2015 in Portuguese television

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This is a list of Portuguese television related events from 2015.

Events[edit]

January 1 – Elisabete Moutinho wins series 5 of Secret Story, becoming the show's first female winner of the regular format.
February 22 – Sofia Sousa, the runner up of series 4 of Secret Story wins series 3 of Secret Story: Desafio Final.
March 15 – Bruno Sousa, 3rd finalist of series 5 of Secret Story wins series 1 of Secret Story: Luta Pelo Poder.
April 5 – Liliana Garcia wins series 2 of Achas que Sabes Dançar?.
April 12 – Acrobatic gymnastics troupe The Artgym Company wins the first series of Got Talent Portugal.
May 20 – Animal welfare groups announce that a campaign to halt Dolphins with the Stars, a show involving celebrities performing with dolphins, has been suspended.^[1]
June 7 – Morangos com Açúcar actress Sara Prata and her partner Marco Moreira win series 3 of Dança com as Estrelas.
August 23 – João Couto wins series 6 of Ídolos.
November 18 – FX Portugal is being renamed Fox Comedy Portugal.
December 1 – TVI's cable channel +TVI is closing after three years of being on air.
December 31 – Kelly Medeiros wins series 3 of A Quinta.

Television shows[edit]

Programs debuting in 2015[edit]

Start date	Show	Channel
February 22	Secret Story: Luta Pelo Poder	TVI
February 22	Cartas da Alma	TVI
March 11	Memórias da Revolução	RTP1
March 15	A Única Mulher	TVI
March 21	Shark Tank	SIC
March 30	The Money Drop: Entre a Ganhar	TVI
May 16	O Homem do Saco	RTP1
May 17	Cook Off - Duelo de Sabores	RTP1
May 18	Poderosas	SIC
June 17	Agora a Sério	RTP1
July 4	Tem Um Minuto?	RTP1
August 23	Pequenos Gigantes	TVI
August 24	21ª Hora	TVI24
August 29	Som de Cristal	SIC
September 7	Coração D'Ouro	SIC
September 14	Cristina	TVI
September 14	Isso é Tudo Muito Bonito, Mas
September 28	Santa Bárbara
October 5	Horas Extraordinárias	RTP3
October 10	Grandiosa Enciclopédia do Ludopédio
October 10	Política Sueca
October 11	GPS
October 13	Treze	RTP1
October 16	Nelo & Idália
October 17	Donos Disto Tudo
October 25	Animais Anónimos
November 16	The Surprising Machine	SIC
November 21	Temos Negócio!	TVI
December 12	Juntos, Fazemos a Festa	TVI

Programs ending in 2015[edit]

End date	Show	Channel	First Aired
March 7	Sábado Especial	TVI	2013
March 15	Secret Story: Luta Pelo Poder	TVI	2015
April 24	Quem Quer Ser Milionário?	RTP1	2013 (revival)
May 20	Água de Mar		2014
July 2	Há Tarde		2014
July 10	Agora a Sério		2015
September 3	Agora Escolha		2015 (revival)
September 18	Mar Salgado	SIC	2014
September 26	Mulheres	TVI
October 2	Jardins Proibidos
October 9	Isso é Tudo Muito Bonito, Mas		2015
November 28	Ora Acerta		2014

Television films and specials[edit]

First Aired	Title	Channel
August 30	Baía das Estrelas	SIC

Programs returning in 2015[edit]

Show	Last aired	Previous channel	New/returning/same channel	Return date
Achas que Sabes Dançar?	2010	SIC	Same	January 12
Got Talent Portugal	2011		RTP1	January 18
Ídolos	2012		Same	April 12
Quem Quer Ser Milionário: Alta Pressão	2011	RTP1		April 28
Agora Escolha	1994	RTP1		July 13
Peso Pesado	2011	SIC		September 13
A Praça	2014	RTP1		September 21
A Quinta	2005	TVI		October 3

International programs/seasons premiering in 2015[edit]

