Georgina Verbaan an SBS 6 star: who would have ever thought. She is now also taking snaps from John de Mol, but her dating program with good friend Patrick Martens is not yet a success.
Georgina Verbaan’s pointing finger is now mainly busy scrolling through her bank’s app: has John de Mol’s wages been paid yet? She has been seen daily at half past seven since last night with Date Tasty, a new dating show on SBS 6 that she talks to each other with her bosom friend Patrick Martens.
Meager score
How this scores? Tina Nijkamp has managed to get hold of the viewing figures that have been kept secret since this week, but unfortunately for Georgina and Patrick they have now been leaked. 241 thousand people watched it yesterday, representing a market share of only 5.5 percent in the commercial target group of SBS 6.
According to Tina, this is not good. “Patrick Martens is again unlucky with a program on SBS 6. After Lettrix, Date Smakelijk also does not score well for the time being. It not only scores much lower than predecessor Een Jaar Van Je Leven, but also than HLF8 (which has been taken off the tube, ed.)”, she writes on her analysis channel.
Not hopeful
Of course, there will be additional delayed viewing figures, Tina emphasizes. “But given the format (only 4 singles), voiceover (slightly ironic) and criticism from viewers on Twitter, it doesn’t look hopeful.”
According to Tina, only four single candidates per episode is ‘far too few’. “The viewer is used to First Dates. It will be difficult for Date Bon appetit I’m afraid to become a real viewing hit.
Wrong voice over
And that voice over? That is Rini van den Elzen. “Oh dear. He is the voice-over for Joling & Gordon over the Floor, among others. This immediately makes the tone of this program ironic and/or sarcastic. Is that the point of a dating program? Oh no? Strange choice.”
You immediately turn it into a cabinet of curiosities, says Tina. “It is a completely different tone than, for example, Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte at B&B Vol Liefde. Shame.”