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{{Short description|Belgian reality game show}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = De Mol-series banner.jpg

| caption = De Mol series banner

| alt_name = The Mole

| genre = [[Reality television|Reality]] [[game show]]

| creator = {{Ubl|Michiel Devlieger|[[Bart De Pauw]]|Tom Lenaerts|Michel Vanhove}}

| presenter = {{Ubl|Michiel Devlieger|Gilles De Coster}}

| country = Belgium

| language = Dutch

| num_series = 12

| num_episodes = 73

| runtime = 60–80 minutes

| company = [[Woestijnvis]]

| network = [[Één|TV1]] (1998–2000, 2003)<br>[[VIER]] (2016–)

| first_aired = {{Start date|1998|12|06|df=y}}

| last_aired = present

}}

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Players in ''The Mole'' must work together to complete various physical and mental challenges to build up a significant cash prize for the winner. One of them, however, is "the [[mole (espionage)|moleMole]]"," a double agent hired by the producers to [[sabotage]] the efforts of the group. The moleMole must be careful to avoid drawing too much suspicion to themself. Using journals, players must track vast amounts of minutiaedata about the person(s) they suspect of being the moleMole, such as seating positions, clothing colorscolours, minor discussion topics, and so on. The quiz at the end of each episode tests players' knowledge of the moleMole, and determines by lowest score (or slowest time, in the event of a tie) who is eliminated from the game.

==StrategyFormat==

Each series of ''The Mole'' involves a group of contestants. During each episode, the contestants participate in a number of challenges, each assigned a monetary value. However, one of these contestants has been selected by production to be the Mole; it's their job to try to prevent the other players from winning challenges without revealing themself to others. The Mole is told what challenges to expect, but not always how to sabotage them; they must decide whether to intervene and how they do so.

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While success in the challenges is important in order to build up potential winnings, it is also critical to stay in the game by scoring better than opponents on the quiz, usually by attempting to draw their suspicions of the mole's identity toward oneself. Since the mole must use subterfuge to misdirect attention from his/her attempts to derail the team, disingenuous attempts to emulate the mole must be subtle, while still noticeable and suspicious. Players sometimes sabotage themselves so much that the mole rarely has to tilt the table.

To eliminate someone, all contestants take a quiz (which consists of 20 questions) at the end of every episode regarding the identity of the Mole and their involvement in the previous activities. The player who scores the lowest on this quiz, or was slowest to answer in case of a tie, is eliminated from the game. When there are only three players remaining, including the Mole, the winner of the game is the one that answers the most questions correctly on the final quiz. The final quiz is usually 30 questions.

There were also a number of obscure and subtle clues planted by the producers. For example, in one challenge on the second [[United States|US]] series, host [[Anderson Cooper]] was eating an apple. The apple was the official fruit of [[Washington]], Bill (The Mole)'s home state. Rumour has it that not even Bill himself spotted this clue until it was revealed to him. Another example was in the [[Celebrity Mole]], where the number on the side of an airplane contained the moles initials, as well as their birth date. Also, a couple of episodes featured words quickly displayed in the title sequence which were impossible to view unless hugely slowed down. Similarly, in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] version, the first word that the presenter said in each program were linked together at the end, giving the identity of the mole. Some players in later series chose to look for these clues, most often in vain. (Allegedly, this ruined the chances of [[Corbin Bernsen]] in ''[[Celebrity Mole|Celebrity Mole Hawaii]]'', as he was too distracted by searching for clues that he didn't focus enough attention on the game.) These clues were generally intended for the viewers to catch, rather than the players themselves, although often their cryptic meaning remains hidden to everyone until revealed at the end of the show.

While success in the challenges builds up potential winnings, it is also critical to stay in the game by scoring better than opponents on the quiz, usually by attempting to draw their suspicions of the Mole's identity toward oneself. Since the Mole must use subterfuge to misdirect attention from their attempts to derail the team, disingenuous attempts to emulate the Mole must be subtle, while still noticeable and suspicious.

==Challenges==

Like other reality shows, ''The Mole'' featured challenges in which the players received money that was added to a group pot only one would win. But unlike the other challenges in other reality shows, ''The Mole''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s challenges offered ways to disrupt the game, and ways of hiding it. Here are some examples of ''The Mole'' challenges over the series.

