2008 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 2008.

Events

• 8 March - No Angels are selected to represent Germany at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Disappear". They are selected to be the fifty-third German Eurovision entry during Wer singt für Deutschland? held at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg.
• 17 May - Thomas Godoj wins the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
• 7 July - Silke "Isi" Kaufmann wins the eighth season of Big Brother Germany.
• 22 November - 44-year-old harmonica player Michael Hirte wins the second season of Das Supertalent.

Debuts

Free for air

Domestic

• 23 June - Doctor's Diary (2008–2011) (RTL)
• 14 December - Die Patin – Kein Weg zurück [de] (2008) (RTL)

International

• 28 April - Roary the Racing Car (2007–2009) (KiKa)

Cable

International

• 28 February - Dexter (2006–2013) (Sky)
• 16 June - The Secret Show (2006–2007) (Disney Channel)

BFBS

• 4 February - Roary the Racing Car (2007–2009)
• 21 July - The Slammer (2006-2014)
• 23 July - Tom (2003)
• Frankenstein's Cat (2008)

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)
• Let's Dance (2006–present)
• Das Supertalent (2007–present)

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Sportdigital	Cable television	Spring
Fox	Cable television	19 May
Xite	Cable and satellite	21 May

Conversions and rebrandings

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

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Premiere Serie	Cable television	4 October

Births

Main article: births in 2008

Further information: Category:2008 births

Deaths

See also

• 2008 in Germany