1980 in Dutch television

Events

• 1 April – The NOS officially begins airing Teletext
• 19 April – The 25th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Congresgebouw in The Hague. Ireland wins the contest with the song "What's Another Year", performed by Johnny Logan.

Debuts

• 22 October - De Familie Knots
• 29 October De Poppenkraam

Television shows

1950s

• ''NOS Journaal''

1970s

• ''Sesamstraat''

Ending this year

• ''Pipo de Clown''

Births

• 6 August – Hélène Hendriks, television presenter
• 28 September – Leonie ter Braak, actress and television presenter
• 1 October – Kim-Lian van der Meij, actress, TV presenter & singer-songwriter