Start date	Show	Channel	Country of origin
January 1	NCIS: Los Angeles, season 6	Fox	United States
January 2	Liv and Maddie, season 2	Disney Channel	United States
January 3	Star Wars Rebels, season 1		United States
	Gravity Falls, season 2		United States
	Wander Over Yonder, season 1		United States
January 5	Tyrant, season 1	Fox	United States
January 6	True Detective, season 1	MOV	United States
January 6	Henry Danger, season 1	Nickelodeon	United States
January 7	World Without End	AXN Black	Germany/Canada
January 7	Zou, season 1	Disney Junior	France
January 8	Mistresses, season 2	AXN White	United States
	Transparent, season 1	TV Séries	United States
	Elementary, season 2	Fox	United States
January 9	The Firm, season 1	AXN Black	United States
January 9	Perception, season 3	AXN	United States
January 10	Melissa & Joey, season 4	AXN White	United States
	Sons of Anarchy, season 5	Fox Crime	United States
	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, season 2	Disney Channel	United States
January 11	Outlander, season 1	TV Séries	United States
January 13	Resurrection, season 2	AXN	United States
January 13	The Good Wife, season 6	Fox Life	United States
January 20	Hart of Dixie, season 3	AXN White	United States
January 20	The Strain, season 1	Fox	United States
January 23	Castle, season 7	AXN	United States
January 24	Banshee, season 3	TV Séries	United States
January 24	Girl Meets World, season 1	Disney Channel	United States
January 25	The Flash, season 1	RTP1	United States
January 26	Agatha Christie's Marple, season 2	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
January 26	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, season 1	Nickelodeon	United States
January 29	Girls, season 4	TV Séries	United States
January 29	Looking, season 2		United States
February 3	House of Lies, season 4		United States
February 4	Transporter, season 2		United States
February 6	Blue Bloods, season 5	Fox Crime	United States
February 8	Suits, season 4	TV Séries	United States
February 10	The Mentalist, season 6	AXN	United States
February 12	Hot in Cleveland, season 5	AXN White	United States
February 13	Helix, season 2	MOV	United States
February 15	Faking It, season 2	MTV	United States
February 17	Porta dos Fundos	Fox	Brazil
February 19	Empire, season 1	Fox Life	United States
February 20	The Dead Zone, season 1	MOV	United States/Canada
February 20	Allegiance, season 1	TV Séries	United States
February 23	Crossing Lines, season 2	AXN	United States
February 23	Agatha Christie's Marple, season 3	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
February 25	Grey's Anatomy, season 11	Fox Life	United States
February 25	Chicago Fire, season 1	AXN	United States
February 28	House of Cards, season 3	TV Séries	United States
February 28	Resurrection, season 1	AXN Black	United States
March 2	Brain Games, season 4	National Geographic	United States
March 4	NCIS: New Orleans, season 1	Fox	United States
March 5	Men at Work, season 3	AXN White	United States
March 8	Vikings, season 3	TV Séries	United States
March 10	Gotham, season 1	Fox	United States
March 11	The Dead Zone, season 2	MOV	United States/Canada
March 12	Cops, season 26	Fox Crime	United States
March 17	Black Sails, season 2	AXN	United States
March 17	Battle Creek, season 1	TV Séries	United States
March 18	Betrayal, season 1	AXN White	United States
March 20	American Crime, season 1	TV Séries	United States
March 21	O Caçador	SIC	Brazil
March 22	Powers, season 1	TV Séries	United States
March 22	Jo, season 1	Fox Crime	France
March 23	Defiance, season 2	MOV	United States
March 23	Agatha Christie's Marple, season 4	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
March 27	Bron/Broen, season 2	AXN	Sweden/Denmark
March 30	Bates Motel, season 3	TV Séries	United States
March 30	Modern Family, season 6	Fox Life	United States
April 2	Agatha Christie's Marple, season 5	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
April 5	Baby Daddy, season 4	AXN White	United States
April 6	CSI: Cyber, season 1	Fox	United States
	Halt and Catch Fire, season 1	AMC	United States
	Once Upon a Time, season 4	AXN White	United States
	The 7D, season 1	Disney Channel	United States
	Babilônia	SIC	Brazil
April 7	The Dead Zone, season 3	MOV	United States/Canada
April 9	Agatha Christie's Marple, season 6	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
April 11	Sons of Anarchy, season 6	Fox Crime	United States
April 13	Game of Thrones, season 5	Syfy	United States
April 13	The Next Step, season 1	Disney Channel	Canada
April 14	Fargo, season 1	MOV	United States
April 19	American Odyssey, season 1	TV Séries	United States
April 21	Backstrom, season 1	Fox	United States
April 23	Offspring, season 5	AXN White	Australia
