It can only be a big shock for Linda de Mol: the time is over when everything she touched turned into gold. In fact, I Love Holland is now suddenly a flop.
Linda de Mol throwing a fun TV party while everyone knows she’s standing there wearing a mask? It doesn’t resonate with the viewer. Fifteen years after the first episode of Ik Hou Van Holland, the program is suddenly no longer a success. In fact, for such great TV entertainment it is now simply a flop.
Six reasons
Ik Hou Van Holland managed to charm only 537 thousand viewers last Saturday and that has now, a week later, increased to 678 thousand viewers. And while direct competitor Hotel Hollandia with Paul de Leeuw records no less than 1.3 million. Extremely painful for Linda, who went through life as a TV queen for a long time.
According to TV expert Tina Nijkamp, there are six reasons why Ik Hou Van Holland is now suddenly a flop. In any case, according to her, it is not Linda’s fault, she writes analysis channel. “Because she scores as usual with Miljoenenjacht. Then what?”
Too late time
According to Tina, the first reason is the new broadcast time: 9:30 PM. “8 p.m. is a much better time, because then you can watch with young children.”
According to Tina, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge is the second problem, because he can also be seen on RTL 4 at the same time as a panel show. And: “Always the same guests. The usual. All panel members appear to have participated at least three times.”
Laugh about everything
Reason number four? “The ‘laughing at everything’ doesn’t feel real anymore. Especially due to Jeroen’s overexposure (this show was once his breakthrough), the show no longer feels so authentic.”
The prize for the winning subject is ‘no longer funny’, Tina thinks. “It would be better if it were about something REALLY big.”
“But most importantly: perhaps the feeling of pride in the Netherlands is somewhat less.”