2005 in German television explained

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

Events

• 1 March - Sascha Sirtl wins the fifth season of Big Brother Germany.
• 7 March - Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 1 participant Gracia Baur is selected to represent Germany at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Run & Hide". She is selected to be the fiftieth German Eurovision entry during Germany 12 Points! held at the Arena Berlin in Berlin.

Debuts

Domestic

• 3 January - Die Patriarchin (2005) (ZDF)
• 9 May - Speer und Er (2005) (ARD)

International

• 12 March - Two and a Half Men (2003-2015) (Prosieben, ORF 1)
• 15 August - Gordon the Garden Gnome (2005–2006) (KiKA)
• 3 September - (2000–2003) (Kabel eins)
• 21 November - Being Ian (2005–2008) (KiKA)

BFBS

• Diamond Geezer (2005–2007)
• King Arthur's Disasters (2005–2006)
• The Secret of Eel Island (2005)

Television shows

1950s

• Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

• heute (1963–present)

1970s

• heute-journal (1978–present)
• Tagesthemen (1978–present)

1980s

• Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
• Lindenstraße (1985–present)

1990s

• Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992–present)
• Marienhof (1992–2011)
• Unter uns (1994–present)
• Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015)
• Schloss Einstein (1998–present)
• In aller Freundschaft (1998–present)
• Wer wird Millionär? (1999–present)

2000s

• Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Radio Bremen TV	Cable television	1 January
Eurosport 2	Cable television	10 January
Discovery Geschichte	Cable television	31 March
Deluxe Music	Cable television	1 April
Focus Gesundheit	Cable television	1 June
MTV2 Pop	Cable television	11 September
Das Vierte	Cable television	29 September
center.tv	Cable television	October
GIGA Television	Cable television	Unknown

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Kabel 1	kabel eins	Cable television	Unknown
EinsMuXx	EinsPlus	Cable television	23 April

Closures

See also

• 2005 in Germany