2001 in Dutch television explained

This is a list of Dutch television related events from 2000.

Events

• 3 March - Michelle is selected to represent Netherlands at the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Out On My Own". She is selected to be the forty-third Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Ahoy in Rotterdam.
• 2 September - Arno Woesthoff wins ƒ10 million in a game show Miljoenenjacht (Hunt for Millions). It was the only time in this game show the bonus round was a quiz-based instead of a luck-based round (which would later be internationally known as Deal or No Deal) first adopted in the following year; at about €4,537,801.68 or US$5.5 million, he also became the biggest winner in any game shows worldwide till this day, and also the biggest primetime game show winnings record in general.
• 30 December - Sandy Boots wins series 3 of Big Brother. This was the first series to be broadcast on Yorin.
• Unknown - Mary Amora, performing as Tina Turner, wins the seventeenth series of Soundmixshow.

Debuts

• January 31: SpongeBob SquarePants

Television shows

1950s

• NOS Journaal (1956–present)

1970s

• Sesamstraat (1976–present)

1980s

• Jeugdjournaal (1981–present)
• Soundmixshow (1985-2002)
• Het Klokhuis (1988–present)

1990s

• Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990–present)
• Monte Carlo (1998-2002)
• Big Brother (1999-2006)
• De Club van Sinterklaas (1999-2009)

Ending this year

• Goudkust (1996-2001)

Networks and services

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Veronica	Yorin	Cable and satellite	2 April
VH1 Export	VH1 Europe	Cable and satellite	Unknown

Closures

See also

• 2001 in the Netherlands