The Flemish version, produced by Woestijnvis, aired for most of its run on Eén, before moving to VIER for its final year.

The show has a newsmagazine-style format with a large focus on human interest stories, voxpops and satirical sketches, with an often humorous and positive approach to presentation.

At its peak, the Flemish version aired after the main edition of Het Journaal, VRT's daily news broadcast.

The viewers particularly appreciated the show's concept, that put the everyday activities of the ordinary Flemish populace in the spotlight.

In 2001 the Flemish version of the program won a Premio Ondas, the most prestigious Spanish media award, in the international TV category, and, in 2007, the HA!

[3] In 2011, Woestijnvis' parent company bought the Flemish assets of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, including VT4, which would be renamed as VIER after the takeover.

As a result, the Flemish version of the show was promptly canceled, with its final edition airing on January 21, 2013.

The Dutch version survived for longer, but the merger with the KRO-NCRV ultimately caused the cancellation of the show due to a lack of funding.

[7] When the show came back in May, the daily format was replaced, initially as a temporary measure, by a weekly programme under the name Man bijt hond XL, in a later timeslot of 21:30.