''The Farm'' is a

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television franchise format created by the

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producer Strix. With over 100 licenses sold around the world and aired in more than 50 countries, ''The Farm'' is one of their most popular formats, including '' The Bar'' and ''

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''. It has been constantly on air somewhere in the world since 2001. The format is distributed by Fremantle.

Format

''The Farm'' puts a group of 12 to 14 people living together on a

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. The contestants must work as a normal farmer, raising animals and doing agriculture. In regular periods of time, one of the houseguests is evicted, usually in a ceremony called ''The Duel'' where they compete in a physical endurance, but in some adaptations of the show, it is the audience that decides, by telephone voting, who must leave ''The Farm''. Celebrity format, with participants being well-known public figures, is also common.

International versions

, there are 192 winners of ''The Farm'' format.

: Currently airing : An upcoming season : Status unknown : No longer airing

Current franchises

: Season currently being aired. : Upcoming season in casting process. : Casting process completed, and ready to be aired shortly after.

Format

International versions

Current franchises

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