1991 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 1991.

Events

• 21 March - Atlantis 2000 are selected to represent Germany at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben". They are selected to be the thirty-sixth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Rom held at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin.

Debuts

International

• 1 January - Mr. Bean (1990–1995) (SWR Fernsehen)
• 5 January - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1989–1990) (Das Erste)
• 5 January - Spiff and Hercules (1989–1991) (RTLplus)
• 7 January - / Beetlejuice (1989–1991) (Sat. 1)
• 23 February - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) (RTL)
• 8 June - Garfield and Friends (1988–1994) (ZDF)
• 10 September - Twin Peaks (1990-91, 2017) (RTLplus)
• 13 September - The Simpsons (1989–present) (ZDF)
• 21 December - The Tom and Jerry Kids Show (1990–1993) (RTLplus)

Armed Forces Network

• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996)
• / Widget (1990–1991)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1992)
• / Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars (1991)
• Harry and the Hendersons (1991–1993)
• Clarissa Explains It All (1991–1994)
• The Simpsons (1989–present)

BFBS

• 15 February - Five Children and It (1991)
• 22 February - Billy Webb's Amazing Stories (1991)
• 26 June - Finders Keepers (1991-1996, 2006)
• 27 June - The Real McCoy (1991–1996)
• 28 June - The Girl from Tomorrow (1990)
• 16 September - Victor and Hugo (1991–1992)
• 4 November - Time Riders (1991)
• 5 November - / Rupert (1991–1997)
• 7 November - The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1993)
• 16 November - Watt on Earth (1991–1992)
• 30 December - / Captain Zed and the Zee Zone (1991–1993)
• Grotbags (1991–1993)
• Forget Me Not Farm (1990–1991)
• Radio Roo (1991–1993)
• Gordon the Gopher (1991)
• Dodgem (1991)

Television shows

1950s

• Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

• heute (1963-present)

1970s

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

1980s

• Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
• Lindenstraße (1985–2020)

Changes of network affiliation

Military broadcasting

Title	Original Country	Former Network	New Network	Date
Tiny Toon Adventures	United States	Armed Forces Network	BFBS	1991

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Premiere	Cable television	February
Fernsehen aus Berlin	Cable television	1 February

Conversions and rebrandings

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

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
[[]]	Cable and satellite