2014 in German television explained

This is a list of German television related events from 2014.

Events

• 13 March - Elaiza are selected to represent Germany at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Is It Right". They are selected to be the fifty-ninth German Eurovision entry during Unser Song für Dänemark held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.
• 3 May - Aneta Sablik wins the eleventh season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
• 9 May - 14-year-old Danyiom Mesmer wins the second season of The Voice Kids.
• 30 May - Singer and winner of the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar Alexander Klaws and his partner Isabel Edvardsson win the seventh season of Let's Dance.
• 13 July - Germany beat Argentina 1–0 to win the 2014 World Cup at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 29 August - Aaron Troschke wins the second season of Promi Big Brother.
• 12 December - Charley Ann Schmutzler wins the fourth season of The Voice of Germany.
• 20 December - 26-year-old pop singer and Travestie artist Marcel Kaupp wins the eighth season of Das Supertalent.

Debuts

• 14 - Diaries of the Great War (29 April 2014 – 13 May 2014)
• Alexander the Great (25 October 2014 – 2 November 2014)

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)
• Unter uns (1994–present)
• Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015)
• Schloss Einstein (1998–present)
• In aller Freundschaft (1998–present)
• Wer wird Millionär? (1999–present)

2000s

• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)
• Let's Dance (2006–present)
• Das Supertalent (2007–present)

2010s

• The Voice of Germany (2011–present)
• Promi Big Brother (2013–present)

Ending this year

• Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
TLC	Cable television	10 April
Geo Television	Cable television	8 May
A&E	Cable television	22 September
Fix & Foxi	Cable television	1 December

Closures

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Cinematic Credibility
1 May	Heinz Schenk^[1]	89	German TV host & actor

See also

• 2014 in Germany

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heinz Schenk . BBC . 16 June 2018.