RTL 5 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was launched on 2 October 1993, during the 4th anniversary of its sister channel. It mainly broadcasts American films and hit series but also reality shows, comedy, travel, international shows and local productions including '' Expeditie Robinson'', '' Holland's Next Top Model'' & ''

Benelux' Next Top Model ''Benelux' Next Top Model'' was a Dutch-language reality television show that aired in Belgium and the Netherlands. The show was a merge between ''Holland's Next Top Model'', and the Belgian television series '' Topmodel''. The first season premi ...

'', Dutch versions of '' America's Next Top Model'', '' Dutch version of ''Project Catwalk'''', '' So You Think You Can Dance'' and a Dutch version of

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's ''

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''. Officially RTL 5 - along with

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free-to-air, free-to-cable television channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment chan ...

RTL 7 RTL 7 is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that was launched as ''Veronica'' on 1 September 1995. RTL 7 is RTL Nederland's "men's channel" with action films, reality television about crime and professions, soccer, motorsport and talk sho ...

and

RTL 8 RTL 8 is a Dutch free-to-air, free-to-cable television channel that was launched on 18 August 2007 replacing Tien (TV channel), Tien, previously known as Talpa. RTL 8's main target audience consists of women. It broadcasts soap operas, talk shows ...

- is headquartered in

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, broadcasting with a Luxembourg TV license. This allows them to avoid more severe control by the Dutch media authorities as Luxembourg's television watchdog is less strict.

History

RTL 5 started as ''RTL V'' via the Astra 1C satellite on 2 October 1993. The programming mainly consists of shows about cars and programmes for men. In 1994 it changed the

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''V'' into ''5''. In 1995 Veronica joined RTL 4 S.A., starting a joint venture called HMG (Holland Media Groep), and with three major channels RTL could disrupt the

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in the Netherlands. Therefore, under pressure of the European Commission the channel was rebranded as ''RTL 5 Nieuws & Weer'' (in English: RTL 5 News & Weather) between 1997 and 1998. RTL 5 became a thematic news channel. In 2001 the European Commission reversed the restrictions for RTL 5 because competitive channels had been launched in the Netherlands. In 2001 a Business and Financial News block called

RTL Z RTL Z is a Dutch free-to-cable business and financial news television channel. It displays economic changes and the stock exchange news in a banner at the bottom of the screen in the daytime. In the evenings the programming consists of documenta ...

started on RTL 5 during daytime. RTL Z moved from RTL 5 to RTL 7 on 12 August 2005. Since 2005 RTL 5 has become a 24-hours channel.

Series and shows currently shown

* Ambulance *

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(from series 12) * Bondi Vet *

Dr. Phil Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), better known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author best known for hosting the talk show '' Dr. Phil''. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased rene ...

* Expeditie Robinson * Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back * Holland's Next Top Model *RTL De Journal

Series and shows previously shown or on hiatus

'Allo 'Allo! ''Allo 'Allo!'' is a British sitcom television series, created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson. Originally broadcast on BBC1, the series focuses on the life of a French caf ...

18 Wheels of Justice ''18 Wheels of Justice'' is an American crime drama series that aired from 2000 to 2001 on TNN. It starred Lucky Vanous as federal agent Michael Cates (posing as a truck driver, with a Kenworth T2000 semi-truck), and G. Gordon Liddy as Jacob Cal ...

21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...

* 24 * 24: Live Another Day * ALF *

A.U.S.A. ''A.U.S.A.'' is an American sitcom television series created by Richard Appel, that aired on NBC from February 4 to April 1, 2003, starring Scott Foley. Plot Adam Sullivan (Scott Foley) is a naive and well-intentioned federal prosecutor (an Assi ...

Adam Zkt. Eva ''Adam Zkt. Eva '' (''Adam zoekt Eva'', Dutch for ''Adam seeks Eve'') is a Dutch reality television relationship show produced by Reinout Oerlemans which first aired in 2014, on RTL 5. The show's novelty is that all participants are naked, with an ...

