2001 in Portuguese television

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This is a list of Portuguese television related events from 2001.

Events

• 8 January - CNL is relaunched as SIC Notícias.
• 23 April - SIC Radical, SIC's youth-oriented channel launches.
• 20 May - Henrique Guimarães wins the second series of Big Brother .
• 15 October - RTP3, begins transmission.
• 31 December - Catarina Cabral wins series 3 of Big Brother, becoming the show's first female winner.

Television shows

2000s

• Big Brother (2000-2003)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
National Geographic	Cable television	Unknown
Novum Canal	Cable television	Unknown
SIC Radical	Cable television	23 April
Disney Channel	Cable and satellite	28 November

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
CNL	SIC Noticias	Cable television	8 January