The new drama series about the murdered politician Pim Fortuyn is a ratings hit. The first episode of The Year of Fortuyn managed to captivate a million viewers on NPO 1 yesterday.
The five-part drama series The Year of Fortuyn kicked off at 9.30 yesterday evening with 991 thousand viewers (21% market share), making it the most watched TV broadcast at that time. The series benefited from a good lead-in: immediately before, Flikken Maastricht reached 1.5 million viewers (27%).
Volkskrant lyrical
Since the protagonists in this series are still so fresh in the memory, The Year of Fortuyn reminds many people a bit of Koefnoen. But in general the reactions are positive. “Had fun watching! It took a while to get used to the style, but that went quickly!” says Luuk Ikink, for example.
Even the Volkskrant is positive. “We’ll say it right away: it is one of the best Dutch series of recent years. (… ) The year of Fortuyn is a balancing act, which succeeds in embedding the irresistible comedy elements in an at times gripping tragedy of fate.”
Astrid on two
The other most watched prime-time titles were the Astrid Joosten quiz Twee voor Twelf with 1.2 million viewers (20%) on NPO 2 and the Carlo Boszhard show I Can See Your Voice with 1 million viewers (20%) on RTL 4. SBS 6 attracted 659 thousand viewers (12%).
Since Friday is Arjen Lubach’s day off, Jinek was the most watched talk show with 881 thousand viewers. This is followed by Op1 (743 thousand), Today Inside (694 thousand), Khalid and Sophie (620 thousand), Time for MAX (459 thousand) and HLF8 (294 thousand).
Viewing figures
Programs that (also) did not reach the top fifteen ratings include De Geknipte Gast (583 thousand), Nieuwsuur (564 thousand), Hart van Nederland (472 thousand), Shownieuws (387 thousand) and Big Brother (188 thousand).
The viewing figures of Friday, March 25, 2022 (SKO†
Top 15 | Market Shares (18-24h, 6+) |
|---|---|
| 01. News 20:00 (NPO1) 1,961,000 | 01. NPO1 / 24.2% |
| 02. Cops Maastricht (NPO1) 1,529,000 | 02. RTL4 / 20.5% |
| 03. Half past seven news (RTL4) 1.381.000 | 03. SBS6 / 11.1% |
| 04. Two to twelve (NPO2) 1,184,000 | 04. NPO2 / 10.0% |
| 05. I Can See Your Voice (RTL4) 1,047,000 | 05. RTL8 / 4.5% |
| 06. The Year of Fortuyn (NPO1) 991,000 | 06. NPO3 / 3.7% |
| 07. News 18:00 (NPO1) 933,000 | 07. RTL7 / 2.8% |
| 08. EenVandaag (NPO1) 902.000 | 08. RTL5 / 2.7% |
| 09. Jinek (RTL4) 881.000 | 09.NET5/2.1% |
| 10. RTL Boulevard (RTL4) 841,000 | 10. Vero / 2.1% |
| 11. Conversation with Prime Minister (NPO1) 779,000 | 11. BBC / 1.4% |
| 12. Op1 (NPO1) 743,000 | 12.ESPN / 1.4% |
| 13. Today Inside (SBS6) 694,000 | 13. TLC / 1.2% |
| 14. The All-rounder VIPS (SBS6) 659.000 | 14. Comedy / 0.8% |
| 15. Khalid and Sophie (NPO1) 620.000 | 15. N.geog / 0.8% |
Market shares per channel group (18-24h, 6+) | More viewing figures at: |
| 01. Public Broadcasting 37.9% |  |
| 02. RTL Netherlands 31.2% | |
| 03. Talpa TV 15.9% |