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This is a list of German television -related events in 2015.

Events

5 March – After winning Unser Song für Österreich with the song "Heart of Stone" and the chance to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Andreas Kümmert dramatically declined the opportunity and gives the prize to the runner-up, Ann Sophie instead. She will now perform her song "Black Smoke" at the contest in May.^[1]
24 April - 13-year-old Noah-Levi Korth wins the third season of The Voice Kids .
5 June - Footballer Hans Sarpei and his partner Kathrin Menzinger win the eighth season of Let's Dance .
28 August - Former footballer David Odonkor wins season 3 of Promi Big Brother.
12 December - 29-year-old singer Jay Oh wins the ninth season of Das Supertalent .
17 December - Jamie-Lee Kriewitz wins the fifth season of The Voice of Germany .
22 December - Lusy Skaya wins the twelfth season of Big Brother.

Debuts

27 February - After the Fall (Die Himmelsleiter, 2015) (ARD)
22 September - Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)

Television shows

1950s

Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

heute (1963–present)

1970s

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

1980s

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)
Promi Big Brother (2013–present)

Ending this year

Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Eo TV	Cable television	22 December

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Passion	RTL Passion	Cable television	11 November

Closures

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

Births

Deaths

References

↑ "Germany's Eurovision winner, Andreas Kummert, drops out on live TV". BBC News. Bbc.co.uk. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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[1] "Germany's Eurovision winner, Andreas Kummert, drops out on live TV". BBC News. Bbc.co.uk. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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