Het Familiediner to end on television after 25 years
EO and presenter Bert van Leeuwen will make one final series of the programme.
Het Familiediner is to end after a quarter of a century on Dutch television. EO and presenter Bert van Leeuwen will make one final series before the programme comes to a definitive end.
EO and Bert van Leeuwen have announced that Het Familiediner will end after 25 years. Van Leeuwen announced the decision on social media. At the same time, he said that one final series would be made, meaning the programme will not disappear from television immediately.
The programme has been made since 2000 and took on the format in which Van Leeuwen helps families who, after a conflict, try to sit down together again from 2003 onwards. The central formula consists of conversations, guidance and a shared dinner at which family members can take a first step towards reconciliation.
In 2026, EO still broadcast new episodes on NPO 1. According to the broadcaster, those episodes were shown weekly from the end of July. The precise broadcast date and length of the final series have not yet been announced.
This makes the programme one of the longest-running Dutch television formats centred on family relationships. The makers have given no reason for the decision to stop after the forthcoming series. Nor is it known whether the end is connected to viewing figures, changing programme preferences or a personal choice by Van Leeuwen.
Van Leeuwen presented Het Familiediner throughout the entire period in which the programme had its current format. EO previously described the format as a programme in which not only rows, but also other broken or difficult family relationships can be central.
The final series will therefore have a dual character: the programme will bring families together one more time, while at the same time marking the end of a regular television fixture. Until EO publishes further planning, the only certainty is that the series will be made and that no new regular run of Het Familiediner has been announced afterwards.
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The announcement, the programme's duration and Bert van Leeuwen's role have been confirmed by public sources. The reason for ending the programme and the scheduling of the final series are not known and have not been presented as facts.
- confirmed Het Familiediner will end after 25 years. — ANP reported the announcement on behalf of EO and Bert van Leeuwen. source
- confirmed There will be one final series. — This is stated in the announcement published by ANP. source
- confirmed The programme has been made since 2000 and took on its current format in 2003. — This background information appears in the ANP report. source
- confirmed In 2026, new episodes were broadcast on NPO 1 from the end of July. — The EO page lists broadcasts from 30 July 2026. source
- confirmed The makers have given no reason for ending the programme. — No reason is given in the public announcement. source
Editor's note
The announcement of the end and the final series comes from an ANP report that names EO and Van Leeuwen as sources. EO confirms the recent broadcasts, but has not yet published a full schedule or a reason for the decision.Sources
- Het Familiediner stopt na 25 jaar en werkt aan laatste seizoen — ANP via Welingelichte Kringen
- Afleveringen - Het Familiediner — EO
- Bert van Leeuwen trapt in de hitte opnames nieuw seizoen Het Familiediner af — RTL Boulevard
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