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television in the Netherlands Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland, and a system of public broadcasters sharing three channels, NPO 1 ...

Events

* 11 March – Journalist Daniël Verlaan wins the 23rd season of '' Wie is de Mol?''. * 1 April – Bart Vandenbroeck wins '' Big Brother 2023'', the third cooperation season of the Dutch and Belgian version of ''Big Brother''. * 5 May – Chahid Charrak, Billy Dans and Noor Omrani win the third season of '' De Verraders''. * 7 May –

Jeroen van der Boom Jeroen van der Boom (born 22 June 1972 in Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer who rose to fame in 2007 with his No. 1 hit single ''Jij bent zo''. Biography During his time as a student, Jeroen van der Boom was already an artist. He played ...

wins the third season of the drag queen show ''Make Up Your Mind''. * 9 May – Mia Nicolai and

Dion Cooper Dion Cuiper (; born 29 November 1993), known professionally as Dion Cooper, is a Dutch singer-songwriter. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Mia Nicolai with the song "Burning Daylight".' Early life a ...

represent the Netherlands in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. They did not advance to represent the Netherlands in the final. * 8 September – Journalist Tom Kleijn wins the 22nd season of ''De Slimste Mens''. * 26 November – Sep and Jasmijn represent the Netherlands at the

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions. The contest took place on 26 November 2023 at the P ...

held in Nice, France. * 17 December – Willem Voogd wins '' Expeditie Robinson 2023''. * 31 December –

Simone Kleinsma Simone Kleinsma (born 8 May 1958) is a musical theatre actress in the Netherlands. Personal life On 5 June 1990, Simone married Guus Verstraete, a Dutch television director. Career Simone provided voice over work to numerous major animated fi ...

wins the fifth season of ''

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''.

Debuts

* 19 March – ''

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'', Belgian-Dutch science fiction television series * 8 April – '' Alles is Muziek'', game show presented by Marieke Elsinga * 12 April – ''Dag & nacht'', medical drama television series * 26 April – ''Ruud & Olcay in voor- en tegenspoed'', reality series with

Ruud de Wild Ruud and Rud are surnames of Norwegian origin. Both are also Norwegian place names of numerous farmsteads named Rud or Ruud from Old Norse ''ruð'' meaning clearing. Ruud is also a Dutch masculine given name meaning "famous wolf" although it is also ...

and

Olcay Gulsen Olcay Gülşen, also known as OJ Gulsen, (born 20 July 1980) is a Dutch fashion designer. She was the owner of fashion label "SuperTrash" from 2009 to 2018. Life and career Olcay Gulsen's parents are Kurdish born in Turkey. Gulsen was born in W ...

* 12 May – '' Het Onbekende'', adventure show presented by Renze Klamer * 18 May – ''Bij Ons Op De Boerderij'', reality television series * 23 May – ''De Moeite Waard?!'', show presented by

Tijl Beckand Tijl Beckand (born 30 July 1974) is a Dutch television presenter and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show ''De Lama's'' together with Ruben Nicolai, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He also present ...

which follows people attempting to

flip Flip, FLIP, or flips may refer to: People * Flip (nickname), a list of people * Lil' Flip (born 1981), American rapper * Flip Simmons, Australian actor and musician * Flip Wilson, American comedian Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * ...

a house * 26 May – ''Anoniem'', crime television series directed by Diederik van Rooijen * 27 May – ''Zing!'', singing talent show * 5 June – ''Marcel & Gijs'', talk show hosted by Gijs Groenteman and Marcel van Roosmalen * 24 June – ''De Kwis met Ballen'', quiz show presented by

Johnny de Mol John Carel "Johnny" de Mol (born 12 January 1979 in Laren) is a Dutch actor and presenter. He is the son of John de Mol Jr. and Willeke Alberti Willeke Alberti (born 3 February 1945) (real name: Willy Albertina Verbrugge) is a Dutch singer a ...

* 2 July – ''Ik ga op reis en neem mee'', travel dating show * 2 July – ''De Prins met het Witte Haar'', dating show for elderly people presented by

Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest (; born 27 June 1975) is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+ 100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, North Holland. In 2005, he became the world judo ...

