De Slimste Mens ter Wereld 2003
What is De Slimste Mens ter Wereld?
De Slimste Mens ter Wereld is a Belgian television quiz that has been broadcast since 2003. Classified as a family‑oriented comedy series, it pits well‑known Flemish personalities against one another in a contest to determine who possesses the broadest range of knowledge, from Olympic history to literary references.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2003
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 841
- Runtime
- 61 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 1, 2003
- Last aired
- Dec 18, 2025
- Original language
- NL
- Origin
- BE
- Networks
- VRT 1, Play
- Genres
- Family, Comedy
- Updated
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De Slimste Mens ter Wereld is a Belgian television quiz that has been broadcast since 2003. Classified as a family‑oriented comedy series, it pits well‑known Flemish personalities against one another in a contest to determine who possesses the broadest range of knowledge, from Olympic history to literary references. The programme’s premise, phrased as a series of rhetorical questions, asks whether contemporary culture values cleverness and which contestant can combine expertise on topics such as Erasmus, Captain Haddock, Lacan, digital television programming and the Encyclopedia Britannica. According to Dutch‑language sources, the show has produced twenty‑three series that have aired on the
Should you watch it?
“A quiz show searching for the world's smartest person through diverse trivia challenges.”
- Showcases impressive breadth of human knowledge
- Engaging format that celebrates intelligence
- Unique blend of academic and pop culture questions
- May feel elitist to some viewers
- Pace might be too slow for action-seekers
Watch it if you enjoy intellectual competitions and diverse trivia.
Suitable for general audiences with no inappropriate content.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 28 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Sep 1, 2003
- E2 Episode 2 Core Sep 2, 2003
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 3, 2003
- E4 Episode 4 Core Sep 4, 2003
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 8, 2003
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 9, 2003
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 10, 2003
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 11, 2003
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 15, 2003
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 16, 2003
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 17, 2003
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 18, 2003
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 22, 2003
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 23, 2003
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 24, 2003
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 25, 2003
- E17 Episode 17 Core Sep 29, 2003
- E18 Episode 18 Core Sep 30, 2003
- E19 Episode 19 Core Oct 1, 2003
- E20 Episode 20 Core Oct 2, 2003
- E21 Episode 21 Core Oct 6, 2003
- E22 Episode 22 Core Oct 7, 2003
- E23 Episode 23 Core Oct 8, 2003
- E24 Episode 24 Core Oct 9, 2003
- E25 Episode 25 Core Oct 13, 2003
- E26 Episode 26 Core Oct 14, 2003
- E27 Episode 27 Mytharc Oct 15, 2003
- E28 Episode 28 Mytharc Oct 16, 2003
Season 2 · 32 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Apr 12, 2004
- E2 Episode 2 Core Apr 13, 2004
- E3 Episode 3 Core Apr 14, 2004
- E4 Episode 4 Core Apr 15, 2004
- E5 Episode 5 Core Apr 19, 2004
- E6 Episode 6 Core Apr 20, 2004
- E7 Episode 7 Core Apr 21, 2004
- E8 Episode 8 Core Apr 22, 2004
- E9 Episode 9 Core Apr 26, 2004
- E10 Episode 10 Core Apr 27, 2004
- E11 Episode 11 Core Apr 28, 2004
- E12 Episode 12 Core Apr 29, 2004
- E13 Episode 13 Core May 3, 2004
- E14 Episode 14 Core May 4, 2004
- E15 Episode 15 Core May 5, 2004
- E16 Episode 16 Core May 6, 2004
- E17 Episode 17 Core May 10, 2004
- E18 Episode 18 Core May 11, 2004
- E19 Episode 19 Core May 12, 2004
- E20 Episode 20 Core May 13, 2004
- E21 Episode 21 Core May 17, 2004
- E22 Episode 22 Core May 18, 2004
- E23 Episode 23 Core May 19, 2004
- E24 Episode 24 Core May 20, 2004
- E25 Episode 25 Core May 24, 2004
- E26 Episode 26 Core May 25, 2004
- E27 Episode 27 Core May 26, 2004
- E28 Episode 28 Core May 27, 2004
- E29 Episode 29 Core May 31, 2004
- E30 Episode 30 Core Jun 1, 2004
- E31 Episode 31 Mytharc Jun 2, 2004
- E32 Episode 32 Mytharc Jun 3, 2004
Season 3 · 36 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 30, 2004
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 31, 2004
