Our secret ingredients: 10 celebrity / chef duos. 1 panic button. 1 chef button.

The best chefs in the country are paired with the biggest celebrities. These duos must cook to their highest ability while being scored by 3 expert judges. First, the chefs intensely train their celebrities. Then, during the competition, the chef and celebrity cook together. By hitting the chef button, the lights in the kitchen turn red and the chefs must stop cooking. Now the celebrities must cook by themselves. Which celeb is able to convince the experts and who will be eliminated? In this show the celebrities stir it up!

It’s all about pride, ego and strategy

In So You Think You Can Sing, the contestants not only need to have a talent for singing, but above all a good sense of self-knowledge and negotiating skills. In each round, three singers perform while being judged by the audience and a professional jury, leading to a top 3. However, this ranking remains a secret! It’s up to the three singers themselves to decide how they think the top 3 has been ranked. And fast! Because a money clock with 10,000 euros starts ticking away until they’ve come to an agreement. The contestants all have their talent at heart, but can they come to a unanimous decision to win money? This talent show is all about pride, ego, and strategy. 

Cool moves on a hot floor

Battle on the Dance Floor is a tough, young, knock-out competition in which talented dance crews not only compete against each other… but also against the dance floor! In this dance format, dance crews battle in various rounds leading up to the finale, each with a unique challenge. In the final battle, the floor is directly connected to the opinion of the jury. If a crew does well, the size of the floor stays the same. If they don’t, the floor shrinks, making it more challenging to perform. Which crew will overcome the pressure and dance their way to victory?

The talent show that will take you by surprise

It’s the family oriented talent show that’s got everybody talking. Because our wannabe stars are not humans… they’re puppets. The Puppet Show is a unique talent competition that takes you by surprise thanks to its wide variety of highly entertaining acts. Participation is open to anyone in the country who has a self-made puppet and a talent to enchant, impress and entertain. So who’ll win the hearts of our jury and the viewers, and become the greatest puppet the nation has ever seen?

There’s no business like show business!

It’s the variety talent competition featuring a broad range of unique performers from all over the world in one sensational setting. They must impress the three expert judges to capture the all-important hot seat. Because each new act with a higher score than the previous act gets to take the hot seat and replaces the act that’s on it. At the end of each show, only two contestants remain. Whoever has the highest score goes to the final! But now the judges plus the studio audience award points to each performance. It’s suspense after suspense right up until the final act of the night claims the hot seat, wins the cash prize… and is named… THE BEST!

Who’s the ultimate floral master?

Fifteen amateur florists enter into a colorful, fragrant and above all, avid battle with one another. They’re judged by three renowned floral designers. Week after week the participants must prove they possess exceptional creativity to stay in the race. On each episode they’ll carry out a team assignment at different locations. They could, for instance, transform a vast dining hall in a castle, decorate a lavish celebrity wedding, a star-studded musical premiere or the catwalk of an haute couture fashion show. Who’ll flourish in the glamorous, high profile world of floral design and be on their way to being named the ultimate floral master?

Today’s superkids, tomorrow’s superstars!

Stars of Tomorrow is the show that gives the nation’s most gifted youngsters the stage they deserve. In this positive talent competition, kids showcase their astonishing skills by performing a wide variety of high level acts, including singing, dancing, playing an instrument, ice skating, executing a magic trick and performing a comedy sketch. It’s genuine feel good entertainment for the entire family.

It’s all up to the viewers on... The Winner Takes It All!

Imagine this. A singing competition but no jury. On The Winner Takes It All, sound-alikes of top singing artists compete for your rating. Talpa developed this format with proven real-time voting technology. The result? A connected format that takes the TV viewing experience to the next level. Making it one of the most interactive singing competitions ever on TV. And creating a whole new viewer experience by giving the viewer 100% control. By using the app, the viewer decides who’ll become the ultimate sound-alike. Viewers even get the chance to win prizes!

Be confident of your own talent but don´t underestimate your opponent!

It’s the must-see singing game show that delivers an unbeatable combination of great vocal duels, instant cash, dramatic decisions… and a big cash prize. On each episode, four contestants face each other in two singing duels. After each duel, an audience of music lovers and a top music expert judge them. But instead of revealing the results, the dueling contestants are given the chance to accept or refuse cash to leave the show. Just one contestant can take the money! In the grand final it all comes down to two contestants and one life-changing duel. Are they prepared to accept a huge cash deal to step out of the competition? Because if both acts remain, the jury’s vote will determine who goes home with nothing. And who wins the grand cash prize.