Each season may also offer various advantages such as safety/exemption from elimination (''vrijstelling'') or tokens which increase a player's score on the quiz (''pasvragen''). Earning or claiming these usually come at the cost of money from the group pot.

*Hostage Rescue- The producers would abduct a player at night, then hold them hostage. The remaining players must free the hostage in a certain amount of time. The hostage's whereabouts were generally unknown, and they were usually located in another city a few minutes away in a castle or prison. The remaining players would have been split up and each group would have a key to unlock the door to get to the hostage.

== Series overview ==

*Plane Jump- As it sounds, each player must jump from an airplane to win the money.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!Series

!Premiere

!Finale

!Host

!The Mole

!Winner

!Runner-up

!Amount won

!International destination

|-

|'''1'''

|6 December 1998

|31 January 1999

| rowspan="3" |[[:nl:Michiel Devlieger|Michiel Devlieger]]

|Magda Ral

|Hugo De Bie

|Armand "Mon" De Ridder

|BEF 1,150,000

|[[France]]

|-

|'''2'''

|23 January 2000

|19 March 2000

|Hugo Daemen

|Marianne Dupon

|Niki De Boeck

|BEF 1,145,000

|[[Spain]]

|-

|'''3'''

|19 January 2003

|15 March 2003

|Mark Simons

|Stijn Vandaele

|Sandra Welvaert / Inge Boere

|€33,100

|[[Italy]]

|-

|'''4'''

|1 February 2016

|28 March 2016

| rowspan="11" |[[:nl:Gilles De Coster|Gilles De Coster]]

|Gilles Van Bouwel

|Cathy van der Ha

|Hanne Vanhaesebrouck

|€30,790

|[[Argentina]]

|-

|'''5'''

|6 February 2017

|3 April 2017

|Eline Michiels

|Davey Van Rode

|Annelies Cooymans

|€27,250

|[[South Africa]]

|-

|'''6'''

|25 March 2018

|20 May 2018

|Pieter Delanoy

|Lloyd Vermeulen

|Bahador Sabouri

|€27,665

|[[Mexico]]

|-

|'''7'''

|10 March 2019

|12 May 2019

|Elisabet Haesevoets

|Axel Pailler

|Bas Moeyaert

|€34,050

|[[Vietnam]]

|-

|'''8'''

|8 March 2020

|26 April 2020

|Alina Churikova

|Jolien Derck

|Bart Lintermans

|€22,835

|[[Greece]]

|-

|'''9'''

|21 March 2021

|9 May 2021

|Lennart Driesen

|Annelotte De Brandt

|Sven Uyttersprot

|€18,240

|[[Germany]]

|-

| rowspan="2" |'''10'''

| rowspan="2" |20 March 2022

| rowspan="2" |8 May 2022

|Philippe Minguet

| rowspan="2" |Sven Pede

| rowspan="2" |Yens Wittebrouck

| rowspan="2" |€26,390

| rowspan="2" |[[Canary Islands]] ([[Spain]])

|-

|Uma Vandemaele{{efn|name=Philippe|During the fourth episode of season 10, Philippe withdrew from the game due to mental health reasons, also revealing that he was the Mole. A new Mole was selected among the remaining six candidates at the end of the episode.<ref>{{cite web|author=Belle de Jong|title=Saboteur quits Belgian game show over health concerns|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/216309/saboteur-quits-belgian-game-show-over-health-concerns|website=[[The Brussels Times]]|access-date=26 March 2023|date=11 April 2022}}</ref>}}

|-

| '''11'''

|19 March 2023

|7 May 2023

|Comfort Achuo

|Lancelot De Deurwaerder

|Toos Vandervelde

|€27,320

|[[Arizona]] ([[United States]])

|-

| '''12'''

|24 March 2024

|12 May 2024

|Senne van der Zweep

|Bernard Balcaen

|Michaël Moens

|€24,160

|[[Sicily]] ([[Italy]])

|-

|'''13'''

|23 March 2025

|11 May 2025

|Sarah Loos

|Alexy Kilozo

|Michèle Vergote

|€27.910

|[[Thailand]]

|-

|}

; Notes

*The Library Game- Players must find books that hold tickets to get onto a slow moving horse drawn carriage that is moving through town. Each player must find a ticket and get on the carriage before it stops off at its final ___location, the library.

