# 2023 in Dutch television

This is a list of events that took place in 2023 related to television in the Netherlands.

## 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 wins the third season of the drag queen show Make Up Your Mind.
* 9 May – Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper 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 held in Nice, France.
* 17 December – Willem Voogd wins Expeditie Robinson 2023.
* 31 December – Simone Kleinsma wins the fifth season of The Masked Singer.

## Debuts

* 19 March – Arcadia, 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 and Olcay Gulsen
* 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 which follows people attempting to flip 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
* 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
* 3 July – Lettrix, game show presented by Patrick Martens 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 about piano duo Lucas and Arthur Jussen
* 26 August – De bouw maakt het, television show about construction presented by Daan Nieber
* 28 August – Date Smakelijk, dating show presented by Georgina Verbaan and Patrick Martens
* 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 and his brother Vincent van Rossem
* 30 August – Jelka Op Eigen Houtje, show presented by Jelka van Houten
* 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 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
* 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
* 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
* 6 November – Kopen Of Slopen, television show presented by Caroline Tensen about buying a new home or renovating one's current home
* 12 December – That's My Jam, music game show presented by Quinty Misiedjan
* 16 December – Moordfeest, murder detective game show hosted by Hans Kesting

## Ending this year

| End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status |
| 7 April | HLF8 | SBS6 | 2021 | Ended |
| 13 May | Alles is Muziek | RTL 4 | 2023 | Cancelled |
| 31 May | Ruud & Olcay in voor- en tegenspoed | NPO 1 | 2023 | Ended |
| 10 August | Blablabla met Schaap | RTL 4 | 2023 | Ended |

## Deaths

* 15 January – Jan Krol, actor
* 23 January – Ghislaine Pierie, actress, film director, and stage director (Baantjer, Moordvrouw, SpangaS)
* 9 February – Marijke Merckens, actress
* 7 March – Harry de Winter, television producer and presenter
* 21 March – Fred Florusse, actor
* 27 March – Wim de Bie, 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, journalist and radio and television presenter.
* 16 September - Wimie Wilhelm, 62, actress (Baantjer).
* 24 September - Reiky de Valk, 23, actor (Skam NL, Hunter Street).
* 26 September - Klaas Hofstra [nl], 79, actor (De Schippers van de Kameleon).
* 14 November - Karel van de Graaf [nl], 72, journalist and television presenter.
* 17 November - Ellen Jens, 83, television producer (De Fred Haché Show, We zijn weer thuis) and director.
* 1 December - Burny Bos, 79, film producer (Miss Minoes, Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse), scenarist and children's book writer, mesothelomia.
* 6 December - Cilly Dartell, 66, television presenter (Hart van Nederland) and actress.
* 17 December - Linda van Dyck, 75, actress (10:32, A Gangstergirl, De grens).