# Ferma (TV series)

Ferma vedetelor ( English: Celebrity farm) is the current Romanian version of the reality television show The Farm based on the Swedish television series of the same name that was originally created in 2001 by Strix and produced in association with Sony Entertainment and Endemol. The series premiered on March 9, 2015 on Pro TV.
The show is based on a group of celebrities living together twenty-four hours a day in a Farm, isolated from the outside world (primarily from mass media, such as newspapers, telephones, television and the internet) while having all their steps followed by cameras around-the-clock, with no privacy for three months.
The contestants compete for the chance to win the grand prize by avoiding weekly eviction, until the last celebrity remains at the end of the season that can claim the grand prize. The show was presented by Iulia Vântur, Monica Bîrlădeanu and now is presented by Mihaela Rădulescu and Cristi Bozgan

## Format

Twelve contestants are cut out from outside world. Each week one contestant is selected the Farmer of the Week. In the first week, the contestants choose the Farmer. Since week 2, the Farmer is chosen by the contestant evicted in the previous week.

### Nomination Process

The Farmer of the Week nominates two people (a man and a woman) as the Buttlers. The others must decide, which Buttler is the first to go to the Battle. That person than choose the second person (from the same sex) for the Battle and also the type of battle (a quiz, extrusion, endurance, sleight). The Battle winner must win two duels. The Battle loser is evicted from the game.

## Season 1
### Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Background | Status | Finish |
| George Vintilă | 44 | Actor & DJ | Winner | 1st |
| Vica Blochina | 37 | Former ballerina | Runner-up | 2nd |
| Augustin Viziru | 37 | Actor | Disqualified | 3rd |
| Dan Helciug | 40 | Pop singer & TV Presenter | Semifinalist | 4th |
| Ionuț Iftimoaie | 36 | Kickboxer | Voted Out | 5th |
| Cristina Cioran | 38 | TV Presenter & actress | Evicted | 6th |
| Gina Pistol | 33 | Model | Evicted | 7th |
| Roxana Ionescu | 29 | TV Presenter | Evicted | 8th |
| Doinița Oancea | 32 | Actress | Evicted | 9th |
| Dima Trofim | 26 | Actor & former Lala Band member | Evicted | 10th |
| Corina Drăgulescu | 32 | Reality TV star | Evicted | 11th |
| Lucian Viziru | 38 | Pop singer | Evicted | 12th |
| Mioara Velicu | 70 | Popular Music Singer | Quit | 13th |
| Ștefan Stan | 37 | Blues-soul singer & TV Presenter | Evicted | 14th |
| Oana Radu | 22 | Pop singer | Evicted | 15th |
| Tudorel Filimon | 61 | Actor | Quit | 16th |

### Nominations

| # | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 |
| Farmer of the Week | Mioara | Dan | Vica | Cristina | Doiniţa | Dima | Augustin | George | Gina | Ionuț | Augustin | All |
| Servants (Nominated) | Oana Dima | Augustin Doinița | Roxana Lucian | Lucian Corina | Vica Dan | Cristina Ionuţ | Dima Cristina | Dan Cristina | Augustin Vica | George Gina | Ionuţ Vica | - |
| George | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | | Farmer of the Week | | Servant | | Winner |
| Vica | | | Farmer of the Week | | Duelist | | | | Duelist | | Duelist | Runner-up |
| Augustin | | Duelist | | | | Duelist | Farmer of the Week | | Servant | | Farmer of the Week | Disqualified |
| Dan | | Farmer of the Week | | Duelist | Servant | | | Servant | | | | Semifinalist |
| Ionuț | | | | | | Duelist | Duelist | | | Farmer of the Week | Servant | Voted Out (Day 81) |
| Cristina | | | Duelist | Farmer of the Week | | Servant | Servant | Duelist | | Duelist | Evicted (Day 75) | |
| Gina | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | Debuts (Day 44) | | | Farmer of the Week | Evicted (Day 68) | | |
| Roxana | Debuts (Day 15) | Debuts (Day 15) | Evicted (Day 19) | Returns (Day 44) | Returns (Day 44) | Returns (Day 44) | | | Evicted (Day 61) | | | |
| Doinița | | Servant | | | Farmer of the Week | | | Evicted (Day 54) | | | | |
| Dima | Servant | | | | | Farmer of the Week | Evicted (Day 47) | | | | | |
| Corina | Duelist | | | Servant | Evicted (Day 33) | | | | | | | |
| Lucian | Debuts (Day 15) | Debuts (Day 15) | Servant | Evicted (Day 26) | | | | | | | | |
| Mioara | Farmer of the Week | Quit | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ștefan | | Evicted (Day 12) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oana | Evicted (Day 5) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tudorel | Quit (Day 3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1st Nominated (By Group) | Oana | Augustin | Roxana | Lucian | Vica | Ionuţ | Dima | Cristina | Vica | Gina | Vica | - |
| 2nd Nominated (By 1st Nominated) | Corina | Ștefan | Cristina | Dan | Corina | Augustin | Ionuţ | Doiniţa | Roxana | Cristina | Cristina | - |
| Evicted | Oana | Ștefan | Roxana | Lucian | Corina | Augustin (Not Eliminated) | Dima | Doiniţa | Roxana | Gina | Cristina | - |

