# RTL 5

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, Dutch versions of America's Next Top Model, the Dutch version of Project Catwalk, So You Think You Can Dance and a Dutch version of ITV's Take Me Out.
Officially RTL 5 - along with RTL 4, RTL 7 and RTL 8 - is headquartered in Hilversum, 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 Roman number V into 5. In 1995 Veronica joined RTL 4 S.A., starting a joint venture called HMG (Holland Media Groep). With three major channels RTL could disrupt the television market 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 on RTL 5 because competitive channels had been launched in the Netherlands. In 2001 a Business and Financial News block called RTL Z 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 on air

* Ambulance
* Ambulance Australia
* Big Brother
* Big Brother Australia (from series 12)
* Bondi Vet
* De Augurkenkoning
* Dr. Phil
* Expeditie Robinson
* Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
* Holland's Next Top Model
* RTL De Journaal

## Series and shows previously shown or on hiatus

* 'Allo 'Allo!
* 18 Wheels of Justice
* 21 Jump Street
* 24
* 24: Live Another Day
* ALF
* A.U.S.A.
* Adam Zkt. Eva
* 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
* Benelux' Next Top Model
* Biker Mice from Mars
* Bionic Woman
* Bodyshockers
* Bones
* Breaking Bad
* Breakout Kings
* Britain's Missing Top Model
* Britain's Next Top Model
* Burn Notice
* Cashmere Mafia
* Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
* Chuck
* Cobra 11
* C.O.P.S
* Crossing Lines
* CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
* CSI: Cyber
* CSI: Miami
* CSI: NY
* Dames in de Dop (Ladette to Lady)
* Dangerous Curves
* Days of Our Lives
* Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Dharma & Greg
* Dollhouse
* Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
* Drop Dead Diva
* Echte Meisjes
* Everybody Loves Raymond
* Friends
* Game of Thrones
* Glee
* Gossip Girl
* Greek
* Grimm
* Hannibal
* Helicopter Heroes
* Heroes
* Hidden Palms
* Hotter Than My Daughter
* House
* How I Met Your Mother
* Huge
* Human Target
* Idols
* Jensen!
* Kees van der Spek: Oplichters Aangepakt
* Kitchen Nightmares
* Kyle XY
* In Plain Sight
* Ink Master
* Impractical Jokers
* Janice & Abbey
* Ladette to Lady
* Las Vegas
* Last Man Standing
* Late Show with David Letterman
* LAX
* Leverage
* Lie to Me
* Life
* Life Unexpected
* Lipstick Jungle
* Make It or Break It
* MasterChef
* MasterChef Australia
* Melissa & Joey
* Mercy
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
* Mijn Tent is Top (My Restaurant Rules) (moved to RTL 4)
* Modern Family
* Motive
* My Name Is Earl
* New Girl
* NewsRadio
* Oz
* Paradise Hotel
* Passion Cove
* Past Life
* Point Pleasant
* Pretty Little Liars
* Project Catwalk
* Project Runway
* Prison Break
* Raising Hope
* Renegade
* Robin Hood
* Robson Arms
* Rock School
* Royal Pains
* Rude Tube
* Running in Heels
* Saving Grace
* Secret Diary of a Call Girl
* 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
* 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 Millionaire Matchmaker
* The Nanny
* The Phone
* The Rachel Zoe Project
* The Secret Life of the American Teenager
* The Simple Life
* The Sketch Show
* The Strip
* The Tribe
* The Tyra Banks Show
* The Ultimate Dance Battle
* The Unit
* The Unusuals
* The Vampire Diaries
* Third Watch
* Transporter: The Series
* Trauma
* Treasure Hunters
* True Beauty
* True Blood
* True Jackson, VP
* Tyrant
* Van etter tot engel (Brat Camp)
* Vijf tegen Vijf (Family Feud)
* White Collar
* Wipeout

## Teletext

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

## Logos

* RTL 5's seventh from 1999 to 2004
* RTL 5's eighth from 2004 to 2005
* RTL 5's ninth logo from 2005 to 2012
* RTL 5's tenth logo from 2012 to 2017
* RTL 5's eleventh logo from 2017 to 2023