Reality TV & Game Shows

From De Mol to Blokken, the reality formats and quiz shows (several Belgian-invented) that glued the country to the couch.

Part of Belgium

15 moments in this segment.

1. 1990-01-01 - Tien om te Zien. The summery 90s VTM chart show, Margriet Hermans, Blankenberge and schlager nostalgia.
2. 1992-01-01 - Blokken. The Tetris-based VRT quiz that ran nightly for three decades, a Flemish dinner-time ritual.
3. 1993-01-01 - Familieraad (Family Feud Belgium). The 1990s Flemish version of Family Feud, survey-says nostalgia.
4. 2002 - F.C. De Kampioenen. The beloved football-club sitcom (1990–2011), endlessly rerun Flemish comfort TV.
5. 2007-01-01 - De Pfaffs. The reality show following goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff’s flamboyant family.
6. 2012-01-01 - De Slimste Mens ter Wereld. The witty celebrity quiz that became Flanders’ most-watched and most-quoted show.
7. 2013-06-27 - "Thuis". The VRT daily soap running since 1995, the living-room ritual of Flanders.
8. 2014-09-25 - Familie. VTM’s flagship soap since 1991, Flanders’ longest-running drama.
9. 2015-01-01 - Blokken - Ben Crabbé Speechless. The Tetris-meets-quiz show that has run on VRT since 1994, with its eternal host.
10. 2017-01-01 - De Slimste Mens - Bird Impressions. The cult quiz show’s most-replayed moment, a contestant doing bird calls. National comfort TV.
11. 2017-01-01 - Vlaanderen Vakantieland. The long-running travel show that taught Flanders where to caravan.
12. 2018-01-01 - Boer zkt Vrouw. The farmer-dating reality hit, wholesome, awkward and endlessly quotable.
13. 2020-01-01 - De Mol - The Reveal. The saboteur-hunt game show whose annual unmasking grips Flanders.
14. 2021-01-01 - Temptation Island Vlaanderen - Gringo. The relationship-testing reality show that minted catchphrases and meme legend Gringo.
15. 2025-08-19 - Thuis. The VRT soap running since 1995, the daily ritual of Flemish living rooms.