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=== Locations map ===

*Ethics Test- The players would be confronted during a rest stop to help an old lady with a chore. If they helped the old lady, they would get money. Then, two attractive women would ask for the same favor a little later. If they helped both the old lady and the younger women, they would gain money. Conversely, if they only helped the attractive women, they would lose money. If they helped neither, no money would be lost or gained.

{{Location map+|World|width=600|float=left|caption=Locations of the Belgian version of ''The Mole''.|places=

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{{Location map~|World|lat=40.433333|long=-3.7|label=Spain|position=left}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=37.5|long=14|label=Sicily|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=-37.183333|long=-67.366667|label=Argentina|position=left}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=-30|long=25|label=South Africa|position=right}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=23.316667|long=-102.366667|label=Mexico|position=left}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=16.166667|long=107.833333|label=Vietnam|position=right}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=15.21|long=101|label=Thailand|position=left}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=39|long=22|label=Greece|position=right}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=51.15|long=10.45|label=Germany|position=right}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=28.29|long=-16.62|label=Canary Islands|position=left}}

{{Location map~|World|lat=34.286667|long=-111.656944|label=Arizona|position=right}}

}}

{{clear}}

==International versions==

*GPS Game- the players are given a ___location to go to find a [[Global Positioning System]] unit, then they must find the ___location the GPS is pointed to. Once they get there, they have two options: add money to the pot, or find out about the mole.

In total, over 50 series/seasons of ''The Mole'' have been broadcast around the world, since its inception in 1998 in Belgium.

'''Legend:'''

*Riddle Challenge- the players are split into two groups and taken on a tour, the first group would be led to a room, where they must answer a series of riddles to earn money. They would then be led to another room, and locked inside while the other team tries to solve the same riddles, the only difference being that for each riddle the second team answers, money is removed from the pot. The first team must choose a team member to try and stop the other team from solving the riddles.

:{{Color box|#C2EF86|border=darkgray}} (3) Currently airing &nbsp;

:{{Color box|#EFC2C2|border=darkgray}} (18) No longer airing &nbsp;

{| class="wikitable"

*Language Barrier Challenge- A Common theme in the Mole, since players are taken overseas frequently. They are deposited in a town where they do not speak the language, and must find a way to communicate with the locals to gather information needed for the challenge. For example, in one challenge, they are given two watches. One of the watches is priceless, while the other is a worthless fake. They must choose a watch to destroy by taking them to local watchmakers to get them appraised. After a set period of time, they must return to the firing range, where a marksman will fire a bullet through one of the watches. If the replica is destroyed, they win money, but if the real watch is destroyed, they must pay for it with money from the pot.

|-

! Country !! Name !! Host(s) !! TV station !! Premiere !! Finale

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="3"| Australia

| rowspan="3"| ''[[The Mole (Australian TV series)|The Mole]]''

| [[Grant Bowler]]

| rowspan="3"| [[Seven Network|Seven]]

| 27 February 2000

| 28 September 2003

|-

| [[Tom Williams (presenter)|Tom Williams]]

| 25 August 2005

| 28 October 2005

|-

| [[Shura Taft]]

| 2 July 2013

| 16 October 2013

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="2"| Bulgaria

| rowspan="2"| ''Къртицата''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://karticata.tv7.bg/ |title=The Mole (Bulgaria) |work=TV7.bg |access-date=23 March 2013}}</ref><br>''Kartitsata''

| Ivan Hristov

| rowspan="2"| [[TV7 (Bulgarian TV channel)|TV7]]

| rowspan="2"| 26 March 2013

| rowspan="2"| 17 May 2014

|-

| Andrey Arnaudov

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| Catalonia

| ''El Talp''

| Pol Izquierdo

| [[TV3 (Catalonia)|TV3]]

| 2003

| 2003

|-

| style="background-color: #C2EF86"| Finland

| ''[[Myyrä]]''

| [[Roope Salminen]]

| [[MTV3]]

| 1 January 2019

| present

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| France<br>Belgium (Wallonia)

| ''Qui est la taupe ?''

