud, rad i upornost! Stiže show s pravim vrijednostima – 'Farma' otvara vrata na RTL-u i nudi priliku za osvajanjem do 50 tisuća eura". rtl.hr (in Croatian). RTL. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mia Kovačić nam iskreno priznala: "Što sam starija to mi izolacija sve bolji zvuči"" [Mia Kovačić honestly admitted to us: "The older I get, the better isolation sounds to me."]. showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. Mia Kovačić i ove će se godine naći u ulozi voditeljice popularnog reality showa Farma čije emitiranje uskoro kreće na Novoj TV.[This year, Mia Kovačić will once again host of the popular reality show Farma, which will soon be broadcast on Nova TV.]
  5. 1 2 "Nikolina Pišek vodit će reality show 'Farma'". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 "'Farma More i Maslina' od 5. listopada na Novoj TV" ['Farma More i Maslina' from 5 October on Nova TV]. novatv.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Nova TV. 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sjećate li se tko je bio prvi pobjednik Farme još prije 12 godina, a tko su bili njegovi nasljednici? Ovo su njihove priče". showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "7 muškaraca i 7 žena u izolaciji: Tko je Gazda, a tko Sluge i Sluškinje?" [7 men and 7 women in isolation: Who is the Boss and who are the Servants and Maids?]. showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024. Ne propustite svjetski poznati i popularni reality show od 6. rujna na Novoj TV.[Do not miss the world-famous and popular reality show from 6 September on Nova TV.]
  9. ↑ Braškić, Ana (31 August 2016). "Nova Farma počinje 4. rujna, farmere čekaju Mia i Dušan" [Nova Farma starts on September 4, Mia and Dušan are waiting for the farmers]. novilist.hr (in Croatian). Novi list. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Reality show 'Farma' od 16. rujna na Novoj TV" [Reality show "Farma" from September 16 on Nova TV]. novatv.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Nova TV. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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