Can one fearless contestant beat the collective wisdom of the crowd?

The fun and interactive game show on which one brave contestant takes on the wisdom of a crowd of 200 audience members in answering ten estimation questions about literally anything. Viewers at home won’t be left out; they can play along using a special app, and compare their score to the studio audience. Both the contestant and the crowd can earn points translated into money after the ten questions are answered. The number of points earned depends on how accurate the estimation is. But who’ll eventually take home the cash in the final – the contestant or the crowd?

The essential up-close and personal health quiz

Talpa’s entertaining health quiz is full of valuable information, fun facts and surprising fables. All aimed at helping you find out more about your own body in an entertaining way. And measuring how much you already know. The rounds are played by two competing celebrity duos. Each are accompanied by their very own support group: a section of the studio audience. They’ll be voting right along with their duo, as the winning section will walk away with a healthy prize.

Can the guys get their brains around these girls?

How well can men estimate the answers duos of beautiful women give to general knowledge questions? That’s exactly what this hilarious quiz show is all about. Just about everything on Pretty Smart revolves around the knowledge – or lack thereof – of the three duos of beautiful, but not always super smart women. And it’s up to the men in the audience to guess how smart they actually are.

No pain, no gain

On this show, contestants need general knowledge estimation skills. But above all, they also need to have a high pain threshold. Because on The Pain Game, wrong answers can only be undone by suffering a terrifying, filthy or painfully funny punishment! Never before has victory come at such a high price…

Everyone is a quizmaster

It’s the world upside down in quiz land! In this new show the contestants don’t have to answer a single question... They have to come up with their own multiple choice questions, and pose them! It’s up to an audience of 100 people to answer the question. The challenge is to ask the perfect question, meaning 50 people give a correct answer and 50 people give an incorrect answer. So the questions should neither be too easy nor too difficult. But if you think that’s easy, think twice!

General knowledge has never been more fun!

In this dynamic and fast-paced quiz show, three national celebrities battle each other in a wide range of general knowledge questions to win a cash prize for a deserving individual. It’s the first-ever format that successfully offered viewers at home the chance to play right along by answering general knowledge questions from the show with the special real-time, play-along app that went on to break worldwide viewer engagement records. Viewers are able to test their knowledge level compared to the celebrities, a team of students in the studio and, of course, their fellow countrymen.

You’d better be good…

It’s the most entertaining action-packed singing competition. One in which performances meet physical eliminations and contestants give their all to impress their celebrity captains. They have to, because if a celebrity captain doesn’t like a performance, he holds the power to eliminate a contestant in a truly unforgettable way.

Who can make the biggest splash?

Cannonball is an adrenaline-fueled show where contestants face different kind of incredible inflatable obstacles and water-based challenges. The show consists of multiple rounds covering distance, speed, height, and more! Will the human cannonballs reach new heights or make a painful belly flop? Find out who can make the biggest splash!

Records are made to be broken

It's the record-breaking show in which ordinary people set unique records by doing something unique, bizarre, funny or downright spectacular. There's no limit to how completely crazy a challenge can be. As long as it can be accurately measured, that is. Think you can do something no one else can do? Well, on Challenge Me you can put it to the test. And maybe even set a record in the process. But beware! On this primetime entertainment show, no record is ever safe. Each record can be challenged over and over again by new contestants.

Some people have more than one talent

It Takes 2 is the hottest celebrity singing competition with a twist. Nine celebrities, who are famous for anything except singing, will be linked to three well-known professional singers, who also happen to be their coaches…without seeing who they’re picking in the initial round! The goal? To form the ultimate duo and win over the hearts of the judges and the audience!

What happens next?

Human Knowledge is a studio entertainment show that is all about estimating human behavior. Celebrities test their knowledge of regular people and children by predicting their behavior in a variety of situations. The contestants don’t necessarily need to be smart: on this show, having a high EQ is way more important than having a high IQ! Who is best at predicting human behavior? From hilarious scenes to awkward moments, this show is currently breaking records on social.

Because every opinion counts

Know Your Nation is light-hearted, but also a serious take on affairs, news and social and entertainment issues. Everything that happened this week, everything that keeps the nation talking, will be a topic on this panel quiz. Know Your Nation reviews the highlights of the week: from amazing sport moments to shocking news and from politics to showbiz scandals. In several rounds and a finale, two teams -consisting of one recurring team captain and one celebrity guest - constantly try to predict the result of a very representative survey.

