2023 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events from 2023.

Events

1 January – Alessandro Salem is elected to replace the retiring Paolo Vasile as CEO of Mediaset España.
28 February – SkyShowtime launches in Spain and Andorra, completing its European rollout.
6 March - TV channel Canal Red starts broadcasting.
31 March - TV channel 7NN stops broadcasting.
1 August – TV channels Originales por Movistar Plus+, Indie por Movistar Plus+, Documentales por Movistar Plus+ and Suspense por Movistar Plus+ start broadcasting. #0 por Movistar Plus+ is replaced by Movistar Plus+.
17 October – TV channel 8TV stops broadcasting.
5 December – Borja Prado resigns as chairman of Mediaset España due to disagreements with other members of the group's board.
12 December – Production company La Fábrica de la Tele announces its closure following the end of its partnership with Mediaset España.
21 December – Pedro Piqueras hosts his final newscast on Informativos Telecinco before his retirement.

Returning this year

Show	Previous network	Last aired	New network	Returning
¡Allá tú!	Cuatro	2011	Telecinco	9 July
Chester	Cuatro	2019	Cuatro	17 January
Fuera de cobertura	Cuatro	2019	Cuatro	23 October
El Grand Prix del verano	FORTA	2009	La 1	24 June
Me resbala	Antena 3	2021	Telecinco	27 June
La mirada crítica	Telecinco	2009	Telecinco	11 September
Operación Triunfo	La 1	2020	Prime Video	20 November

Deaths

3 January – Sergi Schaaff, director, 85.
12 February – Pilar Cañada, hsotess, 93.
17 March – Laura Valenzuela, actress and hostess, 92.
30 March – Laura Gómez-Lacueva, actress, 48.
10 April – Fernando Sánchez Dragó, writer and host, 86.
13 April – Carlos Tena, host, 79.
15 April – Don Mauro, actor, 58
26 April – Ramiro Oliveros, actor, 82.
15 June – Mari Carmen, ventriloquist, 80.
27 June – Carmen Sevilla, actress, Singer and hostess, 92.
11 July – Mercedes Luzuriaga, actress, 95
16 August – Luis-Tomás Melgar Gil, director and journalist, 90
17 August – Hilario López Millán, writer and journalist, 78
5 September – María Teresa Campos, hostess and journalist, 82.
13 September – Pepe Soriano, actor, 93
17 September – Pepe Domingo Castaño, host, 80.
6 October – Francisco Vidal, actor, 82.
12 October – Carlos Pumares, writer and journalist, 80.
16 October – Jesús Guzmán, actor, 97.
3 November – José María Carrascal, journalist, 92.
2 December – Concha Velasco, actress, Singer and presenter, 84.
8 December – Itziar Castro, actress, 46.
14 December – Daniela Costa, actress, 42
20 December – Antonio Burgos, journalist and writer, 80
20 December – Miguel Ángel Gozalo, journalist, 85
27 December – Patricia Ferreira, director and writer, 65