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)

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)