1989 in Dutch television

Events

• 10 March – Justine Pelmelay is selected to represent Netherlands at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Blijf zoals je bent". She is selected to be the thirty-third Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at RAI Congresgebouw in Amsterdam.
• 6 May – Yugoslavia wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Rock Me" by Riva. The Netherlands finish in fifteenth place with the song "Blijf zoals je bent" by Justine Pelmelay.
• 2 October – RTL Veronique launches as the first private television station in the Netherlands, using a Luxembourgish license.
• Unknown – Carina Bos, performing as Timi Yuro wins the fifth series of Soundmixshow. This was the last series to be broadcast on KRO.

Debuts

International

• 6 October – Count Duckula
• 24 December – / ''Alfred J. Kwak''

Television shows

1950s

• ''NOS Journaal''

1970s

• ''Sesamstraat''

1980s

• Jeugdjournaal
• Soundmixshow
• ''Het Klokhuis''

Births

• 9 April – Monique Smit, singer & TV presenter