Dit Was Het Nieuws (1996–present)

TV ShowOn airNPO 1Comedy20 seasons, 136 episodes
Dit Was Het Nieuws posterReview score: 78%

Plot

"Dit was het nieuws" is Dutch for "This was the news", and is a Dutch television panel show, wherein two teams give a satirical account of the previous week's news. The program has the form of a game show in which two teams, each with a team leader plus a weekly guest, compete against each other. The scoring is not serious; after the first round, for instance, the score is always 4-4. The show is based on the BBC show Have I Got News For You.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1996Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Jacques Klöters & Justus van OelMay 17, 1996—
  2. S01E02Lenette van Dongen & Henk WestbroekMay 24, 1996—
  3. S01E03Frans van Deursen & Theodor HolmanMay 31, 1996—
  4. S01E04Ger Apeldoorn & Erik van MuiswinkelJune 7, 1996—
  5. S01E05Kenneth Herdigein & Rick van der PloegJune 21, 1996—
  6. S01E06Hans Vandenburg & Diederik van VleutenJune 28, 1996—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes1997Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Season 2, Episode 1January 17, 1997—
  2. S02E02Season 2, Episode 2January 24, 1997—
  3. S02E03Season 2, Episode 3January 31, 1997—
  4. S02E04Season 2, Episode 4February 7, 1997—
  5. S02E05Season 2, Episode 5February 14, 1997—
  6. S02E06Season 2, Episode 6February 21, 1997—
  7. S02E07Season 2, Episode 7February 28, 1997—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season037Episodes1997–98Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01Season 3, Episode 1October 31, 1997—
  2. S03E02Season 3, Episode 2November 7, 1997—
  3. S03E03Season 3, Episode 3November 14, 1997—
  4. S03E04Season 3, Episode 4November 21, 1997—
  5. S03E05Season 3, Episode 5November 28, 1997—
  6. S03E06Season 3, Episode 6December 5, 1997—
  7. S03E07Season 3, Episode 7January 1, 1998—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season047Episodes1998Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Season 4, Episode 1February 6, 1998—
  2. S04E02Season 4, Episode 2February 13, 1998—
  3. S04E03Season 4, Episode 3February 20, 1998—
  4. S04E04Season 4, Episode 4February 27, 1998—
  5. S04E05Season 4, Episode 5March 6, 1998—
  6. S04E06Season 4, Episode 6March 13, 1998—
  7. S04E07Season 4, Episode 7March 20, 1998—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0510Episodes1999Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E01Season 5, Episode 1January 1, 1999—
  2. S05E02Season 5, Episode 2January 8, 1999—
  3. S05E03Season 5, Episode 3January 15, 1999—
  4. S05E04Season 5, Episode 4January 22, 1999—
  5. S05E05Season 5, Episode 5January 29, 1999—
  6. S05E06Season 5, Episode 6February 5, 1999—
  7. S05E07Season 5, Episode 7February 12, 1999—
  8. S05E08Season 5, Episode 8February 19, 1999—
  9. S05E09Season 5, Episode 9February 26, 1999—
  10. S05E10Season 5, Episode 10March 5, 1999—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season068Episodes1999–00Aired—Season avg
  1. S06E01Season 6, Episode 1December 10, 1999—
  2. S06E02Season 6, Episode 2December 17, 1999—
  3. S06E03Season 6, Episode 3December 24, 1999—
  4. S06E04Season 6, Episode 4January 14, 2000—
  5. S06E05Season 6, Episode 5January 21, 2000—
  6. S06E06Season 6, Episode 6January 28, 2000—
  7. S06E07Season 6, Episode 7February 4, 2000—
  8. S06E08Season 6, Episode 8February 11, 2000—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season073Episodes2000Aired—Season avg
  1. S07E01Season 7, Episode 1June 6, 2000—
  2. S07E02Season 7, Episode 2June 23, 2000—
  3. S07E03Season 7, Episode 3June 27, 2000—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season088Episodes2000Aired—Season avg
  1. S08E01Season 8, Episode 1October 14, 2000—
  2. S08E02Season 8, Episode 2October 21, 2000—
  3. S08E03Season 8, Episode 3October 28, 2000—
  4. S08E04Season 8, Episode 4November 4, 2000—
  5. S08E05Season 8, Episode 5November 11, 2000—
  6. S08E06Season 8, Episode 6November 18, 2000—
  7. S08E07Season 8, Episode 7November 25, 2000—
  8. S08E08Season 8, Episode 8December 31, 2000—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season096Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S09E01Season 9, Episode 1May 26, 2001—
  2. S09E02Season 9, Episode 2June 2, 2001—
  3. S09E03Season 9, Episode 3June 9, 2001—
  4. S09E04Season 9, Episode 4June 16, 2001—
  5. S09E05Season 9, Episode 5June 23, 2001—
  6. S09E06Season 9, Episode 6June 30, 2001—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season107Episodes2001Aired—Season avg
  1. S10E01Season 10, Episode 1November 17, 2001—
  2. S10E02Season 10, Episode 2November 24, 2001—
  3. S10E03Season 10, Episode 3December 1, 2001—
  4. S10E04Season 10, Episode 4December 8, 2001—
  5. S10E05Season 10, Episode 5December 15, 2001—
  6. S10E06Season 10, Episode 6December 22, 2001—
  7. S10E07Season 10, Episode 7December 29, 2001—

