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Renze Klamer's late-night talk show on RTL 4 was intended to move past the failed RTL Tonight. After two months, its ratings had barely increased. Experts described the situation as tragic, while Klamer did not share that assessment. It remained uncertain whether the show's fortunes could be reversed.
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Across a series of television and media podcasts, TV ratings expert Tina Nijkamp discussed developments in Dutch broadcasting with journalists and media commentators including Mark Koster, Wilson Boldewijn and Pepijn van den Brink. The subjects included falling or disappointing ratings for programmes such as Best Singers, Show News, Expedition Robinson, Renze and André Hazes’ reality series; the performance of new programmes; and criticism of documentaries about René Froger and Femke Halsema. The discussions also addressed tensions surrounding Dutch participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, the budgets and reach of NPO podcasts, changes at the NOS, and the redesign of Studio Sport and the NOS Journal. The latest discussion concerned an additional weather bulletin after the 8 p.m. news, which Nijkamp said had attracted substantially fewer viewers, as well as the presentation of RTL Boulevard by Marieke Elsinga and the possible effect of a podcast on a talk show’s ratings.