April 23	The Dead Zone, season 4	MOV	United States/Canada
April 28	The Messengers, season 1	TV Séries	United States
April 28	Agatha Christie's Poirot, season 1	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
May 3	Pretty Little Liars, season 5	AXN White	United States
May 4	Violetta, season 3	Disney Channel	Argentina
May 5	TURN, season 1	AMC	United States
May 7	Rush, season 1	Fox Life	United States
May 8	Deadline Gallipoli	TV Séries	Australia
May 8	The Dead Zone, season 5	MOV	United States/Canada
May 14	Silicon Valley, season 2	TV Séries	United States
	Veep, season 4	TV Séries	United States
	Wayward Pines	Fox	United States
	Covert Affairs, season 5	Fox Crime	United States
May 15	Royal Pains, season 6	AXN White	United States
May 15	Twisted, season 1	Fox Life	United States
May 21	Bitten, season 2	MOV	Canada
May 23	K.C. Undercover, season 1	Disney Channel	United States
May 25	Penny Dreadful, season 2	TV Séries	United States
May 26	The Dead Zone, season 6	MOV	United States/Canada
June 1	Halt and Catch Fire, season 2	AMC	United States
June 3	The Mysteries of Laura, season 1	Fox Life	United States
June 6	Two and a Half Men, season 11	AXN White	United States
June 6	Hannibal, season 3	AXN	United States
June 7	Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, season 3	E! Entertainment	United States
June 10	The Whispers, season 1	TV Séries	United States
June 10	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., season 2	Fox	United States
June 15	Dark Matter, season 1	Syfy	United States
June 19	I Didn't Do It, season 2	Disney Channel	United States
June 21	Defiance, season 3	TV Séries	United States
June 22	Taxi Brooklyn, season 1	MOV	United States
June 23	Crossbones, season 1	MOV	United States
June 24	Beauty & the Beast, season 3	TV Séries	United States
June 27	True Detective, season 2	TV Séries	United States
June 27	Dupla Identidade	SIC	Brazil
June 30	Scandal, season 4	Fox Life	United States
July 3	Future-Worm! (shorts)	Disney Channel	United States
July 6	Sleepy Hollow, season 1	Fox	United States
July 8	Suits, season 5	TV Séries	United States
July 9	Togetherness, season 1	TV Séries	United States
July 10	White Collar, season 5	Fox Crime	United States
July 12	Under the Dome, season 3	TV Séries	United States
July 14	Hart of Dixie, season 4	AXN White	United States
July 14	The Strain, season 2	Fox	United States
July 18	Sons of Anarchy, season 7	Fox Crime	United States
July 19	Extant, season 2	TV Séries	United States
July 21	Masters of Sex, season 3		United States
July 22	Ray Donovan, season 3		United States
July 29	Banshee, season 3	MOV	United States
July 30	Intruders	MOV	US/UK
August 2	Hot in Cleveland, season 6	AXN White	United States
August 14	Strike Back: Legacy	TV Séries	UK/US
August 20	Shameless, season 5	Fox Life	United States
August 21	White Collar, season 6	Fox Crime	United States
August 23	Fear the Walking Dead, season 1	AMC	United States
August 25	Rizzoli & Isles, season 6	Fox Life	United States
	Mr. Selfridge, season 3	Fox Life	United Kingdom
	Vera, season 1	Fox Crime	United Kingdom
August 27	Tyrant, season 2	Fox	United States
September 3	Ballers, season 1	TV Séries	United States
September 4	The Mentalist, season 7	AXN	United States
September 5	Show Me a Hero	TV Séries	United States
September 6	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 16	Fox Crime	United States
September 7	Olive Kitteridge	TV Séries	United States
September 8	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, season 15	AXN	United States
September 12	O Canto da Sereia	SIC	Brazil
September 14	Sleepy Hollow, season 2	Fox	United States
September 14	Teen Wolf, season 5	MOV	United States
September 15	Justified, season 6	MOV	United States
September 16	The Casual Vacancy	TV Séries	United Kingdom
September 16	Chicago Fire, season 2	AXN	United States
September 19	Boyster, season 1	Disney Channel	France
September 20	The Big Bang Theory, season 7	AXN White	United States
September 21	A Regra do Jogo	SIC	Brazil
September 22	Falling Skies, season 5	Syfy	United States
September 23	Scorpion, season 1	Fox	United States
September 24	Crossing Lines, season 3	AXN	United States
September 24	The Brink, season 1	TV Séries	United States
September 27	The Muppets, season 1	TV Séries	United States
September 28	Heroes Reborn	Syfy	United States
September 29	Gotham, season 2	Fox	United States
September 29	Limitless, season 1	TV Séries	United States
October 1	The Whispers, season 1	MOV	United States
October 1	Empire, season 2	Fox Life	United States
October 2	Vikings, season 3	MOV	United States
October 5	Humans, season 1	AMC	United Kingdom
	The Leftovers, season 2	TV Séries	United States
	Castle, season 8	AXN	United States