| [[Stéphane Rotenberg]]

| [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]]<br>[[RTL-TVI]] (Belgium)

| 1 July 2015

| 5 August 2015

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="3"| Germany

| rowspan="2"| ''Der Maulwurf – Die Abenteuershow''

| [[Michael Stich]]

| rowspan="2"| [[ProSieben]]

| rowspan="2"| 7 July 2000

| rowspan="2"| 25 November 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wunschliste.de/3891/tv|title=Der Maulwurf|work=wunschliste.de}}</ref>

|-

| [[Steven Gatjen]]

|-

| ''The Mole – Wem kannst du trauen?''

| [[The BossHoss]]

| [[Sat.1]]

| 6 May 2020

| 24 June 2020

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| Hungary

| ''A Tégla''

| [[László Szalma]]

| [[TV2 (Hungarian TV channel)|TV2]]

| 28 March 2000

| May 2000

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| Israel

| ''מי החפרפרת''<br /><small>Ha-Chafarperet</small>

| [[Itai Anghel]]

| [[Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel)|Channel 2]] ([[Keshet Media Group|Keshet]])

| 13 February 2001

| 2001

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="4"| Italy

| rowspan="4"| ''La Talpa''

| [[Amanda Lear]]<ref>only first episode</ref><br />[[Paola Perego]]

| [[Rai 2]]

| rowspan="1"| 30 January 2004

| rowspan="1"| 2 April 2004

|-

| rowspan="2"| Paola Perego

| rowspan="2"| [[Italia 1]]

| rowspan="1"| 20 September 2005

| rowspan="1"| 22 November 2005

|-

| 9 October 2008

| 27 November 2008

|-

| [[Diletta Leotta]]

| [[Canale 5]]

| 5 November 2024

| 25 November 2024

|-

| style="background-color: #C2EF86" rowspan="8"| Netherlands

| rowspan="6"| ''[[Wie is de Mol? (Dutch TV series)|Wie is de Mol?]]''

| [[Angela Groothuizen]]

| rowspan="6"| [[AVRO]] (1999–2014)<br />[[AVROTROS]] (2015–)<br/>{{ill|NPO Start|nl}} (2024)

| rowspan="6"| 19 November 1999

| rowspan="6"| present

|-

| Karel van de Graaf

|-

| [[Pieter Jan Hagens]]

|-

| [[Art Rooijakkers]]

|-

| [[Rik van de Westelaken]]

|-

| {{ill|Hila Noorzai|nl}}

|-

| rowspan="2"| ''Wie is de Mol? Junior''

| [[Sipke Jan Bousema]]

| rowspan="2"| [[NPO 3|Nederland 3]]

| 17 May 2008

| 21 June 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldofbigbrother.com/Other/Mole/Net/J1/about.shtml|title=Wie is... de Mol? Junior 1 Netherlands|work=worldofbigbrother.com}}</ref>

|-

| Art Rooijakkers

| 9 March 2014

| 27 April 2014

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| New Zealand

| ''The Mole''

| [[Mark Ferguson (actor)|Mark Ferguson]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=136197 | work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] | first=Louisa | last=Cleave | title=TV: Contestants dig deep to flush out the mole | date=4 May 2000}}</ref>

| [[TVNZ 2|TV2]]

| 2000

| 2000

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="2"| Norway

| rowspan="2"| ''Muldvarpen''

| [[Lars Arentz-Hansen]]

| rowspan="2"| [[TVNorge]]

| rowspan="2"| 31 January 2000

| rowspan="2"| 9 December 2002

|-

| Ove Christian Owe

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="2"| Poland

| ''[[Agent (TV series)|Agent]]''

| [[Marcin Meller]]

| rowspan="2"| [[TVN (Polish TV channel)|TVN]]

| 22 October 2000

| 22 December 2002

|-

| ''[[Agent – Gwiazdy]]''

| [[Kinga Rusin]]

| 23 February 2016

| 2019

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| Portugal

| ''O Sabotador''

| Paulo Nery

| [[RTP1]]

| 9 September 2001

| 4 November 2001<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p9176 |title=O Sabotador – Contests – RTP |work=RTP.pt |access-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2" rowspan="2"| Spain

| ''El Traidor''

