The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2001. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Events
January
- January 17âÂÂ20 - running coverage of the Second EDSA Revolution of 2001 takes place in all national television stations, with RPN, ABS-CBN and GMA's regional stations broadcasting highlights of the concurrent regional rallies in their local newscasts.
February
April
- April 22: Dream Satellite TV launched as the country's first DTH satellite TV provider and commenced commercial services, until its closure in 2017.
June
November
December
- December 8: An unknown contestant won the jackpot prize of one million pesos on Eat Bulaga!s Laban o Bawi.
Premieres
Unknown dates
- January: The Working President on PTV 4/RPN 9/IBC 13
Unknown
Programs transferring networks
Finales
Unknown dates
Unknown
Stopped airing
Channels
Launches
Unknown
Rebranded
The following is a list of television stations that have made or will make noteworthy network rebranded in 2001.
Closures
Births
- January 6 - Cassy Legaspi and Mavy Legaspi, actors and hosts
- January 27 - Maraiah Arceta, singer and model
- February 5 - Juan Karlos Labajo, singer and actor
- February 13 - , actress
- March 6 - Rere Madrid, actress
- March 18 - Cianne Dominguez, model and host of It's Showtime
- March 21 - Cherryz Mendoza, singer
- March 28 - , actress
- April 27 â Akira Morishita, actor, singer, and member of BGYO
- May 13 - Dustin Yu, actor
- May 24 - Darren Espanto, singer
- June 4 - Shuvee Etrata, actress, model, and host
- June 30 - , actress
- August 16 - Lianne Valentin, actress
- August 23 - Zaijian Jaranilla, actor
- August 26 - Zonia Mejia, actress
- September 14 - Nicolette Vergara, singer, dancer and rapper
- October 12 - Therese Lacap
- October 13 - Julian Alturas, Actor
- October 18 - Carlos Dala, actor
- October 21 - Amy Nobleza, musical artist
- November 7 - Grae Fernandez, actor
- December 15 - Jelo The Weirdo, rapper and singer
- December 19 - Mika Gorospe, singer
Deaths
See also
References