2000 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 2000.

Events

• Unknown: TV channel Radio Television Ceuta starts broadcasting.
• 1 April: Television channel Canal Parlamento starts broadcasting.
• 23 April: Telecinco premieres Big Brother, a true mass phenomenon, which will open a debate on the ethical limits of television. Reality shows will become the most viewed TV shows for the next two decades.
• 12 May: Javier González Ferrari is appointed General Director of RTVE.
• 19 May: TV channel Factoria de Ficcion starts broadcasting.
• 10 September: TV channel MTV starts broadcasting.
• 15 September: TV channel Canal Panda starts broadcasting.

Debuts

Television shows

Ending this year

Foreign series debuts in Spain

Births

• 19 March – Carlota García, actress.
• 30 June – Ainhoa Larrañaga, actress.

Deaths

• 28 April – Miguel Armario, actor, 84.
• 24 May – Arturo López, actor, 66.
• 5 July – Blanca Álvarez, hostess, 70.
• 7 July – Felipe Mellizo, journalist, 67.
• 16 October – Antonio Ferrandis, actor, 79.
• 26 October – Jesús Puente, actor and host, 69.

See also

• 2000 in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 2000

References