| Luis Larrodera

| [[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatro]]

| 12 July 2006

| 8 September 2006

|-

| ''El Topo''

| Daniel Domenjó

| [[Telecinco]]

| 25 June 2009

| July 2009

|-

| rowspan="3" style="background-color: #EFC2C2" | Sweden

| rowspan="3" | ''Mullvaden''

| [[Pontus Gårdinger]]

| rowspan="2"| [[Kanal 5 (Swedish TV channel)|Kanal 5]]

| 2000

| 2001

|-

| Hans Fahlén

| 2007

| 2007

|-

| {{N/A}}

| [[Discovery+]] (Sweden)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mullvaden 2021 på discovery+ med Anders Lundin, Agneta Sjödin|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/blogg/tvbloggen/2021/06/03/mullvaden-2021-discovery/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.expressen.se|language=sv}}</ref>

| 2 November 2021

| 8 December 2022

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| Ukraine

| ''Крот''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ictv.ua/ua/index/read-news/id/1501286 |title=The Mole (Ukraine) |work=ictv.ua |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref><br>''Krot''

| Konstantin Stognii

| [[ICTV (Ukraine)|ICTV]]

| 24 October 2014

| 26 December 2014

|-

| style="background-color: #EFC2C2"| United Kingdom

| ''[[The Mole (British TV series)|The Mole]]''

| [[Glenn Hugill]]

| [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]

| 12 January 2001

| 9 December 2001

|-

| style="background-color: #C2EF86" rowspan="5"| United States

| rowspan="5"| ''[[The Mole (American TV series)|The Mole]]''

| [[Anderson Cooper]]

| rowspan="3"| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]

| rowspan="2"| 9 January 2001

| rowspan="2"| 18 February 2004

|-

| [[Ahmad Rashad]]

|-

| [[Jon Kelley]]

| 2 June 2008

| 11 August 2008

|-

| [[Alex Wagner]]

|rowspan="2"| [[Netflix]]

|rowspan="2"| 7 October 2022

|rowspan="2"| present

|-

| [[Ari Shapiro]]

|-

|}

==See also==

*Three Questions- practically required to be used in the finale episode before the reunion because only three people are left, the exact number of people required for this challenge. Before the challenge begins, players fill out identical surveys where each question has two different answers in which one has to be circled based on personal opinion. Later, the host leads one person to hide somewhere and the other two have to find them based on the answers of three random questions from the survey. Because no routes overlap each other, each of the three questions have to be answered correctly in order to win money. This repeats with the other participants. This was considered to be one of the most notorious games on the show.

* ''[[De Verraders]]''

==References==

==''The Mole'' in different countries==

<references />

===Belgium===

Three series, all hosted by Michiel Devlieger. The show was extremely popular with the Belgian audience. The original plans were to only make 2 series, in order to avoid milking and stretching out the format too much. In 2003 the producers caved in under huge popular demand and made one final series, which once again had very high ratings.

==External links==

*[[1999]] in [[France]]. Mole: Magda. Winner: Hugo. Losing finalist: Mon.

* {{Official website|https://www.vier.be/de-mol}}

*[[2000]] in [[Spain]]. Mole: Hugo (not Hugo, the winner of the previous serie). Winner: Marianne. Losing finalist: Niki.

* {{IMDb title|0236911}}

*[[2003]] in [[Italy]]. Mole: Marc. Winner: Stijn. Losing finalists: Sandra and Inge.

{{De Mol}}

===Australia===

The Australian version of the program began in 2000 and has since been followed by four more seasons. Part of the success of the program was certainly attributable to the host, former ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' star [[Grant Bowler]] whose mixture of charm and mystery was a hit with audiences.

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The producers offered to tell Bowler who the mole was, but he declined the invitation, believing that he could better host the show and play around with the contestants if he didn't know. Some reports, however, claimed that he was told the identity of the mole in the fourth season.

[[Category:1998 Belgian television series debuts]]

[[Category:2000s Belgian television series]]

Like the British version, the first Australian season included a 'special episode' which revealed all the clues as to the identity of the mole and how close each player had been to finding them. Unfortunately, it wasn't particularly popular with audiences and so, in subsequent seasons, it was replaced by a five-minute segment at the end of the final episode in which all of the clues were briefly revealed.

