2003 in German television

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This is a list of German television related events from 2003.

Events

• 7 March - Lou is selected to represent Germany at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Let's Get Happy". She is selected to be the forty-eighth German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Ostseehalle in Kiel.
• 8 March - Alexander Klaws wins the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar . ^[1]
• 17 March - Release date of Alexander Klaws' debut single, "Take Me Tonight".
• 7 July - Jan Geilhufe wins the fourth season of Big Brother Germany .

Debuts

Domestic

• 18 April - In der Mitte eines Lebens (2003) (ZDF)
• 17 September - Der Fürst und das Mädchen (2002–2007) (ZDF)

International

• 2 September - Scrubs (2001–2010) (ProSieben)
• 23 September - What About Mimi? (2000–2002) (KiKa)
• 29 September - Caillou (1997–2010) (Super RTL)
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006) (Unknown)

BFBS

• Boohbah (2003–2006)
• Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! (2003–2005)

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)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
sonneklar.TV	Cable television	1 March
Syfy	Cable television	1 September
Silverline Movie Channel	Cable television	18 November

See also

• 2003 in Germany

References

1. Wellershoff, Marianne (9 March 2003). "Der Sieg des netten Herrn Alexander". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2024.