Výměna manželek

Výměna manželek
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	Czech Republic
Original language	Czech
Original release
Network	TV Nova
Release	2005 (2005) – present

Výměna manželek is the Czech version of the reality television show Wife Swap, which originated in the United Kingdom. It has aired since 2005 on TV Nova,^[1] and as of 2023 is the longest-running continuous version of Wife Swap in the world.^[2]

The show follows a similar format to other Wife Swap versions, with two families swapping wives for ten days. LGBT families have also been included. It has caused controversy within the Czech Republic, with some critics saying it takes advantage of families who need the prize money.^[3]

Notable episodes

A 2009 episode swapped a wife from Brno with a wife from a Czech diaspora family in Paraguay.^[4]

A 2015 episode prompted one of the families to be referred to social services after it was revealed that the children lacked basic hygiene habits such as teeth brushing and hand washing.^[5]

A wife from a 2017 episode who brought a snake to the table meeting became highly recognizable after she told her partner "Mačkáš mi hada, debile" ("You're squeezing my snake, moron").^[6][7]

Another 2017 episode caused controversy for featuring a couple with a 17-year-old wife and 45-year-old husband. The pair had met when the wife was 14. The husband was called a "pedophile" by the other family's husband at the table meeting.^[8]

Two episodes have ended in brawls between husbands. The first, in 2013, came after one husband accused the other's wife of being lazy.^[9] The second, in 2020, involved an abusive husband who pushed around his substitute wife, and her husband attacked him upon hearing the news.^[10]

Following a taping in 2020, one of the participants, a 42-year-old police officer from the Opava District, committed suicide. The officer's sons alleged that the producers of the show had tried to provoke conflict by repeatedly pressuring him to make racist comments.^[11]

References

1. "Výměna manželek (2005)". ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
2. Matějů, Pavla (18 July 2023). "Ženy čím dál víc hledají způsob, jak nás podvést, říká tvůrkyně Výměny manželek". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
3. "Výměna manželek se vysílá už patnáct let. Říká něco o společnosti, nebo jen zneužívá zadlužené účastníky?". Radio Wave (in Czech). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
4. Švédová, Lída (14 April 2009). "Výměna manželek: výlet do Paraguaye zabránil rozpadu rodiny". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
5. Matějů, Pavla (28 May 2015). "Tvá žena je špína, prohlásila vyměněná manželka a rodinu udala sociálce". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
6. "Reality show jako středobod televizní zábavy". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
7. Gyuríková, Kristina (31 August 2017). "Banány, alkohol a pár facek. Pozrite si tých najväčších exotov zo show Zámena manželiek". closer.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
8. Matějů, Pavla (7 September 2017). "Jsi pedofil, slyšel Marian ve Výměně manželek. Jeho žena natáčení vzdala". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
9. "Výměna manželek skončila rvačkou. Půjdeš se léčit, přála si Marie". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
10. Matějů, Pavla (11 March 2020). "Poslal jsi mi trosku! Manželé z Výměny se porvali, zasahoval štáb". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 August 2024.
11. Perdoch, Jaroslav (23 May 2022). "Kauza sebevraždy muže z Výměny manželek nekončí. U soudu se mluvilo o manipulaci". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2024.