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.