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Farmer Wants a Wife (2023)

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Farmer Wants a Wife poster: A farmer in a white cowboy hate snuggles with a woman in the back of a pickup truck.

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Melissa Camacho By Melissa Camacho , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 13+

Hokey dating show reboot features innuendo, drinking.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 13+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Farmer Wants a Wife: The single women walk to a meeting place.
  • Farmer Wants a Wife: The four farmers stand together in cowboy hats and jackets.
  • Farmer Wants a Wife: A farmer in a Black hat mingles with the women.

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age 15+

Based on 3 parent reviews

NAOMI B.
NAOMI B. Parent of 18+-year-old
April 17, 2023
age 17+

Annoying !!

I don’t like all the adds during the show The ratio is about 70/30 more adds than show. It’s really annoying !!! If you can’t afford the show with out all that sponsees, just don’t do it !!!
NAOMI B.
NAOMI B. Parent of 18+-year-old
April 17, 2023
age 17+

Annoying !!

I don’t like all the adds during the show The ratio is about 70/30 more adds than show. It’s really annoying !!! If you can’t afford the show with out all that sponsees, just don’t do it !!!
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What's the Story?

The American dating series reboot FARMER WANTS A WIFE (2023), based on the British TV show of the same name, is a reality series featuring single farmers looking for true love. Farmer Allen, Farmer Hunter, Farmer Ryan, and Farmer Landon each choose 5 of 32 single, urban-dwelling women to host at their respective farms for six weeks. Throughout their stay the women are introduced to all aspects of farm life. They also get opportunities to spend some one-on-one time with the man they hope will be their forever partner. But throughout their stay each down-to-earth bachelor must also make difficult decisions, and ask women with whom he is not connecting with romantically to leave. After six weeks, each farmer must choose the one woman he hopes will never want to leave.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (3 ):
Kids say: Not yet rated

Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, the series combines the expected drama of reality dating shows with predictable country tropes. The "city" women willingly stay at the mens' farms and ranches in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina, but often have negative, over-the-top reactions to doing chores or working with livestock. Meanwhile, the cowboy-hat-and-boot-wearing farmers do their best to exude down-home politeness and awkward charm while professing their love for their animals and their land. It's all pretty gimmicky, and at times rather slow. But this version of Farmer Wants a Wife ultimately follows the same basic formula of dreamy date sequences, mean behavior, and broken hearts used in other shows featuring folks trying to find a spouse among strangers in front of a TV audience.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about what life is like on a working farm or ranch. What kind of behind-the-scenes work is involved in keeping them running and profitable? Is the work involved made clear throughout the series?

  • How does this version of Farmer Wants a Wife differ from the original U.S. installment of the show? How does it differ from the British version of the series? Why was it revived?

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