Is there a fringe sports channel that still has a job opening for a judo analyst? Dennis van der Geest’s career as an entertainment presenter is after all dead.
Dennis van der Geest hopes very much that he can definitively exchange the title of ex-judoka for that of TV presenter, but it seems to be a vain hope. Everything he touches in Hilversum turns into a dry twig. Million Dollar Island recently flopped definitively and now his new dating show De Prins met het Witte Haar also turns out to be a huge failure.
Dennis flops again
The first episode of Dennis’ dating show for the elderly managed to entertain only 233 thousand viewers on SBS 6 last night, accounting for almost 6 percent market share in the general target group and an even lower share of 4.5 percent in the commercial target group (25 to 54 years old). ). In other words: cry with the cap on.
Dennis’ program forms a kind of romantic set with the new dating show ‘I’m going on a trip and take with me’ and that is also a flop. Immediately prior to that, 266 thousand people (6 percent) watched it.
Dramatic start
Joost Maiburg, the viewing figure connoisseur of RTL Boulevard, speaks of a ‘dramatic start’ for Dennis. “His program was in fifth place at half past nine. Even Veronica had higher grades. With that, Dennis van der Geest scored even worse than with his expensive, failed Million Dollar Island.” writes he.
An average of 344 thousand people watched that flop in recent months.
Tina Nijkamp, supervising figure professor, can’t believe it. She writes in a shocked state: “I had to look three times, but SBS 6 NOT in the top 25. Omg, what a huge disappointment are the viewing figures for the new love programs on SBS6. Unfortunately no match with the viewer from 8.30 pm to 10.30 pm.”
Two flops
Another two flops for John de Mol, Tina concludes. “Both programs were conceived and created by his own production company.”
She continues: “There may still be hope for Ik Ga Op Reis, next week without football as competition, but for Dennis’ program the future seems bleak. 4.5 percent is much too low: the program about the elderly therefore only appeals to the elderly. Another flop for Dennis. All painful.”
Viewing figures
The viewing figures of Sunday, July 2, 2023 (SKO):
Top 15 | Market shares (18-24h, 6+) |
|---|---|
| 01. Journal 20:00 (NPO1) 1,778,000 | 01. NPO1 / 29.8% |
| 02. Football VR NLD BEL Women (NPO1) 1,147,000 | 02. RTL4 / 16.2% |
| 03. Motorsport F1 GP (NPO1) 1,104,000 | 03. SBS6 / 9.1% |
| 04. Studio Sport (NPO1) 938,000 | 04. NPO2 / 8.8% |
| 05. Football VR VB Women (NPO1) 896,000 | 05. NPO3 / 4.8% |
| 06. One to 100 (RTL4) 867,000 | 06. Vero / 4.4% |
| 07. Half past seven news (RTL4) 821,000 | 07. RTL5 / 3.3% |
| 08. Urban Mormels (NPO1) 794,000 | 08.NET5 / 3.0% |
| 09. The Evening Stage (NPO1) 705,000 | 09. RTL7 / 2.2% |
| 10. Tour de France (NPO1) 645,000 | 10. RTL8 / 1.7% |
| 11. Rooijakkers across the floor (RTL4) 619,000 | 11. RTLZ / 1.0% |
| 12. Nieuwsuur (NPO2) 559,000 | 12. TLC / 1.0% |
| 13. RTL Boulevard (RTL4) 546,000 | 13. Ziggo / 0.9% |
| 14. Renze op Zondag (RTL4) 540,000 | 14. Comedy / 0.9% |
| 15. Heart of the Netherlands (SBS6) 500,000 | 15. Discov / 0.8% |
Market shares per channel group (18-24h, 6+) | More viewing figures at: |
| 01. Public Broadcasting 43.4% |  |
| 02. RTL Netherlands 24.8% | |
| 03. Talpa TV 17.3% |
Programs that did not make the top 15 include Shownieuws (464 thousand), Reizen Waes Vlaanderen (435 thousand) and vtwonen (363 thousand).