[[Category:2010s Belgian television series]]

[[Category:2020s Belgian television series]]

In the second season it was decided to alter the beginning of the season by bringing in a large number of contestants with an early challenge deciding which 10 of them got to continue playing. This elimination process was not continued in later seasons.

[[Category:Belgian reality television series]]

[[Category:Television franchises]]

The program's fourth season, in 2003, was set on the Pacific island nation of [[New Caledonia]] and entitled ''The Mole: in Paradise''. In an attempt to steer any suspicion from her the mole, Petrina, was eliminated in one episode but returned on the next episode after accepting an offer from the host to buy her way back into the game. While this worked for a short time it was not as successful as had been hoped with some of the other contestants even more convinced that she was the mole.

[[Category:The Mole (franchise)|*]]

[[Category:Belgian game shows]]

Poor ratings resulted in there being no 2004 season but in July 2005 ''The Mole'' returned to Australian TV for its fifth season, subtitled as ''The Amazing Game''. [[Tom Williams]] (winner of the Australian edition of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australia)|Dancing with the Stars]]'') was chosen to take over as host from Bowler, as he was not available for the project due to family commitments. This was met with mixed reaction from fans. This season also introduced a new concept to the show - live eliminations. The contestants spent the weekend in New Zealand working on various challenges, and then their actions were broadcast on TV the following Thursday night, with a live elimination following directly after.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in France]]

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Spain]]

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Italy]]

Season Results

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Argentina]]

*2000 (in [[Tasmania]]) Mole: Alan. Winner: Jan. Losing finalist: Abby.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in South Africa]]

*2001 (in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]) Mole: Michael. Winner: Brooke. Losing finalist: Hal.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Mexico]]

*2002 (in [[Queensland]]) Mole: Alaina. Winner: Crystal-Rose. Losing finalist: Marc.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Vietnam]]

*2003 (in [[New Caledonia]]) Mole: Petrina. Winner: Shaun. Losing finalist: Nathan.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Greece]]

*2005 (in [[New Zealand]]) Mole: John. Winner: Liz. Losing finalist: Craig.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Germany]]

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Arizona]]

According to ''TV Week'' magazine, the sixth season of the hit reality show is to become an all-stars version, bringing back some of the viewers' favourite contestants. As of 1 August 2006 the program is yet to be scheduled.

[[Category:Television shows filmed in Thailand]]

[[Category:VRT 1 original programming]]

===Italy===

In [[Italy]] ''The Mole'' was called "La Talpa" hosted by Paola Perego. The Italian version isn't recorded: it's broadcasted live; the contestants are celebrities and not ordinary people. The announced third series will see a cast composed both by celebrites and ordinary people.

* [[2004]] series 1 (in [[Yucatan]]). Mole: Marco Predolin (tv presenter). Winner: Angela Melillo (showgirl). Losing finalist: Karim Capuano (model).

* [[2005]] series 2 (in [[Kenya]]). Mole: Paolo Vallesi (singer). Winner: Gianni Sperti (dancer/coreographer). Losing finalist: Roberto Ciufoli (actor).

===The Netherlands===

Until now, six seasons are broadcasted. The first five are hosted by [[Angela Groothuizen]]. The sixth season is hosted by [[Karel van de Graaf]] after Angela Groothuizen was fired. A seventh season is announced, again with Karel as the host.

*2000 in [[Australia]]. Mole: Deborah. Winner: Petra. Losing finalist: Robin.

*[[2001]] in [[Scotland]]. Mole: Nico. Winner: Sigrid. Losing finalist: Yvonne.

*[[2002]] in [[Portugal]]. Mole: George. Winner: John. Losing finalist: Jantien.

*2003 in [[Canada]]. Mole: Elise. Winner: Ron. Losing finalist: Chandrika.

*[[2005]] in Australia and [[Bali]], with famous Dutchmen. Mole: [[Yvon Jaspers]]. Winner: [[Marc-Marie Huijbregts]]. Losing finalist: [[Lottie Hellingman]].

*[[2006]] in [[Argentina]], with famous Dutchmen. Mole: [[Milouska Meulens]]. Winner [[Frédérique Huydts]]. Losing finalist: [[Roderick Veelo]]. Frédérique passed away when the show was being aired.

