I Love My Country (Dutch TV series)

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I Love My Country
Created by Talpa Media
Developed byGijs van Dam
Directed bySander Vahle
Country of originNetherlands
Production
Production companies Talpa Media (2008–2019)
ITV Studios (2019–present)
Original release
Release8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 
present

I Love My Country (Dutch: Ik hou van Holland ) is a Dutch TV program, first aired in the Netherlands on 8 March 2008. A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11th season airing in 2013. Until 2013, two seasons were aired per year on RTL 4.

Contents

The show was created by John de Mol (who also created the television formats of Big Brother , Deal or No Deal , and The Voice ) and has been sold to at least 33 countries worldwide.

Format

The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its captain, has three members, one in each age-category (20–29, 30–39, 40–49). The teams have to answer multiple questions centered on their own home country, like "What is the capital of...", "When did our country end the war with..." etc. At the end of the program the winning team gets a reward typical for their country of origin, like a bicycle in the Netherlands. [1]

International versions

Legend
  Currently airing
  No longer airing
  Upcoming
  Original version
CountryLocal titleChannel(s)Host(s)First aired
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania [2] Dua Vendin Tim Top Channel Xhemi Shehu2012–2013
2019–2020
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus [3] Я люблю Беларусь
Ya liubliu Belarus
ONT Denis Kurian 6 January 2013
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
(Flag of Flanders.svg  Flanders)
Zot van Vlaanderen VTM Rani De Coninck October 2010
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
(Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia)
J'aime mon Pays RTL-TVI Thomas Van Hamme January 2012
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria [4] Аз обичам България
Az obicham Bŭlgaria
Nova Evelina Pavlova25 March 2011 – 26 May 2017
bTV Alexandra Sarchadjieva23 February 2024 – present
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 我爱我的祖国
Wǒ ài Wǒ de Zǔ Guó
Sichuan TV Níng YuǎnMarch 2009
I Love China Hubei Television Wáng YīnánJanuary 2012
Li Ai
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia [5] Volim Hrvatsku HRT Mirko Fodor
Daniela Trbović (2014–2015)
24 September 2012 – present
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [6] [7] I love Česko TV Nova Halina Pawlowská 25 October 2008
Máme rádi Česko Prima Libor Bouček7 April 2013 – present
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [8] Hva' så Danmark DR1 Felix Smith26 November – 30 December 2010
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia [9] Me armastame Eestit TV3 Eda-Ines Etti 20 September 2013 – present
Flag of France.svg  France [10] [11] Tout le monde aime la France ! TF1 Sandrine Quetier 28 July 2012 – 31 May 2013
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia მე მიყვარს საქართველო
Me miqvars sakartvelo
1TV Maka TsintsadzeDecember 2009
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [12] Ich liebe Deutschland Sat.1 Jürgen von der Lippe 15 July – 19 August 2011
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Ελλάδα Σ'Αγαπώ
Ellada S'agapó
Mega Channel Doretta PapadimitriouApril 2015
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [13] Magyarország, szeretlek! M1 (2 October 2011 – 31 December 2014)
Duna (15 March 2015 – 6 June 2021)
Vajk Szente2 October 2011 – 6 June 2021
Duna Csaba Pindroch30 January 2022 – present
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [14] [15] I Love Italy Rai 2 Claudio Lippi (2010)
Massimiliano Ossini and
Alessandra Barzaghi (2011)
31 December 2010 – 31 May 2011
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia [16] Es mīlu Tevi, Latvija! TV3 Artūrs Skrastiņš 31 August 2014 – 15 May 2021
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania [17] Aš tikrai myliu Lietuvą TV3 Marijonas Mikutavičius 16 February – 14 May 2015
Myliu Lietuvą LRT Ignas Krupavičius7 October 2023 – present
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria I love Nigeria ? Stephanie Coker 12 September 2015
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ik hou van Holland RTL 4 Linda de Mol 2008–2016
SBS6 Linda de Mol
Rob Kemps (2022)
2019–present
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland [18] Kocham Cię, Polsko! TVP2 Maciej Kurzajewski (2009–2012)
Barbara Kurdej-Szatan (2016–2018)
13 March 2009 – 25 November 2012
5 March 2016 – 19 May 2018
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal [19] I Love Portugal RTP1 Filomena Cautela and Vasco Palmeirim 11 August 2019 – 10 October 2021
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Iubesc România Kanal D Anca ȚurcașiuFebruary 2010
România, jos pălăria! Pro TV Florin Busuioc 19 September 2017
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [20] Я люблю свою страну
Ya lyublyu svoyu stranu
Channel One Valdis Pelšs 4 November 2023 – present
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia أحب السعودية
Aheb Assaudia
SBC Mazroa Almazroa26 November 2018
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [21] Ja volim Srbiju Prva (23 October 2010 – 26 July 2011; 18 February – 17 July 2018)
RTS 1 (23 October 2016 – 4 June 2017; 23 September 2019 – present)
Milorad Mandić(2010–2011)
Nina Seničar (2016–2018)
Dragana Kosjerina (2019–present)
23 October 2010 – present
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa I Love South Africa E.tv Masechaba LekalakeMay 2014
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [22] Milujem Slovensko Jednotka Martin Nikodým 1 April 2013 – present
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia [23] Moja Slovenija RTVSLO 1 Mario Galunič10 March 2012 – 25 October 2014
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [24] Typical Spanish La 1 Frank Blanco19 June – 24 August 2020
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Hela Sveriges fredag! SVT1 Malin Olsson 1 March 2013
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand I Love Thailand Channel 3 Puttachat Pongsuchat20 March 2016
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates محلاها بلادي
Mahlaha bladi
Abu Dhabi TV Samah Ahmad8 October 2009
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom [25] I Love My Country BBC One Gabby Logan 3 August – 28 September 2013
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Я люблю Україну
Ya ljublju Ukrajinu
1+1 (seasons 1-2)
TET (season 3)
Lidiya Taran (season 1)
Yuriy Horbunov (season 2)
Kseniya Mishyna (season 3)
27 September – 21 November 2009
22 March – 16 August 2012
19 March 2023 – present

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