The commission follows the huge success of "The Political Assembly" on VTM in Belgium where it reached a phenomenal average marketshare of 49.6% (18-44, consolidated) in the weeks before the national elections. The show is created and produced by Bargoens, led by well-known and renowned TV-maker Eric Goens.
A+E joined DPG Media Group’s Belgian channel VTM and RTL Germany’s NTV in acquiring the series which also plays out across Quintus Studios’ Free Documentary channel in the US, UK, AUS, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Hit series like "The Way Out"; "Going Once, Going Twice"; "The Big Job Switch" and "The Musical Of Your Life" have been renewed for new seasons on VTM and Play4.