1988 in German television

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This is a list of German television related events from 1988.

Events

• 31 March - Maxi & Chris Garden are selected to represent Germany at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Lied für einen Freund". They are selected to be the thirty-third German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Dublin held at the Frankenhalle in Nuremberg.

Debuts

Domestic

• 27 March - Heimatmuseum  [ de ] (1988) (ARD)
• 3 October - Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (1988–1989) (ARD)
• 31 October - Die Bertinis (1988) (ZDF)
• 18 December - Wilder Westen inclusive  [ de ] (1988) (ARD)

International

• 3 January - / / Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) (RTLplus)
• 9 January - Knots Landing (1979–1993) (ZDF)
• 12 March - Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) (Bayern 3)
• 27 March - The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979–1986) (ZDF)
• 20 June - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991) (Das Erste)

BFBS

• 5 February - Aliens in the Family (1987)
• 25 July - Kellyvision (1988)
• 7 October - Small World (1988)
• 8 October - Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987)
• 15 October - Strange Interlude (1988)
• 18 October - / Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1988)
• 19 October - The Return of Shelley (1988–1992)
• 21 October - A Piece of Cake (1988)
• 21 November - The River (1988)
• 28 December - The Watch House (1988)
• Count Duckula (1988–1993)
• Chatterbox (1988)
• Tube Mice (1988)
• Steel Riders (1987)
• The Snow Spider (1988)

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)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Tele 5	Cable television	11 January

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
		Cable and satellite

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
musicbox	Cable television	11 January

Births

• February 29 - Lena Gercke, German fashion model and television host