Farmer Wants a Wife is a reality television series developed by Fremantle 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 on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the programme is likely to date back to the TV programme Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SF DRS in Switzerland.
Some versions have also occasionally included gay or women farmers who were seeking husbands.
History After its UK debut in 2001, the show had more than 10 localised versions around the world, with mixed ratings reports. It was the No. 1 television show for stations that aired it in Belgium and Norway, and was the highest rated (up to 60%) entertainment show in the Netherlands.
Premiered in spring 2008, the American version of Farmer Wants a Wife consists of 8 episodes, during which 10 women are trying to be chosen by just one bachelor farmer. In this the American version differed from the other international versions, and it was more fictionalised. This version got cancelled by The CW after one season. In March 2023, a new version aired on Fox and is now in its third season.
In September 2009, Farmer Wants a Wife returned to British television for a series on Channel 5, presented by singer and television personality Louise Redknapp. In January 2026, it was announced that the format would return once again but this time under the name Farming for Love and would be broadcast on ITV. In April 2026, Lisa Hogan, the partner of Jeremy Clarkson was announced as the new presenter of the reboot.
Transmissions Series Start date End date Episodes 1 8 November 2001 20 December 2001 7 2 16 September 2009 21 October 2009 6
International versions
Country Name Channel Host Premiere Ending Website The Farmer Wants a Wife Nine Network Natalie Gruzlewski 26 September 2012 LinkNatalie GruzlewskiSam McClymont1 February 201614 March 2016Seven NetworkNatalie Gruzlewski (2020–2022, 2025–present)Sam Armytage (2023–2024)26 July 2020Present Bauer sucht Frau ATV Katrin Lampe (2005–2013)Arabella Kiesbauer (2014–present) Present Link () Boer zoekt Vrouw VTM Dina Tersago An Lemmens (2018–2020) Present Link () L'amour est dans le pré RTL-TVI Julie Taton (2009–2011)Sandrine Dans (2012–2023) Maria Del Rio (2024–present) Present Link Фермер търси женаFermer tyrsi jena Nova Television Aleks Surchajieva 29 September 2011 8 December 2011Didi Todorova18 September 201511 December 2015 L'amour est dans le pré V/Noovo Marie-Ève JanvierKatherine LevacMarie-Soleil Dion Present Link Farming for Love CTV Sabrina Jalees 31 July 2024 Ljubav je na selu RTL Lorena Nosić (2008–2010)Marijana Batinić (2012–2020)Anita Martinović (2021–present) Present Link Farmář hledá ženu TV Prima Laďka Něrgešová 2017 Link Present TV Barrandov Alice Bendová 2021 Link Bonde søger brudKanal 4 Anne-Dorte 2008Landmand søger kærlighedTV 2 Lene Beier (2015–2024)Sofie Martinusen (2025–present)2015Present Maamees otsib naist Kanal 2 Krista Lensin 2007 Link Maajussille morsian MTV3 Mia Halonen (2006)Miia Nuutila (2007–2016) Vappu Pimiä (2017–present) Present Link L'amour est dans le pré M6 Véronique Mounier (2005–2006, 2008)Alessandra Sublet (2006–2007, 2009)Karine Le Marchand (2010–present) Present Link Bauer sucht Frau RTL Inka Bause PresentLink Land und Liebe NDR Fernsehen Ina Müller (2005–2007)Yared Dibaba (2009–2010) 20 July 20052010Link Αγρότης μόνος ψάχνειAgrótis mónos psáchnei Alpha TV Sissy Christidou 15 December 2010 Házasodna a gazda RTL Ildikó Kovalcsik "Lilu" 19 December 2012 Link Anikó Nádai1 September 2019Present Love in the Country RTÉ2 Anna Geary Present Il contadino cerca moglie Fox Life, TV8, Sky Uno (2015–2018)Nove (2021–present) Simona Ventura (2015)Ilenia Lazzarin (2016–2017)Diletta Leotta (2018)Gabriele Corsi (2021–2024) 6 October 2015 12 December 2024 Saimnieks meklē sievu TV3 Baiba Sipeniece Link Ūkininkas ieško žmonos TV3 Nijolė Pareigytė Link Boer zoekt Vrouw NPO 1 Yvon Jaspers Present Link Jakten på kjærligheten TV2 Marthe Sveberg Present Link Rolnik szuka żony TVP1 Marta Manowska Present LinkQuem quer namorar com o agricultor?SICAndreia Rodrigues18 February 2023 Fermier. Caut nevastă! Prima TV Luana Ibacka 2009 Gospodar fără pereche Pro TV Anamaria Prodan 2020 Domaćine, oženi se Prva Tijana Čurović 2014 Ljubezen na seniku TV3 Saša Lendero 2011 Ljubezen na deželi Planet TV Saša Lendero 2013 Ljubezen po domače POP TV Tanja Postružnik Link Farmár hľadá ženu TV JOJ Aneta Parišková 2010 2017 Link Boer soek 'n Vrou KykNET Minki van der Westhuizen, Elma Postma, Marciel Hopkins Present Link Granjero busca esposa Cuatro Luján Argüelles 16 November 2011 Link Carlos Lozano12 September 201610 January 2018 Bonde söker fru TV4 Linda Lindorff 28 May 2006 Present Link Bauer, ledig, sucht... 3+ Marco Fritsche 2008 Link Фермер шукає дружину Fermer shukaye druzhynu STB Irina Borisyuk 2011 Link Farmer Wants a Wife The CW Matt Neustadt 25 June 2008 Link Fox Jennifer Nettles (2023–2024)Kimberly Williams-Paisley (2025–present) Present
References
External links FremantleMedia's Site
- Links about FWW