Yle today shows 15 episodes of Reinikainen in the tube – the channel manager explains why

Yle TV2 shows Easter Sunday for seven and a half hours only Reinikaan.

A total of 15 episodes will be shown on TV2 at TV2 at TV2.

TV2 channel manager Sasha Ikonen says that a similar marathon was also seen last Easter when Yle showed Reinikainen All episodes.

« Based on the audience figures, people liked it, it was looked at well. However, no customer feedback came, » Ikonen says.

He also justifies the long serial marathon by the fact that at Easter people have time to calm down on television.

On TV2, weekend program offerings are often rhythmic by sports programs, but this Easter is not seen in the channel. That’s why there is now more space for the rest of the software.

Ikonen assures you that long Reinikainen-The tube is by no means related to the cuts.

“If viewers are still interested in From the rhininewe will continue to do so. Reinikainen It is part of Finnish culture, it is quite right to show it, ”he says.

General has shown episodes of individual series in the past. Serial marathons have been seen, for example From couch potatoes.

Yesterday on the yarn Saturday on TV2 was seen Kiljuset! all six episodes in the series. Kiljuset! -So marathon only lasted less than an hour and a half.

According to Ikonen, long serial marathons are not exceptional on television, and other channels also show different sets of several episodes in the tube.

To Tampere located Reinikaan Originally shown in the early 1980s. This is a spin-off series Tank full.

The series won the Venla Prize in 1982 in the funniest program of the year.