2001 in Dutch television

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

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
MGM Channel	Cable television	Unknown

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

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
[[]]	Cable and satellite

See also

• 2001 in the Netherlands