Antoinette Hertsenberg does not see such a strong competitor in her TV colleague Dionne Stax. In fact, the Radar star does not even know the name of her program. “The Value Unknown or something.”
Two NPO classics have been removed from the main stage by the broadcasting top ruthlessly. After the move to NPO 2, Opsporing Verzoeken has lost half the number of viewers and after the weekend it is Radar’s turn. Will Antoinette Hertsenberg’s program also collapse like a plum pudding?
Hard float
A ratings drop would be detrimental to Radar’s influence, admits Antoinette in Jinek. “Yes, that would certainly affect the effectiveness of the program, but I don’t know if it will happen, because it is something completely different. When we start, De Slimste Mens will be over. That is now on NPO 1 and they are doing very well.”
De Slimste Mens fluctuates around 2.5 million viewers. “And if you’re sitting opposite that, like Anniko with Opsporing Requested, then that’s a very hard one. It could also be that things will turn out a bit better for Opsporing Requested next Tuesday, ”said the presenter.
“Dionne uhhh…”
In any case, Antoinette does not see such a big threat in Dionne Stax, who will be her direct competitor next week. In fact, she doesn’t even know the name of her program! “We will be sitting opposite ehhh, ehhhh, ehhhh, Dionne Stax with ehhh… Now I just lost the name.”
Hostess Eva Jinek: “Vermeer?”
Antoinette: “No, no, no, The Value Unknown, or something.”
Eva: “Invaluable!”
Antoinette: “Invaluable, yes! Sorry, I really did.”
Antoinette’s burden
Eva: “I was afraid for a moment that it was the program that is about Vermeer, but it is not.”
Antoinette: “No. But it is something different from De Slimste Mens. So it could also be that NPO 1 will soon have a lot of problems with Radar.”
In other words: Antoinette thinks that despite her relegation she can win against Dionne who is on the main stage. So she is not particularly impressed by her NPO colleague. “We will find out on Monday.”
Viewers too old
What does Antoinette think of the criticism that Radar’s viewers are very old? “Yes, to me every viewer is a viewer, so I never counted that way. Those are other people who say it has to meet certain models.”
“I also understand that as a public broadcaster you also want to reach young people. We do our best for that, but maybe we are not the best program for that. That could be.”
