The Farm is a reality competition television franchise format created by the Swedish producer Strix.[1][2] Over 100 licenses sold around the world and aired in more than 50 countries, The Farm is one of their most popular formats[peacock prose], including The Bar and Fame Factory. It has been constantly on air somewhere in the world since 2001. The format is distributed by Fremantle.
The Farm puts a group of 12 to 14 people living together in a farm. 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.[citation needed]
Celebrity format, with participants being well-known public figures, is also common.[citation needed]
As of 2021[update] there are 132 winners of The Farm format.
Strix reality formats "The Bar" and "The Farm" drew healthy audience shares on the Mega Channel last year.