2013 in German television

Last updated December 25, 2025

This is a list of German television related events from 2013.

Events

14 February - Cascada are selected to represent Germany at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Glorious". They are selected to be the fifty-eighth German Eurovision entry during Unser Song für Malmö held at the TUI Arena in Hanover.
10 May - 12-year-old Michèle Bircher wins the first season of The Voice Kids .
11 May - Beatrice Egli wins the tenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar .
31 May - Verliebt in Berlin actor Manuel Cortez and his partner Melissa Ortiz-Gomez win the sixth season of Let's Dance .
27 September - Actress Jenny Elvers wins the first season of Promi Big Brother .
14 December - 17-year-old animal trainer Lukas Pratschker and his dog Falco win the seventh season of Das Supertalent .
20 December - Andreas Kümmert wins the third season of The Voice of Germany .^[1]

Debuts

Domestic

6 January - Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga [ de ] (2013) (ZDF)
13 September - Promi Big Brother (2013–present)

International

8 April - / / Martha Speaks (2008–2014) (Super RTL)

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)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date
Sat.1 Gold	Cable television	17 January
Sony Entertainment Television	Cable television	22 April
ProSieben Maxx	Cable television	3 September
Universal Channel	Cable television	5 September

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Disney Channel	Cable television	30 November
Das Vierte	Cable television	31 December

Births

References

↑ "„Rocket Man" Andreas Kümmert ist „The Voice of Germany"". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 21 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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[1] "„Rocket Man" Andreas Kümmert ist „The Voice of Germany"". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 21 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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