* 3 July – ''Lettrix'', game show presented by

Patrick Martens Patrick Martens (born 4 April 1978) is a Dutch actor. He is known for his role in the youth soap opera ''Zoop''. He also played the role of Morris Fischer in the soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden''. Career In 2008, he participated in ...

and Dyantha Brooks * 8 July – ''The Talent Scouts'', singing talent competition, considered to be the successor to '' The Voice of Holland''. * 14 July – ''Bergafwaarts'', competition game show presented by Jay-Jay Boske and Moïse Trustfull * 27 July – ''Blablabla met Schaap'', show about Dutch language dialects presented by Elise Schaap * 7 August – ''Waar Gaat Het Over?'', quiz show presented by Tijl Beckand * 9 August – ''Lucas en Arthur Jussen op Wereldtournee'', three-part documentary series presented by

Ivo Niehe Ivo Johannes Ignatius Niehe (born 31 May 1946) is a Dutch radio and television presenter, television producer and actor. Biography Niehe was born in Amsterdam in 1946. He studied French at the University of Amsterdam and received a graduate de ...

about piano duo Lucas and Arthur Jussen * 26 August – ''De bouw maakt het'', television show about construction presented by

Daan Nieber Daan nieber (born in Amsterdam on November 6, 1980) is a Dutch journalist who worked for the PowNed public broadcasting association. He reported for the daily PowNews news programme. He was a presenter of the short-lived Dutch version of CQC o ...

* 28 August – ''Date Smakelijk'', dating show presented by Georgina Verbaan and

* 28 August – ''In de TBS'', five-part documentary series presented by Hans Faber * 29 August – ''Samen Uit, Samen Thuis?'', travel dating show * 30 August – ''De Broeders Van Rossem'', show presented by

Maarten van Rossem Maarten van Rossem (born 24 October 1943) is a Dutch historian, presenter and commentator. He specializes in the history and politics of the United States. As an expert on America, he is a frequent guest on television talk shows. His public care ...

and his brother Vincent van Rossem * 30 August – ''Jelka Op Eigen Houtje'', show presented by

Jelka van Houten Jelline Floriska van Houten (; born 1 September 1978) is a Dutch actress. She has acted in Dutch films, musicals, and television series. She also played Sabine in the British TV series '' Fresh Meat''. She won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award ...

* 30 August – ''De Beul van Twente'', three-part crime series about crimes committed by the "Beul van Twente" Rudolf K. * 1 September – ''Het Jaar van...'', show in which celebrities look back on a particular year * 2 September – ''12 Straten Groen'', show presented by Anita Witzier * 2 September – ''Langs de IJssel'', television show presented by Huub Stapel about life along the IJssel river * 3 September – ''You Never Walk Alone'', walking television show presented by Jamie Trenité * 11 September – ''Volendam, een dorp in de Eredivisie'', six-part documentary series about

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

and Jan Smit * 14 September – ''Restaurant van de toekomst'', food television show presented by Sosha Duysker and Anna Gimbrère * 14 September – ''Stagiairs'', show which follows people doing an internship in

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

* 14 September – ''The Big Bang'', game show presented by Staf and Mathias Coppens * 23 September – ''Hotel Hollandia'', show presented by Paul de Leeuw * 23 September – ''Sketch Studio'', children's drawing competition presented by

Soy Kroon Soy Kroon (born 18 June 1995) is a Dutch actor. He is known for his role as Sil Selmhorst in the soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' and the spin-off series ''Nieuwe Tijden''. He is also known for his role as Diederik in the Flemish telev ...

* 14 October – ''Eén Grote Familie'', drama television series * 19 October – ''Waar is mijn erfenis?'', show about inheritance presented by Dennis van der Geest * 22 October – ''De Bondgenoten'', reality television series * 28 October – ''Bouwer Power'', children's show about construction presented by Soy Kroon * 30 October – ''Leven Zonder Letters'', show about functional illiteracy presented by

Frans Bauer François (Frans) Bauer (born 30 December 1973 in Roosendaal as François van Dooren) is a Dutch singer of "levenslied" (Dutch Schlager). Biography Frans Bauer was born as François van Dooren, after his mother Wies van Dooren who wasn't marri ...

* 6 November – ''Kopen Of Slopen'', television show presented by Caroline Tensen about buying a new home or renovating one's current home * 16 December – ''Moordfeest'', murder detective game show hosted by

Hans Kesting Hans Kesting (born 6 October 1960) is a Dutch actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1987. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1996. In 2016 he was awarded the Louis d'Or The Louis d'or () is any number of French coins first introduced by L ...

