LUBACH
| LUBACH | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Satire · Current affairs · Talk show |
| Presented by | Arjen Lubach |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (until 12 June 2025) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Janine Abbring |
| Producer | Human Factor TV |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including advertisements) |
| Production company | Human Factor TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL 4 |
| Release | March 24, 2025 – present |
| Related | |
| Zondag met Lubach, De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | |
LUBACH is a Dutch satirical news and talk television program created and hosted by Arjen Lubach. It premiered on RTL 4 on 24 March 2025 and airs Monday through Thursday at 22:00. The show is produced by Human Factor TV and features many of the same team members from Lubach's earlier programs on Dutch public television.
Format
[edit]Each episode of LUBACH follows a consistent structure:
- A brief summary of the day’s news delivered standing by Lubach;
- A desk segment introducing the main topics (typically three per night, except for Thursdays which focus on a single "deep dive" topic);
- A closing statement: "Dit was LUBACH, ik was Arjen" ("This was LUBACH, I was Arjen").
The show’s team includes regular satirical writers such as Tex de Wit, Jonathan van het Reve, and Diederik Smit, among others. The editorial lead is Janine Abbring.
Background
[edit]Lubach had been a prominent satirical television host in the Netherlands for over a decade, best known for Zondag met Lubach (2014–2021) and De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (2022–2024), both aired on the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO. In May 2024, Lubach announced he would be leaving VPRO and the public broadcasting system.[1]
In November 2024, it was revealed that Lubach and his team had signed a deal with commercial broadcaster RTL Nederland to create a new daily satire show.[2][3] According to RTL’s content director Peter van der Vorst, Lubach and his editorial team would be granted full creative independence over the show for at least three years.[4]
Reception
[edit]The debut episode of LUBACH on 24 March 2025 attracted 1.94 million viewers (including delayed viewing) with a market share of 50.7% among the key 25–54 demographic.[5]
Online presence
[edit]YouTube
[edit]LUBACH has an official YouTube channel where all in-depth segments are uploaded separately. Additional content, such as interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, is also available. On 8 April 2025, LUBACH received the YouTube Silver Play Button after the channel surpassed 100,000 subscribers.[6]
The program’s Instagram account features:
- Short reels with episode highlights;
- Posters promoting upcoming episodes;
- Behind-the-scenes content, including teaser videos before the show’s premiere.
Seasons
[edit]| Season | Broadcast schedule | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon–Thu, 22:00–22:30 | 24 March 2025 | 12 June 2025 | 44 |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Arjen Lubach stopt met Avondshow en vertrekt bij VPRO". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach and his team sign a deal with RTL to produce TV shows". NL Times. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Arjen Lubach stapt over naar RTL". NOS (in Dutch). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Arjen Lubach onthult reden achter zijn overstap én licht tipje van sluier op over nieuw programma". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Arjen Lubach onthult naam en logo van nieuwe show bij RTL en precieze startdatum". Televizier (in Dutch). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Arjen Lubach ontvangt award voor zijn nieuwe RTL-show: 'Nooit verwacht'". RTL.nl (in Dutch). 9 April 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.