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German television Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first public television station in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''. In 2000, the German television market h ...

related events from 1989.

Events

*31 March -

Nino de Angelo Domenico Gerhard Gorgoglione (born 18 December 1963), known professionally as Nino de Angelo, is a German singer of Italian descent known for his 1983 chart-topper " Jenseits von Eden", and who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 ...

is selected to represent Germany at the

1989 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, following Céline Dion's victory at the with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Organised by the European Broadc ...

with his song " Flieger". He is selected to be the thirty-fourth German Eurovision entry during ''Ein Lied für Lausanne'' held at the German Theatre in Munich. *9 November -

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

's ''

heute ''heute'' (; German for ''today'') is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world, plus 'mixed' news from c ...

'' and ARD's '' Tagesschau'', both widely viewed across East Germany, broadcast news of the impending

fall of the Berlin Wall The fall of the Berlin Wall (german: Mauerfall) on 9 November 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, was a pivotal event in world history which marked the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain and one of the series of eve ...

Debuts

Domestic

*4 January - ''

Peter Strohm ''Peter Strohm'' was a German crime television series, produced between 1989 and 1996. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2 ...

'' (1989–1996) ( ARD) *12 March - '' Molle mit Korn'' (1989) ( ARD) *30 March - ''

Rivalen der Rennbahn ''Rivalen Der Rennbahn'' is a German television series that aired in 1989, with a total of eleven episodes. It was directed by Stefan Bartmann. Plot Successful jockey Christian Adler mysteriously falls off his horse and is injured so badly that ...

'' (1989) (

) *11 April - ''

Forsthaus Falkenau ''Forsthaus Falkenau'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * '' Alarm für C ...

'' (1989–2013) (

) *12 November - '' Die schnelle Gerdi'', first season (1989) (

)

International

*31 March - ''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off/sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran from September 13, 1986, to October 5, 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and DI ...

'' (1986–1991) ( Sat. 1) *8 April - ''

DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four sea ...

'' (1987–1990) ( Das Erste) *30 April - ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...

'' (1986) (

Tele 5 Tele 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that broadcasts classic American films, series, cartoons and Japanese anime. On 3 July 2020, Discovery, Inc. agreed to acquire the channel from Leonine Holding, completing the purchase on 1 ...

) *14 May - ''

BraveStarr ''BraveStarr'' is an American space Western animated series that aired 65 episodes from September 1987 to February 1988 in syndication. The show was created a year after Mattel had released a line of action figures. ''BraveStarr'' was the last a ...

'' (1987–1988) (

) *27 August - ''

The Bluffers ''The Bluffers'' is a 1986 children's cartoon series created by Frank Fehmers. The stories revolved around the inhabitants of the fictitious land of Bluffoonia and their ongoing struggle against the evil tyrant Clandestino and his plans to dest ...

'' (1986) (

) *9 October - '' Neighbours'' (1985–present) ( Sat. 1) *22 November - '' Doctor Who'' (1963-1989, 2005–present) (

RTL Television RTL (from '), formerly RTL plus and RTL Television, is a German-language free-to-air television channel owned by the RTL Group, headquartered in Cologne. Founded as an offshoot of the German-language radio programme '' ,'' RTL is consider ...

)

Armed Forces Network

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Shining Time Station ''Shining Time Station'' is an American children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the Ame ...

'' (1989-1993, 1995)

BFBS

*8 February - ''

Round the Bend ''Round the Bend!'' is a satirical British children's television series, which ran on Children's ITV for three series from January 6, 1989, to May 7, 1991. The programme was produced by Hat Trick Productions for Yorkshire Television. After its ...

'' (1989–1991) *1 March - ''

Press Gang ''Press Gang'' is a British children's television comedy drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993. It was produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, and screened on the ITV network in i ...

'' (1989–1993) *13 April - '' Mike and Angelo'' (1989–2000) *13 April - ''

Children's Ward ''Children's Ward'' (retitled ''The Ward'' from 1995 to 1998) is a British children's television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its '' Children's ITV'' strand on weekday afternoons. The p ...

'' (1989–2000) *14 April - ''

Woof! ''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screenp ...

'' (1989–1997) *26 April - '' TUGS'' (1989) *28 April - ''

Windfalls ''Windfalls'' is a British stop motion-animated children's television series created, written, and directed by Jenny Kenna. The ''Windfalls'' stories teach children about reading signs in nature, herbal medicine, and the plants of the British co ...

'' (1989) *28 May - ''

The Beiderbecke Connection ''The Beiderbecke Connection'' is a four-part British television serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1988. It is the third and final part of '' The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Tre ...

'' (1988) *29 May - / '' The Heroes'' (1989) *1 June - ''

Grim Tales ''Grim Tales'' is a British children's television program based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, featuring Rik Mayall as a storyteller dressed in pyjamas and a dressing gown. The twenty-two episodes were broadcast on ITV (series 1) and C ...

'' (1989–1991) *29 September - / ''

The Ghost of Faffner Hall ''The Ghost of Faffner Hall'' is a children's television series from Jim Henson Productions and the British ITV company Tyne Tees Television which aired from August 16, 1989 to November 11, 1989 in the UK, and slightly later in the US. The puppet ...

'' (1989) *2 October - ''

Bodger & Badger ''Bodger & Badger'' is a BBC children's comedy programme written by Andy Cunningham (actor), Andy Cunningham, first broadcast in 1989. It starred Cunningham as handyman Simon Bodger and his talking Eurasian badger, badger companion. The program ...

'' (1989–1999) *30 October - '' Bangers and Mash'' (1989) *30 November - ''

The Riddlers ''The Riddlers'' is a British children's programme produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV between 2 November 1989 and 27 August 1998. Synopsis The series centred on Marjorie Dawe and the two Riddlers (small humanoid creatures, portrayed b ...

'' (1989–1998) * '' Barney'' (1988–1989) * '' Home and Away'' (1988–present) * ''

Huxley Pig ''Huxley Pig'' is a British stop-motion animated children's television series based on a series of picture books authored by Rodney Peppé. The series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV, with narration by Martin Jarvis. 26 episodes air ...

'' (1989–1990) * ''

When Will I Be Famous? "When Will I Be Famous?" is a song by British boy band Bros. Written by Nicky Graham and Tom Watkins, "When Will I Be Famous?" was released as a single in November 1987. The following year, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, to ...

'' (1989)

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*'' Tagesschau'' (1952–present)

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'' (1963-present)

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heute-journal ''heute-journal'' (roughly ''Today's Journal'') is a television news magazine broadcast on ZDF, a national German television network. History The programme premiered on 2 January 1978 as a late weekday evening 20 minute program. Originally, ...

'' (1978-present) * ''

Tagesthemen ''Tagesthemen'' is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Ingo Zamperoni. Second only to the 20:00 ''Tagesschau'' ("Review of the Day") ''Tagesthemen'' ("Issues of the Day") is ARD's most ...

'' (1978-present)

1980s

*'' Wetten, dass..?'' (1981-2014) *''

Lindenstraße ''Lindenstraße'' (literally "Linden Street") was a long-running German television drama series, broadcast by Das Erste. The first episode aired on 8 December 1985 and since then new episodes were broadcast weekly until 2020. Its last timeslot ...

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