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top formats, alongside reality show format The Mole, sold to over 30 countries. The first edition of the original
Flemish version went on the air on 1 September 1997, as part of a massive reorganization of the programming concept of Eén (then named TV1). The show soon benefitted of the audiences of the main edition of Het Journaal, at its peak, having between 800 and 900,000 viewers, quickly evolving into one of the channel's top shows. The viewers particularly appreciated the show's concept, that put the everyday activities of the ordinary Flemish populace in the spotlight.
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The show's defection to VIER caused some changes to the show's format. It was now being broadcast weekly, every
Thursday evening, and the show now ran for an hour (as opposed to a half-hour on Eén). The show also began focusing on longer-form content. The new format and its later timeslot was not
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The Dutch version survived for longer, but the merger with the KRO-NCRV ultimately caused the cancellation of the show due to a lack of funding. The final edition of the Dutch version aired on
October 2, 2015. The show's producing team was retained for a short-lived show for NPO 3,
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Netherlands version of the show is slightly more ironic than the original Flemish version, however, the show still had a positive approach, due to its producer's (NCRV) Christian-based values. It also adapted most of the original version's features, some of them, like the
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won the prize at the Gouden
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Flemish version aired after the main edition of
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segment and moving the show to an earlier timeslot, but still ratings were lower compared to its earlier tenure on Eén. As a result, the
Flemish version of the show was promptly canceled, with its final edition airing on January 21, 2013.
256:, in which bypassers could record segments on a variety of topics in the form of rants, big-ups, shoutouts, jokes, music performances, among others. Other popular segments were more satirical, like the popular
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