This is a list of Spanish television related events in 2001.
Events
1 January: The State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI) becomes the main shareholder of RTVE. TV Channel 40 Latino starts broadcasting. 11 September: Usual programming is interrupted as a result of live broadcasting of the attacks in New York and Washington; The news program Telediario becomes the longest running time in history. 22 October: Talent Show Operación Triunfo becomes a real mass phenomemon in Spain. 13 December: Castilla–La Mancha Regional TV Channel CMM TV starts broadcasting.
Debuts
Television shows
Ending this year
Foreign series debuts in Spain
Births
4 April – Daniel Avilés, actor. 16 May – Carlota Boza, actress.
Deaths
11 March, Eugenio, comedian, 59. 20 April, Antonio Asensio, business and former president of Antena 3, 53. 12 May, Maruja Fernández, hostess, 76. 14 July, Miguel Gila, comedian, 82. 29 August, Francisco Rabal, actor, 75. 26 October, Juan José Castillo, sport journalist , 80. 16 November, Carlos Estrada, actor, 79. 3 December, José Manuel Guisado "Mané", comedian and actor, 34.