2005 in Belgian television

Last updated December 20, 2025

This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2005.

Events

20 March - Nuno Resende is selected to represent Belgium at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Le Grand Soir". He is selected to be the forty-seventh Belgian Eurovision entry during Eurosong held at the RTBF Studios in Brussels.
19 June - Katerine Avgoustakis wins the first season of the Flemish version of Star Academy.
Unknown - Launch of the Belgian version of The X Factor .
11 December - Udo Mechels wins the first season of X Factor .^[1]

Debuts

Unknown - X Factor (2005-2008)

Television shows

1990s

Samson en Gert (1990–present)
Familie (1991–present)
Wittekerke (1993-2008)
Thuis (1995–present)
Wizzy & Woppy (1999-2007)

2000s

Big Brother (2000-2007)
Idool (2003-2011)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
TMF Pure TMF NL TMF Party	Cable and satellite	1 May
TV Oranje	Cable and satellite	5 October

References

↑ Coppens, Marc (12 December 2005). "Udo (29) wint X-Factor dankzij geweldige stem". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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[1] Coppens, Marc (12 December 2005). "Udo (29) wint X-Factor dankzij geweldige stem". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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