1965 in German television explained

This is a list of German television related events from 1965.

Events

• 27 February - Ulla Wiesner is selected to represent Germany at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Paradies, wo bist du?". She is selected to be the tenth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Neapel held at the NDR in Hamburg.

Debuts

ARD

• 9 May – Die Unverbesserlichen (1965–1971)
• 25 September - Beat-Club (1965-1972)

Television shows

1950s

• Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

• heute (1963-present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Norddeutsches Fernsehen	Cable television	4 January
WDR Fernsehen	Cable television	17 December

Closures

Births

• 7 September - Jörg Pilawa, TV host
• 21 December - Anke Engelke, Canadian-born comedian & actress