2006 in Dutch television
This is a list of Dutch television 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 are selected to represent Netherlands at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest 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 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 (1976–present) 1980s Jeugdjournaal (1981–present) Het Klokhuis (1988–present) 1990s Goede tijden, slechte tijden (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 (1999-2006) Births Deaths See also 2006 in the Netherlands References