HLF8[a] was a Dutch television talk show, broadcast every weekday at 7:30 p.m. on SBS6 between 2021 and 2023.[1][2] The show was first presented by Johnny de Mol.[1][3] Hélène Hendriks and Leonie ter Braak became presenters of the show in April 2022 after De Mol stopped due to misconduct allegations.[4][5] Sam Hagens also presented the show for three months in 2023.[6][7] De Mol returned to the show in 2023.[5][8]

HLF8
Presented by
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons4
Original release
NetworkSBS6
Release6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) –
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)

In March 2023, it was announced that the show would end due to disappointing viewing figures.[9][10] The last episode of the show was on 7 April 2023.[11][12]

Notes

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  1. ^ Short for half eight, in reference to its starting time of 7:30 p.m. as written in the Netherlands.

References

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  1. ^ a b "SBS6 stopt met talkshow HLF8 vanwege tegenvallende kijkcijfers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Dit weten we al over de nieuwe talkshow van Johnny de Mol" [This is what we already know about Johnny de Mol's new talk show]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Johnny de Mol start volgende maand met dagelijkse talkshow" [Johnny de Mol starts next month with daily talk show]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Johnny de Mol stopt met tv-programma na nieuwe beschuldiging". NOS (in Dutch). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Johnny de Mol keert vanavond onverwacht terug bij HLF8: 'Ben er klaar voor'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Sam Hagens neemt met Hélène Hendriks HLF8-presentatie Johnny de Mol over". NU.nl (in Dutch). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Sam Hagens blij met opgedane ervaring bij talkshow HLF8" [Sam Hagens happy with experience gained at talk show HLF8]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Johnny de Mol 'dankbaar' dat hij weer HLF8 presenteert". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Talpa trekt de stekker uit talkshow HLF8" [Talpa pulls the plug on talk show HLF8]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Johnny de Mol, Hélène Hendriks en Sam Hagens nemen afscheid van HLF8" [Johnny de Mol, Hélène Hendriks and Sam Hagens say goodbye to HLF8]. Televizier (in Dutch). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Talkshow HLF8 verdwijnt van de buis" [Talk show HLF8 no longer on television]. NOS (in Dutch). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Laatste uitzending talkshow HLF8 vanavond te zien" [Last episode talk show HLF8 tonight on television]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.