The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German Television Award) is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999, by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1.[1] It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, though it is not organized by an academy. The Fernsehpreis is the successor to both the Telestar (Das Erste and ZDF) and the Goldener Löwe (RTL) awards.[2]
The first award took place on 2 October 1999 in Cologne. Every year another of the participating stations broadcast the ceremony:
| Date | Year | Host(s) | Network | Site | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 October 1999 | 1998–99 | Jochen Busse, Johannes B. Kerner, Gabi Bauer and Kai Pflaume | RTL | Coloneum Cologne | |
| 2nd | 7 October 2000 | 1999–2000 | Ulla Kock am Brink | ZDF | ||
| 3rd | 6 October 2001 | 2000–01 | Anke Engelke and Hape Kerkeling | Sat.1 | ||
| 4th | 5 October 2002 | 2001–02 | Sandra Maischberger and Dirk Bach | Das Erste | ||
| 5th | 27 September 2003 | 2002–03 | Günther Jauch | RTL | ||
| 6th | 9 October 2004 | 2003–04 | Thomas Gottschalk | ZDF | ||
| 7th | 15 October 2005 | 2004–05 | Anke Engelke and Hugo Egon Balder | Sat.1 | ||
| 8th | 20 October 2006 | 2005–06 | Jörg Pilawa | Das Erste | ||
| 9th | 29 September 2007 | 2006–07 | Marco Schreyl | RTL | ||
| 10th | 11 October 2008 | 2007–08 | Thomas Gottschalk | ZDF | ||
| 11th | 26 September 2009 | 2008–09 | Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka1 | Sat.1 | ||
| 12th | 9 October 2010 | 2009–10 | Sandra Maischberger and Kurt Krömer | Das Erste | ||
| 13th | 2 October 2011 | 2010–11 | Marco Schreyl and Nazan Eckes | RTL | ||
| 14th | 2 October 2012 | 2011–12 | Oliver Welke and Olaf Schubert | ZDF | ||
| 15th | 2 October 2013 | 2012–13 | Oliver Pocher and Cindy aus Marzahn | Sat.1 | ||
| 16th | 2 October 2014 | 2013–14 | Sandra Maischberger, Hans Sigl and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf | Das Erste | ||
| 17th | 13 January 2016 | 2014–15 | Barbara Schöneberger | RTL | Rheinterrasse Düsseldorf | |
| 18th | 2 February 2017 | 2016 | Barbara Schöneberger | ZDF | ||
| 19th | 26 January 2018 | 2017 | Barbara Schöneberger | Sat.1 | Palladium Cologne | |
| 20th | 31 January 2019 | 2018 | Barbara Schöneberger and Steffen Hallaschka | Das Erste | Rheinterrasse Düsseldorf | |
| 21st | 17 June 2020 | 2019–20 | none | none | none | |
| 22nd | 16 September 2021 | 2020–21 | Barbara Schöneberger[3] | RTL |