This is a list of

Dutch television Television in the Netherlands was officially Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland, and a sys ...

related events from 2006.

Events

*11 March - Raffaëla Paton wins the third series of '' Idols'', becoming the show's first female winner. *12 March -

Treble Treble may refer to: In music: *Treble (sound), tones of high frequency or range, the counterpart of bass *Treble voice, a choirboy or choirgirl singing in the soprano range *Treble (musical group), a three-piece girl group from the Netherlands *T ...

are selected to represent Netherlands at the

2006 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadca ...

with their song " Amambanda". They are selected to be the forty-seventh Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam. *14 May - Speed skater

Barbara de Loor Barbara de Loor (born 26 May 1974) is a Dutch retired speed skater who was specialised in the middle long and longer distances, over 1000 to 5000 meters. De Loor will be known in history as a talented skater who often ended up just after the a ...

and her partner Marcus van Teijlingen win the second series of ''Dancing with the Stars''. *28 October - Launch of the Dutch version of '' The X Factor''. *27 November - Jeroen Visser wins the sixth and final series of ''Big Brother''.

Debuts

*28 October - '' X Factor'' (2006–present)

Television shows

1950s

*'' NOS Journaal'' (1956–present)

1970s

*''

Sesamstraat ''Sesamstraat'' () is a Dutch television series in the Netherlands, and a spin-off of the U.S. children's program ''Sesame Street''. In its early days the show was broadcast in Flanders (Belgium) as well. It is the second longest-running foreign ...

'' (1976–present)

1980s

*'' Jeugdjournaal'' (1981–present) *''

Het Klokhuis ''Het Klokhuis'' (Dutch for "The Applecore") is a daily documentary show for primary school children and young teenagers produced by ntr of the Netherlands. It first aired in 1988. It is broadcast every weekday at 18:25 on NPO 3 and lasts abou ...

'' (1988–present)

1990s

*''

Goede tijden, slechte tijden ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (, ), also known as ''GTST'' or simply ''Goede tijden'', is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, which began on 1 October 1990 on RTL4. The programme was the first daily (every workday) soap in the Netherlands an ...

'' (1990–present) *'' De Club van Sinterklaas'' (1999-2009)

2000s

*'' Idols'' (2002-2008, 2016–present) *''Dancing with the Stars'' (2005-2009)

Ending this year

*''

Big Brother Big Brother may refer to: * Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' ** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control ** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...

'' (1999-2006)

Births

Deaths

References

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