Fake it till you make it

In Lip Sync Masters, the viewers get to see every kind of lip-syncing you can imagine —with multiple fun rounds certain to make you laugh out loud! From big music acts in the studio to videos the audience sent in, from spoken word to a guest celebrity performance, every episode is sure to tingle your musical and comical senses!

Because it’s the power of the music that makes a message really special

Declarations of love, regrets, confessions or just a simple thank you. On Sing It, ordinary men and women get the chance to express their feelings... in a song! A famous tune with specially written lyrics will help people get their special message across. To someone they love, someone they thought they’d never want to see again, or someone they couldn’t reach or didn’t dare approach with words. Because if you can’t say it, Sing It.

It’s all about the lyrics

Are you ready for music history to be rewritten? Two teams of celebrity songwriters compete against each other by performing national and international hit songs… with lyrics they’ve written themselves. To make things even more challenging, every round has a different theme. From incorporating the news to impossible rhymes, watch these lyrical greats struggle or thrive. Listen to your favorite songs…with a funny twist.

Opposites attack!

Since the beginning of time, trying to understand the opposite sex has been a struggle. But one thing’s for certain, it can be fun trying to figure out the other sex. On Talpa’s The Battle of the Sexes, that’s exactly what four male and four female celebrities are going to do. Divided up into two teams, the male and female celebrities compete in game and question rounds. All revolve around the huge differences in the way men and women think, feel and act. And the results are hilarious.

Those were the days…

In this funny and moving show, a group of outspoken senior citizens stay in a super modern house in the company of four trendy youngsters to review all aspects of modern day life. The seniors are introduced to the latest trends, test the latest products and gadgets, and offer their frank opinions the way only senior citizens can. They’ll also undertake activities they’d never dreamed of doing, like visiting a rap concert or a dance festival. The roles will also be reversed: the seniors will teach the youngsters a thing or two about the good old days. The big question remains: was everything really better back in the day - or is the modern era not so bad after all?

When the going gets tough, do the celebs get going?

A couple of spoiled celebrities or a famous family take on the challenge of surviving on a limited welfare budget for an entire month. It’s a sharp contrast to their usual life of luxury and comfort.  

But they’ve agreed to take on the challenge as a platform for charity, to draw more attention to those struggling to make ends meet. Once they’ve relocated to a downmarket neighbourhood, everything they spend must be bought with their budget. How do they deal with the many financial hurdles? They’ll have to get creative! Because paying their way to a solution isn’t an option!

Fulfilling dreams, large and small!

This upbeat and heartwarming program is all about fulfilling dreams, large or small, for those with Down syndrome or another intellectual disability. Whether young or old, living at home or in a supervised residence, it doesn’t matter. Because anything is pos-sible. And what may seem small to us can be life changing for these individuals. It could be a date with a special someone or a job looking after animals at a petting zoo. But first we hear the story behind the dream, and then the presenter – working closely together with the participant – makes it happen.

A remarkable journey to recovery

Face Your Addiction is a heartwarming factual reality show in which desperate relatives confront their loved ones who are struggling with an addiction. With the help of the host and an interventionist, we follow the addict and their family before, during and after the recovery process. Will they be able to keep their lives on the right track? Witness their remarkable and touching journey to recovery.

Free yourself from the past

Bullying can have an enormous impact on a victim’s life. In Face Your Bullies, these victims get the opportunity to confront the bullies who used to make their lives a living hell. The goal? Overcoming their trauma so they can finally move on. Reconstructions of their personal tragedies make their stories even more powerful. Intense, emotional and enlightening, witness the confrontations that will set them free from their past.

Take control of your finances before they control you…

Most of us don’t have a clue of our net worth. In fact, many of us aren’t even sure whether we have our personal financial situation in order. And if not, what we can do about it. That’s where How Much Are You Worth? comes in. Each episode features two cases, and at the start of each case, the participant estimates his net worth. Various experts, financial and otherwise, assess all the participant’s debts and assets. Each case ends with the reveal of the participant’s actual net worth. Was he way off in his original estimate? Whatever the results, he now receives a tailor-made financial plan.

Celebrate life while you still can

In My Last Time, viewers get an emotional peek inside the daily lives of terminally ill individuals. Each episode introduces someone coming to terms with their inevitable end and shows them living their final days to the fullest. From last birthday to last trip abroad, follow the touching stories of people living their last days with their heads held high… and be inspired.

