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*Farma*
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 language	Croatian
No. of seasons	7
Production
Production locations	near Zagreb, Croatia
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Nova TV
Release	9 March 2008 –; 30 December 2020
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.

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*
Judge	Season
Judge	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

Season	Episodes	Original run	Network	Winner
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 2015		Blaženka Slamar
5 (Dvije Farme)		4 September 2016		Goran Kaleb
6		15 September 2018		Saša Vujnović
7 (More i Maslina)	59	5 October – 30 December 2020		Tomislav Pavlović
8	TBA		RTL	TBA

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

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]

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "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.]
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "'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.
^ "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.
^ "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.]
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.