I Love My Country
| I Love My Country | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Talpa Media |
| Developed by | Gijs van Dam |
| Directed by | Sander Vahle |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Production company(s) | Talpa Productions |
| Release | |
| Original release | 8 March 2008 – present |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
I Love My Country (Dutch: Ik hou van Holland) is a Dutch TV program, first aired in the Netherlands on 8 March 2008. A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11th season airing in 2013. Until 2013, two seasons were aired per year on RTL 4.
The show was created by the Dutchman John de Mol (who also created the television formats of Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, and The Voice) and has been sold to at least 25 countries worldwide.
Format
The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its captain, has three members, one in each age-category (20–29, 30–39, 40–49). The teams have to answer multiple questions centered on their own home country, like "What is the capital of...", "When did our country end the war with..." etc. At the end of the program the winning team gets a reward typical for their country of origin, like a bicycle in the Netherlands.[1]
International versions
- Legend
- Airing
- Cancelled / Ended
- Upcoming
- Original version
| First aired | Country | Local title | Station | Host | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 |  Netherlands | Ik hou van Holland | RTL4 | Linda de Mol | Link |
| 7 October 2012 |  Albania | Dua Vendin Tim | Top Channel | Xhemi Shehu | Link |
| 6 January 2013 |  Belarus | Я люблю Беларусь Ya liubliu Bielaruś | ONT | Denis Kurian | Link |
| October 2010 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (Dutch) | Zot van Vlaanderen | Vtm | Rani De Coninck | Link |
| January 2012 | Belgium (French) | J'aime mon Pays | RTL-TVI | Thomas Van Hamme | Link |
| March 2011 |  Bulgaria | Az obicham Bŭlgaria Аз обичам България | Nova | Evelina Pavlova | Link |
| March 2009 |  China | Wo Ai Wo De Zhu Guo | Sichuan TV | Ning Yuan | Link |
| January 2012 | I Love China | Hubei TV | Wang Yinan | ||
| Li Ai | |||||
| September 2012 |  Croatia | Volim Hrvatsku | HRT | Mirko Fodor Danijela Trbović | Link |
| October 2008 |  Czech Republic | I love Česko | TV Nova | Halina Pawlowská | Link |
| 7 April 2013 | Máme rádi Česko | Prima family | Libor Bouček | Link | |
| November 2010 |  Denmark | Hva' så Danmark | DR1 | Felix Smith | Link |
| September 2013 |  Estonia | Me armastame Eestit | TV3 | Eda-Ines Etti | Link |
| 28 July 2012 |  France | Tout le monde aime la France! | TF1 | Sandrine Quetier | Link |
| December 2009 |  Georgia | მე მიყვარს საქართველო Me miqvars sakartvelo | 1TV | წამყვანები: მაკა ცინცაძე | Link |
| 15 July 2011 |  Germany | Ich liebe Deutschland | SAT.1 | Jürgen von der Lippe | Link |
| April 2015 |  Greece | Ελλάδα Σ' Αγαπώ Ellada Sagapo | MegaTV | Doretta Papadimitriou | Link |
| 2 October 2011 |  Hungary | Magyarország, szeretlek! | M1 (former) Duna (current) | Szente Vajk | Link |
| December 2010 |  Italy | I love Italy | Rai 2 (Original) Rai World Premium (Multiple) | Claudio Lippi (2010) | Link |
| Massimiliano Ossini & Alessandra Barzaghi (2011) | |||||
| August 2014 |  Latvia | Es mīlu Tevi, Latvija! | TV3 | Artūrs Skrastiņš | Link |
| 2015 ≌TBA/TBC |  Lithuania | Aš tikrai myliu Lietuvą | TV3 | Marijonas Mikutavičius | Link |
| 12 September 2015 |  Nigeria | I love Nigeria | Stephanie Coker | TBA | |
| March 2009-2012, 5 march 2016- |  Poland | Kocham Cię, Polsko! | TVP2 & Polonia | Maciej Kurzajewski (2009–2012) Barbara Kurdej-Szatan (2016–) | Link |
| February 2010 |  Romania | Iubesc România | Kanal D | Anca Ţurcaşiu | Link |
| October 2010 October 2016 |  Serbia | Ja volim Srbiju | Prva RTS | Milorad Mandić Nina Seničar | Link Link |
| May 2014 |  South Africa | I Love South Africa Ek is lief vir Suid-Afrika | ETV | Masechaba Lekalake | Link |
| 1 April 2013 |  Slovakia | Milujem Slovensko | Jednotka | Martin Nikodým | Link |
| March 2012 |  Slovenia | Moja Slovenija | RTVSLO | Mario Galunič | Link |
| 1 March 2013 |  Sweden | Hela Sveriges Fredag | SVT1 | Malin Olsson | Link |
| 20 March 2016 |  Thailand | I Love Thailand | ThaiTV3 | Puttachat Pongsuchat | Link |
| 8 October 2009 |  United Arab Emirates | محلاها بلادي Mahlaha bladi | Abu Dhabi TV | Samah Ahmed | Link |
| 3 August 2013 |  United Kingdom | I Love My Country | BBC One | Gabby Logan | Link |
| July 2009 |  Ukraine | Я Люблю Україну Ya Lyublyu Ukrayinu | 1+1 | Yuri Gorbunov | Link |