	The Next Step, season 2	Disney Channel	Canada
October 6	Cops, season 27	Fox Crime	United States
October 7	Transporter, season 2	MOV	United States
October 8	Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 3	TV Séries	United States
	Minority Report, season 1	Fox	United States
	Homeland, season 5	Fox	United States
October 10	Descendants: Wicked World	Disney Channel	United States
October 11	The Affair, season 2	TV Séries	United States
October 12	Scandal, season 5	Fox Life	United States
	Grey's Anatomy, season 12	Fox Life	United States
	The Walking Dead, season 6	Fox	United States
October 13	Person of Interest, season 4	Fox	United States
October 15	Haven, season 5	Syfy	United States
October 17	The Knick, season 2	TV Séries	United States
October 17	The Following, season 3	Fox Crime	United States
October 18	Fargo, season 2	TV Séries	United States
October 19	Quantico, season 1	AXN	United States
October 21	Chicago Fire, season 4	TV Séries	United States
October 21	Chicago PD, season 3	TV Séries	United States
October 22	Pretty Little Liars, season 6	AXN White	United States
October 23	Reign, season 3	TV Séries	United States
October 25	Da Vinci's Demons, season 3	Fox	United States
October 25	Blindspot, season 1	TV Séries	United States
October 26	Madam Secretary, season 2	TV Séries	United States
October 28	Criminal Minds, season 11	AXN	United States
October 29	Devious Maids, season 3	AXN White	United States
November 3	Wicked City, season 1	TV Séries	United States
November 3	Downton Abbey, season 6	Fox Life	United Kingdom
November 4	The Librarians, season 2	Syfy	United States
November 6	Mr. Robot, season 1	TV Séries	United States
November 6	Supernatural, season 10	AXN Black	United States
November 7	Cougar Town, season 6	AXN White	United States
November 11	Grimm, season 5	Syfy	United States
November 12	Power, season 1	Fox Life	United States
November 13	Getting On, season 3	TV Séries	United States
November 13	Mistresses, season 3	AXN White	United States
November 16	Saving Hope, season 4	TV Séries	Canada
November 16	Into the Badlands, season 1	AMC	United States
November 17	Elementary, season 4	TV Séries	United States
November 17	The Player, season 1	AXN	United States
November 18	2 Broke Girls, season 1	Fox Comedy	United States
November 18	Mike & Molly, season 1	Fox Comedy	United States
November 20	Jessica Jones, season 1	Netflix	United States
November 21	The Grinder, season 1	Fox Comedy	United States
November 23	Continuum, season 4	MOV	Canada
November 23	Arrow, season 4	AXN	United States
November 25	Chicago Med, season 1	TV Séries	United States
December 2	Revenge, season 4	Fox Life	United States
December 3	How to Get Away with Murder, season 2	AXN	United States
December 3	2 Broke Girls, season 2	Fox Comedy	United States
December 4	Mike & Molly, season 2	Fox Comedy	United States
December 5	Unforgettable, season 4	TV Séries	United States
December 9	iZombie, season 1	AXN	United States
December 10	Transparent, season 2	TV Séries	United States
December 11	12 Monkeys, season 1	MOV	United States
December 15	The Fosters, season 3	AXN White	United States
December 15	Fargo, season 1	MOV	United States
December 17	Telenovela, season 1	TV Séries	United States
December 19	Star vs. the Forces of Evil, season 1	Disney Channel	United States
December 21	2 Broke Girls, season 3	Fox Comedy	United States
December 21	Mike & Molly, season 3	Fox Comedy	United States
December 26	The Fall, season 1	TV Séries	United Kingdom / Ireland
December 31	Under the Dome, season 3	MOV	United States

Networks and services[edit]

Launches[edit]

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Fox Comedy	Cable and satellite	18 November

Conversions and rebrandings[edit]

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Panda Biggs	Biggs	Cable television	Unknown

Closures[edit]

Network	Type	Closure date	Notes	Source
+TVI	Cable television	1 December

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January 6 - Filipa Vacondeus, famous chef
January 15 - António Rocha, famous TV actor and movie producer
January 25 - Mário Jacques, famous TV actor
February 24 - Maria Zamora, famous TV actress
April 2 - Manoel de Oliveira, famous film director and screenwriter
June 9 - Nuno Melo, famous TV actor
July 5 - Maria Barroso, actress, politician and first lady
September 8 - Delfina Cruz, famous TV actress

References[edit]

^ Marshall, Claire (20 May 2015). "Dolphin 'reality show' filming suspended in Portugal". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

[1] Marshall, Claire (20 May 2015). "Dolphin 'reality show' filming suspended in Portugal". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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