### Summary

On Day 1, twelve celebrities arrived at the Farm in three groups. At the end of the first day, Mioara became the first Farmer of the Week. On Day 2, Mioara chose to nominate Oana and Tudorel as Buttlers. Because of medical problem, Tudorel was removed from the competition and he was replaced by Dima, who became the new Buttler.

### The game

| Week | Farmer of the Week | Buttlers | 1st Dueler | 2nd Dueler | Evicted | Winner |
| 1 | Mioara | Tudorel Oana Dima | Oana (Eliminated) | Corina | Oana | Corina |
| 2 | Dan | Doinita Augustin | Augustin | Stefan (Eliminated) | Ştefan | Augustin |
| 3 | Vica | Roxana Lucian | Roxana (Eliminated) | Cristina | Roxana | Lucian |
| 4 | Cristina | Corina Lucian | Lucian (Eliminated) | Dan | Lucian | Dan |
| 5 | Doiniţa | Vica Dan | Vica | Corina (Eliminated) | Corina | Vica |
| 6 | Dima | Cristina Ionuţ | Ionuţ | Augustin | - | Ionuţ |
| 7 | Augustin | Dima Cristina | Dima (Eliminated) | Ionuţ | Dima | Ionuţ |
| 8 | George | Dan Cristina | Cristina | Doiniţa (Eliminated) | Doiniţa | Cristina |
| 9 | Gina | Augustin Vica | Vica | Roxana (Eliminated) | Roxana | Vica |
| 10 | Ionuţ | George Gina | Gina (Eliminated) | Cristina | Gina | Cristina |
| 11 | Augustin | Vica Ionuţ | Vica | Cristina (Eliminated) | Cristina | Vica |
The Eliminated contestants voted for the person who took the fifth place:
- Ionuţ (8 votes: Oana, Lucian, Corina, Dima, Doiniţa, Roxana, Gina, Cristina)
- Vica (3 votes: Tudorel, Mioara, Ştefan)
- Augustin, Dan, George (0 votes)

## Ratings

Official ratings are taken from ARMA (Asociaţia Română pentru Măsurarea Audienţelor). the organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in Romania.
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot (approx.) | Viewers (in millions) | Rank (Night) |
| 1 | 9 March 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm | 2.39 | #1 |
| 2 | 10 March 2015 | Tuesday 8:30 pm | 2.20 | #1 |
| 3 | 11 March 2015 | Wednesday 8:30 pm | 2.00 | #1 |
| 4 | 12 March 2015 | Thursday 8:30 pm | 2.10 | #1 |
| 5 | 14 March 2015 | Saturday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #2 |
| 6 | 16 March 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #2 |
| 7 | 17 March 2015 | Tuesday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #1 |
| 8 | 18 March 2015 | Wednesday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #1 |
| 9 | 19 March 2015 | Thursday 8:30 pm | 2.1 | #1 |
| 10 | 21 March 2015 | Saturday 8:30 pm | 1.1 | #2 |
| 11 | 23 March 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |
| 12 | 24 March 2015 | Tuesday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |
| 13 | 25 March 2015 | Wednesday 8:30 pm | | #2 |
| 14 | 26 March 2015 | Thursday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #2 |
| 15 | 28 March 2015 | Saturday 8:30 pm | 1.3 | #2 |
| 16 | 30 March 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #2 |
| 17 | 31 March 2015 | Tuesday 8:30 pm | 1.7 | #2 |
| 18 | 1 April 2015 | Wednesday 8:30 pm | 1.9 | #2 |
| 19 | 2 April 2015 | Thursday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |
| 20 | 4 April 2015 | Saturday 8:30 pm | 1.3 | #2 |
| 21 | 6 April 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm | 2.1 | #2 |
| 22 | 7 April 2015 | Tuesday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |
| 23 | 8 April 2015 | Wednesday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |
| 24 | 9 April 2015 | Thursday 8:30 pm | 1.7 | #2 |
| 25 | 11 April 2015 | Saturday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |
| 26 | 13 April 2015 | Monday 8:30 pm | 1.8 | #2 |