''RTL Late Night'' was a Dutch late night television talkshow. It was broadcast from August 26, 2013, to March 4, 2019, on commercial station

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with in ...

on weekdays between 22:30 and 23:40.

Background

In the daily program, guests are seated at a table to discuss current news or sport topics. Richard Groenendijk,

Jan Heemskerk Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (; 30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1874 to 1877, and again from 1883 to 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk also served as Chairman of the Coun ...

, Jan van Hooff,

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, Frits Spits, Saskia Noort, Arjan Postma,

Gerard Ekdom Gerard Ekdom (born 26 March 1978, in Utrecht) is a Dutch radio DJ formerly at the radio stations NPO Radio 2 and the 3FM. Programs he hosted include Arbeidsvitaminen (lit. ''labour vitamines'', a Dutch term for music played while doing manual ...

and Jan Jaap van der Wal had a recurring appearance in the show's broadcasts. Luuk Ikink and Marieke Elsinga were among those who discussed the most striking news of the day and the best virals or videos. The recordings were initially from the American Hotel in the capital city

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, but since April 2014 the studio is located in NH Schiller Hotel in the same city.

Change of host

''RTL Late Night'' was hosted by Humberto Tan who made it an instant success. After a period of declining views and media-backlash, Tan announced his departure in February 2018. His final shows, in the week of June 4–8, were full of surprises including a 13-minute version of '' Roast''. Twan Huys replaced Tan for what became the final months of ''RTL Late Night''.

External links

* * Dutch television talk shows RTL 4 original programming {{Netherlands-tv-prog-stub