RTL Kettő (meaning ''RTL Two'', formerly RTL II) is a Hungarian commercial television channel, owned by
RTL Group
RTL Group S.A. ("Radio Télévision Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate office in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 56 television channels and 36 radio stations in Germany, France an ...
. It is rivaling with
Super TV2 and
Viasat3. The channel launched on 1 October 2012.
Beginnings
In September 2011,
RTL Klub
RTL (formerly: RTL Klub and abbreviated as RTL HU) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Group.
History
Since its start, RTL Klub has focused to gain viewers from the urban population. The channel airs programs mostly for ...
started a project named RTL II to launch a new RTL channel in Hungary. In April 2012, it was announced, that RTL will launch RTL II in September or in October with ''I Love Gjoni'' (reality show); ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (WWTBAM) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Televis ...
'' (Hungarian version) and ''Heti Hetes'' (a weekly comedy show on Sunday nights).
In July 2012, something started to promote on RTL Klub with these sentences: ''Life Is Nice'', ''The Sky Is Blue'', ''The Grass Is Green''; but it was not mentioned that these ads are advertising something. In September 2012, it was revealed, that these ads advertised RTL II, the new commercial television channel that will launch on 1 October 2012 and it will replace Reflektor TV.
At the launch the prime-time schedule of RTL II included series: ''
Modern Family
''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...
'', ''
White Collar'', ''
Terra Nova'', ''
Journeyman
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'', ''
The Forgotten'', ''
Chase
Chase or CHASE may refer to:
Businesses
* Chase Bank, a national American financial institution
* Chase UK, a British retail bank
* Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturer
* Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in ...
'', shows moved from RTL Klub: ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' and ''Heti Hetes'' and a new magazine ''Forró nyomon''.
On 2 September 2022, RTL Hungary announced the channel's rebrand. On 20 November 2022, the channel is renamed RTL Kettő, adapting the visual identity of the parent channel
RTL.
On 26 October 2023, Balázs Szabó, the Program Director and Head of Content Acquisition from RTL Hungary announced that the channel will continue to operate as a sitcom channel, alongside a 4 new channel launch. Since 18 December 2023, the channel continues to operate as a sitcom channel.
On 18 October 2024, the channel got a new, current idents.
Programming aired by RTL Kettő
Series
Airing currently
*
Barátok közt
*
Burn Notice
''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, ...
*
Chase
Chase or CHASE may refer to:
Businesses
* Chase Bank, a national American financial institution
* Chase UK, a British retail bank
* Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturer
* Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in ...
*
CSI: Miami
*
Dallas
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*
Homeland
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*
I delitti del cuoco
*
Legend of the Seeker
''Legend of the Seeker'' is an American television series created by Sam Raimi, based on the fantasy novel series ''The Sword of Truth'' by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series fo ...
*
Pretty Little Liars
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*
Remington Steele
''Remington Steele'' is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on NBC from October 1, 1982, ...
*
The Big Bang Theory
''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes.
The show originally centered on five charact ...
*
The Forgotten
*
The Mentalist
''The Mentalist'' is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, t ...
*
Without a Trace
''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
Hiatus
*
Modern Family
''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...
''(season 1 and 2 aired)''
*
White Collar ''(season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 aired)''
*
Friends
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''(reruns of season 1 and 2 aired)''
*
Dollhouse ''(season 1 aired)''
Ended
*
Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...
''(ended)''
*
Journeyman
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''(ended)''
*
Privileged ''(ended)''
*
Dollhouse ''(ended)''
Local programs
Airing currently
* Szombat esti láz ''(Hungarian version of
Dancing with the Stars
''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...
)''
* Showder Klub - ''
stand-up comedy
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'' series
* NőComment! ''(pun with the Hungarian word for ''woman'' and the phrase "No Comment") - late night show with female-only guests, hosted by
Claudia Liptai''
*
Vacsoracsata
* Segítség, bajban vagyok! ''(Help, I'm in Trouble!) -
scripted reality-series''
* Gazdálkodj okosan! ''reality series''
* Az első millióm története (My first Million) ''reality magazine''
* Péntektől péntekig ''(Friday to Friday) - weekly tabloid magazine''
*
ValóVilág (Real World) ''- RTL's successful reality show airing the 11th season in early 2023''
Ended
* I Love Gjoni ''reality series''
* Egy este... ''(One Night With...) - concert show''
* Forró nyomon ''investigation magazine with
Kriszta Máté, origins from
TV2''
*
Legyen Ön is milliomos! ''with
Sándor Friderikusz
Sándor () is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
It may refer to:
People Given name
* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925), Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and book collector
* Sándor Boldogfai ...
''
*
Heti Hetes - ''(Weekly Seven) - weekly newscast show based on the format of
RTL DE's ''7 Tage - 7 Köpfe'' ''
* Official
UEFA Europa League
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broadcaster (2015-2018), now on
RTL Három
RTL may refer to:
Media
* RTL Group, a European TV, radio, and production company
*** List of RTL Group's television stations (including part-owned channels)
*** List of RTL Group's radio stations
** RTL Lëtzebuerg, usually referred to simply ...
See also
*
RTL Group
RTL Group S.A. ("Radio Télévision Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate office in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 56 television channels and 36 radio stations in Germany, France an ...
*
RTL
*
Cool TV
References
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