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Dutch quiz show De slimste mens drew more than a million viewers on Thursday in its first broadcast after the death of juror Paulien Cornelisse, according to preliminary audience figures cited by Nieuws.nl. [Source 1]
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The episode had been recorded before Cornelisse’s death and opened with a tribute to her. Presenter Herman van der Zandt said the team would miss her greatly. [1]
The quiz drew an average of 697,000 viewers the previous Thursday, when it also aired opposite a Netherlands football match. Around 1.9 million people watched the national team play Greece during the latest episode, Nieuws.nl reported. The figures do not show why the quiz’s audience was higher. [1]
Wednesday’s episode was taken off air following news of Cornelisse’s death. Her cabaret show Maar ondertussen was shown instead, drawing 766,000 viewers. A double episode of the quiz was scheduled for Friday to restore its timetable. [1]
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