- E3 Episode 3 Core Sep 1, 2004
- E4 Episode 4 Core Sep 2, 2004
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 6, 2004
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 7, 2004
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 8, 2004
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 9, 2004
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 13, 2004
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 14, 2004
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 15, 2004
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 16, 2004
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 20, 2004
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 21, 2004
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 22, 2004
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 23, 2004
- E17 Episode 17 Core Sep 27, 2004
- E18 Episode 18 Core Sep 28, 2004
- E19 Episode 19 Core Sep 29, 2004
- E20 Episode 20 Core Sep 30, 2004
- E21 Episode 21 Core Oct 4, 2004
- E22 Episode 22 Core Oct 5, 2004
- E23 Episode 23 Core Oct 6, 2004
- E24 Episode 24 Core Oct 7, 2004
- E25 Episode 25 Core Oct 11, 2004
- E26 Episode 26 Core Oct 12, 2004
- E27 Episode 27 Core Oct 13, 2004
- E28 Episode 28 Core Oct 14, 2004
- E29 Episode 29 Core Oct 18, 2004
- E30 Episode 30 Core Oct 19, 2004
- E31 Episode 31 Core Oct 20, 2004
- E32 Episode 32 Core Oct 21, 2004
- E33 Episode 33 Core Oct 25, 2004
- E34 Episode 34 Core Oct 26, 2004
- E35 Episode 35 Mytharc Oct 27, 2004
- E36 Episode 36 Mytharc Oct 28, 2004
Season 4 · 32 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Aug 29, 2005
- E2 Episode 2 Core Aug 30, 2005
- E3 Episode 3 Core Aug 31, 2005
- E4 Episode 4 Core Sep 1, 2005
- E5 Episode 5 Core Sep 5, 2005
- E6 Episode 6 Core Sep 6, 2005
- E7 Episode 7 Core Sep 7, 2005
- E8 Episode 8 Core Sep 8, 2005
- E9 Episode 9 Core Sep 12, 2005
- E10 Episode 10 Core Sep 13, 2005
- E11 Episode 11 Core Sep 14, 2005
- E12 Episode 12 Core Sep 15, 2005
- E13 Episode 13 Core Sep 19, 2005
- E14 Episode 14 Core Sep 20, 2005
- E15 Episode 15 Core Sep 21, 2005
- E16 Episode 16 Core Sep 22, 2005
- E17 Episode 17 Core Sep 26, 2005
- E18 Episode 18 Core Sep 27, 2005
- E19 Episode 19 Core Sep 28, 2005
- E20 Episode 20 Core Sep 29, 2005
- E21 Episode 21 Core Oct 3, 2005
- E22 Episode 22 Core Oct 4, 2005
- E23 Episode 23 Core Oct 5, 2005
- E24 Episode 24 Core Oct 6, 2005
- E25 Episode 25 Core Oct 10, 2005
- E26 Episode 26 Core Oct 11, 2005
- E27 Episode 27 Core Oct 12, 2005
- E28 Episode 28 Core Oct 13, 2005
- E29 Episode 29 Core Oct 17, 2005
- E30 Episode 30 Core Oct 18, 2005
- E31 Episode 31 Mytharc Oct 19, 2005
- E32 Episode 32 Mytharc Oct 20, 2005
Season 5 · 32 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Dec 11, 2006
- E2 Episode 2 Core Dec 12, 2006
- E3 Episode 3 Core Dec 13, 2006
- E4 Episode 4 Core Dec 14, 2006
- E5 Episode 5 Core Dec 18, 2006
- E6 Episode 6 Core Dec 19, 2006
- E7 Episode 7 Core Dec 20, 2006
- E8 Episode 8 Core Dec 21, 2006
- E9 Episode 9 Core Dec 25, 2006
- E10 Episode 10 Core Dec 26, 2006
- E11 Episode 11 Core Dec 27, 2006
- E12 Episode 12 Core Dec 28, 2006
- E13 Episode 13 Core Jan 1, 2007
- E14 Episode 14 Core Jan 2, 2007
- E15 Episode 15 Core Jan 3, 2007
- E16 Episode 16 Core Jan 4, 2007
- E17 Episode 17 Core Jan 8, 2007
- E18 Episode 18 Core Jan 9, 2007
- E19 Episode 19 Core Jan 10, 2007
- E20 Episode 20 Core Jan 11, 2007
- E21 Episode 21 Core Jan 15, 2007
- E22 Episode 22 Core Jan 16, 2007
- E23 Episode 23 Core Jan 17, 2007
- E24 Episode 24 Core Jan 18, 2007
- E25 Episode 25 Core Jan 22, 2007
- E26 Episode 26 Core Jan 23, 2007
- E27 Episode 27 Core Jan 24, 2007
- E28 Episode 28 Core Jan 25, 2007
- E29 Episode 29 Core Jan 29, 2007
- E30 Episode 30 Core Jan 30, 2007
- E31 Episode 31 Mytharc Jan 31, 2007
- E32 Episode 32 Mytharc Feb 1, 2007
Frequently asked questions
What type of questions are asked?
Questions cover a wide range of topics including history, science, literature, pop culture, and current events.
How are contestants selected?
Contestants are typically chosen based on their demonstrated knowledge and intellectual abilities.
Is this show educational?
Yes, the show provides educational value through its diverse and challenging questions.
What makes this show unique?
The show celebrates intelligence and knowledge across many different fields rather than focusing on one specialty.
Where does the show take place?
The show originates from Belgium and focuses on finding the smartest person in various regions including Flanders and beyond.
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