* Age of Love * Airwolf * Aliens in America * America's Next Top Model * American Horror Story * Australia's Next Top Model * Babylon 5 * Bad Girls Club * Balls of Steel * Beauty and the Geek *

* Biker Mice from Mars * Bionic Woman *

Bodyshockers ''Bodyshockers'' (also known from the second series onwards as ''Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks and Tattoos'') is a Channel 4 documentary series fronted by Andover-born presenter, author, and acid attack survivor Katie Piper. The programme meets pe ...

* Bones *

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

Breakout Kings ''Breakout Kings'' is an American drama television series that aired on the A&E network. It is a production of Fox 21. The series was created, written, and executive-produced by Nick Santora and Matt Olmstead, who previously worked together on ...

Britain's Missing Top Model ''Britain's Missing Top Model'' is a British Reality TV modelling show for disabled women, aired on BBC Three. The premiere episode aired on 1 July 2008. The show courted controversy, with many arguing that the show made disability a spectat ...

Britain's Next Top Model ''Britain's Next Top Model'' (or ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model'' 2011–13), often abbreviated as ''BNTM'', ''BINTM'', or ''Top Model'', is a British-Irish reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of ''Bri ...

Burn Notice ''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, ...

Cashmere Mafia ''Cashmere Mafia'' is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake an ...

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew ''Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'', later called simply ''Rehab with Dr. Drew'', is a reality television show that aired on the cable network VH1 in which many of the episodes chronicle a group of well-known people as they are treated for alco ...

* Chuck * Cobra 11 * C.O.P.S * Crossing Lines *

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

* CSI: Cyber *

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...

Dames in de Dop ''Dames in de Dop'' (free translation ''Ladies in the making'') is the Dutch version of UK reality show ''Ladette to Lady''. Two seasons have been made since 2007 for broadcast on RTL. Show format The series follows a nine ladettes (i.e. lou ...

( Ladette to Lady) * Dangerous Curves *

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

* Degrassi: The Next Generation *

Dharma & Greg ''Dharma & Greg'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1997, until April 30, 2002, for 119 episodes over five seasons. The show starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a ...

* Dollhouse *

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 ''Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' is an American television sitcom created by Nahnatchka Khan and starring Krysten Ritter that aired on ABC for two seasons from April 11, 2012 to January 15, 2013 and July 19 to September 6, 2014. Original ...

* Drop Dead Diva * Everybody Loves Raymond *

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

Glee Glee means delight, a form of happiness. Glee may also refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...

* Gossip Girl * Greek * Grimm *

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

Helicopter Heroes ''Helicopter Heroes'' is a British daytime television series, following the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The first episode aired on 3 September 2007, and a total of seven series have been made. The programme ceased production i ...

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* Hidden Palms *

Hotter Than My Daughter ''Hotter Than My Daughter'' is a British reality television series on BBC Three hosted by Atomic Kitten member Liz McClarnon. It focuses on mother/daughter relationships in which the mothers claim to be hotter than their daughters. Premise Liz Mc ...

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How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his ...

* Huge * Human Target * Idols *

Jensen! ''Jensen!'' is a Dutch late-night talk show on the television station RTL 5. It airs on weekdays from 22:30 to 23:30 CET during winter, 20:30 to 21:30 UTC during summer. The show's creator, anchorman Robert Jensen, also acted as its produce ...

Kitchen Nightmares ''Kitchen Nightmares'' is an American reality television series formerly broadcast on the Fox network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. Produced ...

* Kyle XY * In Plain Sight * Ink Master *

Impractical Jokers ''Impractical Jokers'' is an American hidden camera Reality television#Hidden cameras, reality show with improvisational elements. Produced by NorthSouth Productions, ''Impractical Jokers'' premiered on truTV on December 15, 2011 starring the m ...

* Janice & Abbey * Ladette to Lady * Las Vegas * Last Man Standing *

Late Show with David Letterman The ''Late Show with David Letterman'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the The Late Show (franchise), ''Late Show'' franchise. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by ...

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* Leverage * Lie to Me * Life *

Life Unexpected ''Life Unexpected'' is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bro ...

* Lipstick Jungle * Make It or Break It * MasterChef *

MasterChef Australia ''MasterChef Australia'' is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British ''MasterChef''. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Cal ...

