The Mole is a reality television show which was originally created in 1998 by Woestijnvis. It was broadcast in Belgium as De Mol between 1998 and 2003 on TV1 (VRT) and since 2016 annually on VIER (SBS Belgium). It was conceived by Michiel Devlieger, Bart de Pauw, Tom Lenaerts and Michel Vanhove, and won the famous Rose d'Or award in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2000. The format has been licensed in 40 countries from all around the world.