The greatest gift of all…

On Part of You, organ recipients meet their donor’s family members. To personally thank them for the most precious gift there is – the gift of life. Each week there’s another touching, life saving story, that of the organ recipient and that of the organ donor.

Because you can’t get away from your neighbours... can you?

Two presenters join forces in a final attempt to solve long-term conflicts between neighbours who make each other’s lives hell on earth. Whatever the conflict between the neighbours, they’re prepared to step in to mediate and end the Trouble With the Neighbours. Each presenter teams up with one of the neighbours. Becoming their representative, they look after their best interests and communicate their side of the story. They discover the source of the problem, mediate a face-to-face confrontation between the neighbours and create a plan to solve the conflict once and for all.

You can only do so much yourself

Taking care of someone is a fulfilling yet exhausting experience. Both emotionally and physically, being a caregiver is hard work. But what happens when the care-givers can’t do it all on their own? In Because We Care, a team of specialists give these people the help they deserve, together with a support system of friends and family. Witness their touching stories and watch as they finally get the support they need themselves.

Start with a clean slate

What if you could press the reset button and start over? Leave all your troubles and worries behind? But also: your job, school, family, friends, house… and all your belongings? In A Whole New Beginning, three families have a chance to build a new life and a new future in a remote place on the other side of the world… from scratch! Will they find happiness, peace and harmony? After one year, they’ll have to make the most important decision ever… will they go back to their old life, or will they stay?

Betrayal comes at a price

For three weeks, ten of the country’s well-known celebrities stay at a beautiful, luxurious villa in Thailand. It seems like the ultimate holiday experience, but appearances can be deceiving. There’s one among them with a hidden agenda: the saboteur! He must ensure moneymaking assignments don’t go according to plan. Because, for each failed assignment, he earns money. The other contestants must do their best to unmask the saboteur. But they have to be cautious; if he thinks a celebrity is on to him, he can take action. Because the saboteur eliminates one player each episode. If he hasn’t been unmasked by the end of the show, he walks away with the cash… And the rest gets nothing.

The thrill of online buying and selling

True Traders is an exciting reality competition in which five competing teams move into an empty warehouse to find out who is the best at buying and selling products online! Clever haggling is always essential, but whether everyone is good at it remains to be seen… Find out who has the best nose for a bargain!

The soap with real people

In this unique reality soap, ten people give up their personal lives for an indefinite period of time to live the lives of millionaires. Together. They may be living their lives under the watchful eye of the public, but The Golden Cage is definitely not a punishment. Quite the contrary! Everything you could ever wish for is at their disposal. But… only the last person standing will actually become a millionaire in real life. So brace yourself for some ferocious competition, intrigue and lots of fireworks.

Four rich women, four complicated lives... One lasting friendship!

In a compelling mix of drama and comedy, Viper’s Nest tells the story of four very different women who seem to have only one thing in common: their extreme wealth. But as their complex lives unfold, relationships, motherhood, marriage, money, sex and adultery begin to take their toll. Before long they realize they aren’t so different after all and a close friendship ensues. The award-winning series led to the production of two hugely successful theatrical films.

The sketch show that brings universal jokes to life...

Prepare for lots of laughs in Talpa’s comedy sketch format Doctor Doctor All different types of jokes are brought to life by an ensemble cast. Whether doctor jokes, relationship jokes or a whole slew of others, they’re all universal and all funny. And the variation in setting, content and speed ensure maximum variety and lots of unexpected laughs.

Marriage was just the beginning

A breakout dramedy series about three guys with nothing in common. Except for the fact that they’re all in the middle of an unexpected and messy relationship break-up.  

Now alone, they join forces and move in together. Until their relationship problems are solved, at least that’s the plan. What starts out as a short-term solution grows into a close friendship. But no matter what comes their way, nothing can stop them from having fun. Because through it all, they have each other.

The heat is on...

A drama series about a spa complex that is run by Tess, who received the reins of the company from her ill father Donny. Everything changes the day her father returns home with his new, much younger wife Nina. This results in a battle between the two women, who fight for the recognition and love of their father/husband, who doesn’t have long to live.

A messy affair

The beautiful Laura is 28 years old and single. She falls head over heels for Mark, a charismatic 40 year old man, and they get involved in a passionate love affair. But then Laura finds out Mark is married...and is joining the company she works for as her new boss! Will her intense desire for Mark make her accept her status as a mistress?