* Melissa & Joey * Mercy * Mighty Morphin Power Rangers *Mijn Tent is Top ( My Restaurant Rules) (moved to

) * Modern Family * Motive * My Name Is Earl * New Girl * NewsRadio * Oz *

Paradise Hotel ''Paradise Hotel'' is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must sh ...

* Passion Cove * Past Life * Point Pleasant * Pretty Little Liars * Project Catwalk * Project Runway *

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...

* Raising Hope *

Renegade Renegade or The Renegade may refer to: Aircraft *Lake Renegade, an American amphibious aircraft design *Murphy Renegade, a Canadian ultralight biplane design *Southern Aeronautical Renegade, an American racing aircraft design Games *'' Comman ...

* Robin Hood *

Robson Arms ''Robson Arms'' is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. ''Robson Arms'' is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Commu ...

Rock School ''Rock School'' (also known as ''Gene Simmons' Rock School'') is a British reality television series starring Gene Simmons from the rock band Kiss, in which he has a short time to turn a class of schoolchildren into a fully fledged rock band, ...

* Royal Pains * Rude Tube * Running in Heels * Saving Grace * Secret Diary of a Call Girl *

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

* Sleepy Hollow * Smash * So You Think You Can Dance * So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation * So You Think You Can Dance USA * Spartacus * Star Wars: The Clone Wars * Stingers * Suits * Survival of the Richest *

Tabatha Takes Over ''Tabatha Takes Over'' (formerly ''Tabatha's Salon Takeover'') is an American reality television series on the Bravo network, in which former ''Shear Genius'' contestant and hair salon owner, Tabatha Coffey helps failing salons turn around in one ...

* Terra Nova * Terriers * The Americans * The Benny Hill Show * The Blacklist * The Blacklist: Redemption * The Cosby Show * The Ellen DeGeneres Show * The Event * The Fashion Show * The Glades * The Golden Cage * The Inside * The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency * The King of Queens *

The L Word ''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene Ch ...

* The Millionaire Matchmaker * The Nanny * The Phone *

The Rachel Zoe Project ''The Rachel Zoe Project'' is an American reality documentary series starring celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 on the Bravo television network. The show also airs on Arena in Australia, Really in the Unit ...

* The Secret Life of the American Teenager * The Simple Life * The Sketch Show *

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* The Tribe * The Tyra Banks Show *

The Ultimate Dance Battle The Ultimate Dance Battle (''TUDB'') is a Dutch and Flemish dance competition and reality show for professional level choreographers and dancers. In The Netherlands the show airs on the Dutch television network RTL 5, and in Belgium on the Flemi ...

* The Unit * The Unusuals * The Vampire Diaries * Third Watch * Transporter: The Series * Trauma *

Treasure Hunters Treasure hunter is the physical search for treasure. For example, treasure hunters try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with market value. This industry is generally fueled by the market for antiquities. The practice of treasur ...

* True Beauty * True Blood * True Jackson, VP * Tyrant *Van etter tot engel (

Brat Camp ''Brat Camp'' was a reality television show. The first season, featuring RedCliff Ascent, won an International Emmy. Subsequent seasons saw declining viewership. The American version of ''Brat Camp'' was cancelled after its one-season run, but ...

) *

Vijf tegen Vijf ''Vijf tegen Vijf'' (or ''5 tegen 5'') was a Dutch game show based on the original American format of ''Family Feud''. In the game, two teams consisting of five contestants play against each other and have to answer questions based on surveys ta ...

(Family Feud) *

White Collar White collar may refer to: * White-collar worker, a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales-coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor ...

Wipeout __NOTOC__ Wipe out or wipeout may refer to: Media Music * "Wipe Out" (instrumental), a 1963 hit surf-rock song by The Surfaris ** ''Wipe Out'' (album), the 1963 album containing the song Television * ''Wipeout'' (1988 game show), an American t ...

Teletext

RTL 5 offered a teletext service which stopped on 1 April 2017. The pages 888/889 are still available for subtitles.

Logos

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rtl 5 Television channels in the Netherlands RTL Nederland Television channels and stations established in 1993 1993 establishments in the Netherlands