RTL Kettő (formerly RTL II) is a Hungarian commercial television channel, owned by

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. It is rivaling with Super TV2 and

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. The channel launched on 1 October 2012.

Beginnings

In September 2011,

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started a project named RTL II to launch a new RTL channel in Hungary. In April 2012, it was announced, that RTL will launch RTL II in September or in October with ''I Love Gjoni'' (reality show); ''

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'' (Hungarian version) and ''Heti Hetes'' (a weekly comedy show on Sunday nights). In July 2012, something started to promote on RTL Klub with these sentences: ''Life Is Nice'', ''The Sky Is Blue'', ''The Grass Is Green''; but it was not mentioned that these ads are advertising something. In September 2012, it was revealed, that these ads advertised RTL II, the new commercial television channel that will launch on 1 October 2012 and it will replace Reflektor TV. At the launch the prime-time schedule of RTL II included series: ''

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'', '' White Collar'', '' Terra Nova'', ''

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'', '' The Forgotten'', ''

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'', shows moved from RTL Klub: ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' and ''Heti Hetes'' and a new magazine ''Forró nyomon''. On November 20, 2022, the channel is renamed RTL Kettő, adapting the visual identity of the parent channel RTL.

Programming aired by RTL Kettő

Series

Airing currently

* Barátok közt * Burn Notice *

* CSI: Miami *

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* The Forgotten *

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Hiatus

''(season 1 and 2 aired)'' * White Collar ''(season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 aired)'' * Friends ''(reruns of season 1 and 2 aired)'' *

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''(season 1 aired)''

Ended

* Psych ''(ended)'' *

''(ended)'' * Privileged ''(ended)'' *

''(ended)''

Local programs

Airing currently

* Szombat esti láz ''(Hungarian version of Dancing with the Stars)'' * Showder Klub - '' stand-up comedy'' series * NőComment! ''(pun with the Hungarian word for ''woman'' and the phrase "No Comment") - late night show with female-only guests, hosted by Claudia Liptai'' * Vacsoracsata * Segítség, bajban vagyok! ''(Help, I'm in Trouble!) - scripted reality-series'' * Gazdálkodj okosan! ''reality series'' * Az első millióm története (My first Million) ''reality magazine'' * Péntektől péntekig ''(Friday to Friday) - weekly tabloid magazine'' * ValóVilág (Real World) ''- RTL's successful reality show airing the 11th season in early 2023''

Ended

* I Love Gjoni ''reality series'' * Egy este... ''(One Night With...) - concert show'' * Forró nyomon ''investigation magazine with Kriszta Máté, origins from TV2'' * Legyen Ön is milliomos! ''with Sándor Friderikusz'' * Heti Hetes - ''(Weekly Seven) - weekly newscast show based on the format of RTL DE's ''7 Tage - 7 Köpfe'' '' * Official

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broadcaster (2015-2018), now on RTL Három

References

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Beginnings

Programming aired by RTL Kettő

Series

Airing currently

Hiatus

Ended

Local programs

Airing currently

Ended

See also

References