===Poland===

In [[Poland]] ''The Mole'' was called "Agent". All the three season was hosted by Marcin Meller.

*2000–2001 (in [[France]]): Mole: Agnieszka Królak. Winner: Liwia Kwiecień.

*2001–2002 (in [[Spain]]): Mole: Mirosław Pasek. Winner: Bartosz Arłukowicz.

*2002 (in [[Portugal]]): Mole: Mirosław Grześkowiak. Winner: Małgorzata Goździkowska.

===Sweden===

In Sweden, ''The Mole'' was named "Mullvaden" and hosted by Pontus Gårdinger

* 2000 Spring ([[France]]), Mole: Christian Rosengren, Winner: Hans Buxfeldt, Losing finalist: Thomas Mätzsch

* 2000 Autumn ([[Spain]]), Mole: Joakim Antelius, Winner: Wilhelm Lundborg, Losing finalist: Susanne Grundström

* 2001 Autumn ([[Canada]]), Mole: Christine Borkman, Winner: Lena Winterros, Losing finalist: Fabian Vreede

===United Kingdom===

The show had two series in the [[United Kingdom]], hosted by [[Glenn Hugill]] on [[Five (TV)|Channel 5]] (now known as '''five'''). Despite its cult following, a third series was not commissioned. Both series had a special episode at the end detailing the various clues about The Mole's identity, and general details on the production of the show.

*2000 in [[Jersey]] (transmitted January–March [[2001]]). Mole: David Buxton. Winner: Zi Khan. Losing finalist: Jennifer Waller.

*2001 in [[Canada]] (transmitted October–December 2001). Mole: Tanya Buck. Winner: Chris Lintern. Losing finalist: Paul Tregear.

===United States===

[[Anderson Cooper]], a former correspondent for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] News (now the host of [[CNN]]'s ''[[Anderson Cooper 360°]]''), hosted the first two seasons of the show in the [[United States|U.S.]]. The premier season of ''The Mole'' debuted in January 2001 on Tuesdays. The second season, ''Mole 2: The Next Betrayal'', debuted in September 2001 on Fridays, but was put on hiatus after only three episodes following disappointing ratings in the wake of [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]], and the poor Friday time slot. In late May 2002, the second season returned, restarting from the beginning, running as a summer replacement series on Tuesdays.

In early 2003, ''Celebrity Mole Hawaii'', hosted by [[Ahmad Rashad]], debut on Wednesdays with fewer contestants and a smaller potential pot. In January 2004, ''Celebrity Mole Yucatan'' again featured Ahmad Rashad hosting the show as a mid-season replacement. Popular contestants [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Stephen Baldwin]] returned for a second time. Following the fourth season, ABC did not renew the show, and no other network has picked up ''The Mole''. DVD releases of the first and third season were released.

Following the competitions of their respective seasons on ABC, both ''Celebrity Mole Hawaii'' and ''Celebrity Mole Yucatan'' were rerun in their entirety as [[Marathon (television)|marathons]] on [[ABC Family]]. Both featured additional interviews and commentary from the contestants. [[Game Show Network|GSN]] acquired the rights to the program in early 2004. ''Celebrity Mole Hawaii'' and then the first season of ''The Mole'' were shown in their entirety at varying timeslots GSN. However, the series was pulled and the remaining seasons were not aired due to low ratings and changes at the network.

*''The Mole'' (in USA; then [[Paris, France]]; and then [[Spain]]) - Mole: Kathryn Price. Winner: Steven Cowles. Losing Finalist: Jim Morrison. Aired: [[9 January]] [[2001]] - [[28 February]] [[2001]].

:The ten participants and their fates: 1. Manuel Herrera (9th place-Week #1), 2. Afi Ekulona (8th place-Week #2), 3. Wendi Wendt (7th place-Week #3), 4. Henry Wentz (6th place-Week #4), 5. Jennifer Biondi (5th place-Week #5), 6. Kate Pahls (4th place-Week #6), 7. Charlie McGowan (3th place-Week #7), 8. Jim Morrison (2nd place-Week #8), 9. Steven Cowles (1st place-Winner-Week #9), 10. Kathryn Price (The Mole-Week #9).