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season117Episodes2002Aired—Season avg
  1. S11E01Season 11, Episode 1May 18, 2002—
  2. S11E02Season 11, Episode 2May 24, 2002—
  3. S11E03Season 11, Episode 3June 1, 2002—
  4. S11E04Season 11, Episode 4June 8, 2002—
  5. S11E05Season 11, Episode 5June 15, 2002—
  6. S11E06Season 11, Episode 6June 22, 2002—
  7. S11E07Season 11, Episode 7June 29, 2002—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season128Episodes2002–03Aired—Season avg
  1. S12E01Season 12, Episode 1November 9, 2002—
  2. S12E02Season 12, Episode 2November 16, 2002—
  3. S12E03Season 12, Episode 3November 23, 2002—
  4. S12E04Season 12, Episode 4November 30, 2002—
  5. S12E05Season 12, Episode 5December 7, 2002—
  6. S12E06Season 12, Episode 6December 14, 2002—
  7. S12E07Season 12, Episode 7December 21, 2002—
  8. S12E08Season 12, Episode 8January 21, 2003—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

Season136Episodes2003Aired—Season avg
  1. S13E01Season 13, Episode 1May 17, 2003—
  2. S13E02Season 13, Episode 2May 25, 2003—
  3. S13E03Season 13, Episode 3May 31, 2003—
  4. S13E04Season 13, Episode 4June 7, 2003—
  5. S13E05Season 13, Episode 5June 14, 2003—
  6. S13E06Season 13, Episode 6June 21, 2003—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

Season147Episodes2003Aired—Season avg
  1. S14E01Season 14, Episode 1November 8, 2003—
  2. S14E02Season 14, Episode 2November 15, 2003—
  3. S14E03Season 14, Episode 3November 22, 2003—
  4. S14E04Season 14, Episode 4November 29, 2003—
  5. S14E05Season 14, Episode 5December 6, 2003—
  6. S14E06Season 14, Episode 6December 13, 2003—
  7. S14E07Season 14, Episode 7December 20, 2003—

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

Season157Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S15E01Season 15, Episode 1April 24, 2004—
  2. S15E02Season 15, Episode 2May 1, 2004—
  3. S15E03Season 15, Episode 3May 8, 2004—
  4. S15E04Season 15, Episode 4May 16, 2004—
  5. S15E05Season 15, Episode 5May 22, 2004—
  6. S15E06Season 15, Episode 6May 29, 2004—
  7. S15E07Season 15, Episode 7June 5, 2004—

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

Season167Episodes2004Aired—Season avg
  1. S16E01Season 16, Episode 1November 6, 2004—
  2. S16E02Season 16, Episode 2November 13, 2004—
  3. S16E03Season 16, Episode 3November 20, 2004—
  4. S16E04Season 16, Episode 4November 27, 2004—
  5. S16E05Season 16, Episode 5December 4, 2004—
  6. S16E06Season 16, Episode 6December 11, 2004—
  7. S16E07Season 16, Episode 7December 18, 2004—

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

Season176Episodes2005Aired—Season avg
  1. S17E01Season 17, Episode 1May 7, 2005—
  2. S17E02Season 17, Episode 2May 14, 2005—
  3. S17E03Season 17, Episode 3May 21, 2005—
  4. S17E04Season 17, Episode 4May 28, 2005—
  5. S17E05Season 17, Episode 5June 4, 2005—
  6. S17E06Season 17, Episode 6June 11, 2005—

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

Season187Episodes2005Aired—Season avg
  1. S18E01Season 18, Episode 1November 12, 2005—
  2. S18E02Season 18, Episode 2November 12, 2005—
  3. S18E03Season 18, Episode 3November 19, 2005—
  4. S18E04Season 18, Episode 4November 26, 2005—
  5. S18E05Season 18, Episode 5December 3, 2005—
  6. S18E06Season 18, Episode 6December 10, 2005—
  7. S18E07Season 18, Episode 7December 17, 2005—

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

Season196Episodes2006Aired—Season avg
  1. S19E01Season 19, Episode 1April 29, 2006—
  2. S19E02Season 19, Episode 2May 6, 2006—
  3. S19E03Season 19, Episode 3May 13, 2006—
  4. S19E04Season 19, Episode 4May 20, 2006—
  5. S19E05Season 19, Episode 5May 27, 2006—
  6. S19E06Season 19, Episode 6June 3, 2006—

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

Season206Episodes2006Aired—Season avg
  1. S20E01Season 20, Episode 1November 18, 2006—
  2. S20E02Season 20, Episode 2November 25, 2006—
  3. S20E03Season 20, Episode 3December 1, 2006—
  4. S20E04Season 20, Episode 4December 8, 2006—
  5. S20E05Season 20, Episode 5December 15, 2006—
  6. S20E06Season 20, Episode 6December 22, 2006—

Season 20 ranked & reviewed

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