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.

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.