Ending this year

Deaths

* 15 January – Jan Krol, actor * 23 January – Ghislaine Pierie, actress, film director, and stage director (''

Baantjer ''Baantjer'' is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier ...

'', ''

Moordvrouw Moordvrouw is a Dutch television series broadcast by RTL 4 and in Flanders by VTM. Crew The creative director of the first season was Joram Lürsen. After the first season he was replaced by Gerd Jan van Dalen and Marcel Visbeen. Van Dalen i ...

'', ''

SpangaS ''SpangaS'' (also known as ''SpangaS: De Campus'') was a Dutch youth series, created by the NCRV and the makers of ZOOP. The television series revolved around the lives of a group of students at Spangalis College. Episodes revolved around a wide ...

'') * 9 February –

Marijke Merckens Marijke Merckens (3 February 1940 – 9 February 2023) was a Dutch actress and singer. Filmography Film *''A Woman Like Eve'' (1979) *' (1981) *''Honneponnetje'' (1988) Television *''Leute wie du und ich'' (1982) *' (1982) *''Sesamstraat ' ...

, actress * 7 March –

Harry de Winter Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

, television producer and presenter * 21 March – Fred Florusse, actor * 27 March –

Wim de Bie Willem Philippe "Wim" de Bie (; born 17 May 1939) is a Dutch comedian, writer and singer. He formed the comedy duo Van Kooten en De Bie with Kees van Kooten. G.J. van Bork,Bie, Wim de, ''Schrijvers en dichters'', 2002. Retrieved on 17 December ...

, comedian ('' Van Kooten en De Bie'') * 29 June – Jan Stekelenburg, television presenter (''Studio Sport'') * 22 August – Chrisje Comvalius, actress ('' Goede tijden, slechte tijden'') *31 August –

Clairy Polak Clairy Ruth Polak (30 May 1956 – 31 August 2023) was a Dutch journalist and radio and television presenter. Early life Born and raised in Amsterdam, Polak was the only child of the comedians Katja Berndsen and , the stage name of Abraham Po ...

, journalist and radio and television presenter. *16 September - Wimie Wilhelm, 62, actress (''

''). *24 September - Reiky de Valk, 23, actor ('' Skam NL'', '' Hunter Street''). *26 September - , 79, actor ('' De Schippers van de Kameleon''). *14 November - , 72, journalist and television presenter. *17 November - Ellen Jens, 83, television producer ('' De Fred Haché Show'', ''

We zijn weer thuis ''We zijn weer thuis'' (''Back home again'') is a Dutch dramady-series broadcast by VPRO from 1989 to 1994. It was written by Wim T. Schippers and co-directed with Ellen Jens as his swansong-series for VPRO. The series was released on dvd in Oct ...

'') and director. *1 December - Burny Bos, 79, film producer (''

Miss Minoes ''Miss Minoes'' ( nl, Minoes) is a 2001 Dutch film, based on the children's novel '' Minoes'' by Annie M.G. Schmidt. The film won the Golden Calves for Best Feature Film and Best Actress (Carice van Houten). Plot One night, a cat named Minoes ...

'', ''

Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse '' Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse '' is a 1997 in film, 1997 Netherlands, Dutch film directed by Joram Lürsen and Ben Sombogaart. Cast *Afroditi-Piteni Bijker ... Katootje *Caroline van Gastel ... Tante Gazeuse *Boris de Bournonville ... O.J. aan ...

''), scenarist and children's book writer, mesothelomia. *6 December - Cilly Dartell, 66, television presenter (''

Hart van Nederland (''Heart of the Netherlands'') is a tabloid newsmagazine programme airing on SBS6 since 1995. It is the station's longest-running programme. The show focuses on in-depth coverage of regional and local news from across the Netherlands, as well a ...

'') and actress. *17 December -

Linda van Dyck Linda Marianne de Hartogh (18 May 1948 – 17 December 2023), known by the stage name Linda van Dyck, was a Dutch actress. Biography and death Van Dyck was the daughter of actor Leo de Hartogh and actress Teddy Schaank. Sometimes she was ref ...

, 75, actress ('' 10:32'', ''

A Gangstergirl ''A Gangstergirl'' ( nl, Het Gangstermeisje) is a 1966 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot A popular young writer cannot decide which direction his life should go in. S ...

'', '' De grens'').Actrice Linda van Dyck (75) overleden, collega’s in rouw: ‘Ze gaf altijd 120 procent’

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