2008 in German television explained

This is a list of German television related events from 2008.

Events

• 8 March - No Angels are selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Disappear". They are selected to be the fifty-third German Eurovision entry during Wer singt für Deutschland? held at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg.
• 17 May - Thomas Godoj wins the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
• 7 July - Silke "Isi" Kaufmann wins the eighth season of Big Brother Germany.
• 22 November - 44-year-old harmonica player Michael Hirte wins the second season of Das Supertalent.

Debuts

Free for air

Domestic

• 23 June - Doctor's Diary (2008–2011) (RTL)
• 14 December - (2008) (RTL)

International

• 28 April - Roary the Racing Car (2007–2009) (KiKa)

Cable

International

• 28 February - Dexter (2006–2013) (Sky)
• 16 June - The Secret Show (2006–2007) (Disney Channel)

BFBS

• 4 February - Roary the Racing Car (2007–2009)
• 21 July - The Slammer (2006-2014)
• 23 July - Tom (2003)
• Frankenstein's Cat (2008)

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)
• Let's Dance (2006–present)
• Das Supertalent (2007–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Sportdigital	Cable television	Spring
Fox	Cable television	19 May
Xite	Cable and satellite	21 May

Closures

See also

• 2008 in Germany