*''Mole 2: The Next Betrayal'' (in [[St. Moritz, Switzerland]] and then [[Italy]]) - Mole: Bill McDaniel. Winner: Dorothy Hui Losing Finalist: Heather Campbell. Aired: [[28 September]] [[2001]] - [[12 October]] [[2001]], and [[4 June]] [[2002]] - [[6 August]] [[2002]].

:The fourteen participants and their fates: 1. Bob Paulhus (1st Executed); 2. Ali Gorman (2nd Executed); 3. Lisa Noller (3rd Executed); 4. Patrick Guilfoyle (4th Executed); 5. Rob Nelson (5th Executed); 6. Myra Brown (6th Executed); 7. Elavia Bello (Bribed/7th Eliminated); 8. Katie Mills (7th Executed); 9. Darwin Conner (8th Executed); 10. Michael Bribiesca (9th Executed) (as Bribs); 11. Al Spielman (10th Executed); 12. Heather Campbell (11th Executed); 13. Dorothy Hui (Winner); 14. Bill McDaniel (The Mole).

*''Celebrity Mole [[Hawaii]]'' - Mole: Model [[Frederique van der Wal]]. Winner: Comedienne [[Kathy Griffin]]. Losing Finalist: Actor [[Erik von Detten]]. Aired: [[8 January]] [[2003]] - [[12 February]] [[2003]].

:The seven participants and their fates: 1. Actress [[Kim Coles]] (1st Executed) 2. Actor [[Stephen Baldwin]] (2nd Executed), 3. Actor [[Corbin Bernsen]] (3rd Executed), 4. Actor [[Michael Boatman]] (4th Executed), 5. Actor [[Erik von Detten]] (5th Executed), 6. Comedienne [[Kathy Griffin]] (Winner), 7. Model [[Frederique van der Wal]] (The Mole)

:''Celebrity Mole Hawaii'' contestants [[Stephen Baldwin]] and [[Corbin Bernsen]] both returned for a second season of the reality show's celebrity editions, set in the [[Yucatan]] in [[Mexico]].

*''Celebrity Mole [[Yucatan]]'' - Mole: Model [[Angie Everhart]] . Winner: Former basketball player [[Dennis Rodman]]. Losing Finalist: Comedian [[Mark Curry (actor)|Mark Curry]]. Aired: [[7 January]] [[2004]] - [[18 February]] [[2004]].

:The eight participants and their fates: 1. Television host [[Ananda Lewis]] (1st Executed), 2. Returning contestant and actor [[Corbin Bernsen]] (2nd Executed), 3. Returning contestant and actor [[Stephen Baldwin]] (3rd Executed), 4. Actress [[Keshia Knight Pulliam]] (4th Executed), 5. Actress [[Tracey Gold]] (5th Executed), 6. Comedian [[Mark Curry (actor)|Mark Curry]] (6th Executed), 7. Former basketball player [[Dennis Rodman]] (Winner), 8. Model [[Angie Everhart]] (The Mole)

===Catalonia===

In Catalonia, the programme was called [[El talp]]. The season was recorded in September, 2003 and watched the following autumn by [[TV3 (Catalonia)|TV3]], the television of Catalonia. Pol Izquierdo was the showman.

Players could win a maximum quantity of €90.000, but they could get 44.500 of them only, which '''Núria''' won. '''Ferran''' lost at the final chapter, and '''Gemma''' was ''El talp'' (The Mole).

===Other countries===

'''''The Mole''''' series have also been made in other countries such as Germany, Austria, Norway, Israel, Spain, Portugal ("O Sabotador") and New Zealand.'''

== See also ==

* ''[[Celebrity Mole]]''

* [[List of US television series]]

* [[List of UK television series]]

* [[List of Australian television series]]

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* [[Cyber-Mole]]: [http://www.cmgamingcomplex.com/forums/index.php?f=169/ ''Cyber-Mole Live Videos Online'']

* [http://realityhouse.altervista.org/modules/reality/latalpa2/ ''La Talpa (Italian Mole)'']

* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/The_Mole UK Gameshows Page: ''The Mole'']

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* [http://www.geocities.com/robbieazertyui International website about ''The Mole'']

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