This is a list of German television related events from 1990.

Events

*29 March - Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac are selected to represent Germany at the

1990 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia, following the country's victory at the with the song " Rock Me" by Riva. It was the only time Yugoslavia ...

with their song " Frei zu leben". They are selected to be the thirty-fifth German Eurovision entry during ''Ein Lied für Zagreb'' held at the German Theatre in Munich. *8 July - West Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to win the

1990 World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being M ...

at Rome, Italy. *3 October -

German reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

: All FTA channels broadcast reunification themed events in Berlin and other major cities.

Debuts

Domestic

* 7 January - ''

Talk im Turm ''Talk im Turm'' was a weekly talk show that dealt with political and social topics, primarily with a focus on Germany. Mostly German politicians or public figures were invited. The talk was broadcast on Sundays at 22:00 in the length of one hour ...

'' (1990–1999) (

Sat. 1 Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...

) * 19 January - '' Zeil um Zehn'' (1990–1993) (

Hessen 3 hr-fernsehen is the regional television channel of Hessischer Rundfunk for the state of Hesse, Germany. Overview The channel focuses on regional reporting. In addition to the afternoon programme ''hallo hessen'' and the weeknightly tabloid magaz ...

) * 21 January - '' Tutti Frutti'' (1990–1993) ( RTL) * 23 August - ''Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen'' (1990) (

Das Erste Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are member ...

) * 17 October - '' Ein Schloß am Wörthersee'' (1990–1993) ( RTL) * 27 December - ''Kartoffeln mit Stippe'' (1990) ( ZDF)

International

* 9 January - '' Hey Dad..!'' (1987–1994) (

) * 21 March - '' Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) (

RTLplus RTLup (formerly RTLplus) is a German free-to-air television channel of the RTL Group RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, German ...

) * 21 July - '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987–1996) ( RTL) * 8 September - '' Count Duckula'' (1988–1993) (

) * 13 October - / ''

Alfred J. Kwak ''Alfred J. Kwak'' is a Dutch-Japanese children's animated comedy-drama television series based on a Dutch theatre show by Herman van Veen, produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in co-production with VARA, ZDF, TVE, TV Tokyo and animated by Tele ...

'' (1989–1990) ( ZDF) * 10 November - / '' Pingu'' (1986-2006, 2017–Present) ( ZDF) * 13 November - / '' Babar'' (1989–1991) ( ARD) * December - / '' My Pet Monster'' (1987) ( Tele 5)

Armed Forces Network

* '' The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' (1989) * '' Eureeka's Castle'' (1989–1995) * '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (1989–1990) */ '' Beetlejuice'' (1989–1991) * '' Garfield and Friends'' (1988–1994)

BFBS

* 24 September - '' Emlyn's Moon'' (1990) * 1 October - ''The Brollys'' (1990) * 10 October - '' The Dreamstone'' (1990–1995) * 12 October - '' Rosie and Jim'' (1990–2000) * 2 November - '' How 2'' (1990–2006) * 3 December - '' Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995) * 12 December - '' Uncle Jack'' (1990–1993) * '' Nellie the Elephant'' (1990–1991) * '' Round the Twist'' (1989–2001) * ''

Alfonso Bonzo ''Alfonso Bonzo'' is a 1986 children's book by Andrew Davies and a 1990 children's short-lived television series adapted from the book by the author. The series starred Alex Jennings as Alfonso Bonzo and Scott Riley as Billy Webb. Billy Webb i ...

'' (1990–1991) * ''

Tales of Aesop Tales may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Tales'' (album), a 1995 album by Marcus Miller * ''Tales'' (film), a 2014 Iranian film * ''Tales'' (TV series), an American television series * ''Tales'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure ...

'' (1990) * ''

Kappatoo ''Kappatoo'' is a CITV comedy drama, based on the book by Ben Steed and starring Simon Nash in the dual roles of the eponymous time-traveller from the future and his lookalike, 1990s schoolboy soccer player Simon Cashmere. Andrew O'Connor playe ...

'' (1990–1992) * '' The Gift'' (1990) *// '' The Further Adventures of SuperTed'' (1989)

Television shows

1950s

*''

Tagesschau (German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality ...

'' (1952–present)

1960s

* '' heute'' (1963-present)

1970s

* '' heute-journal'' (1978-present) * '' Tagesthemen'' (1978-present)

1980s

*'' Wetten, dass..?'' (1981-2014) *'' Lindenstraße'' (1985–present)

Ending this year

*22 December - '' Formel Eins'' (1983-1990)

Births

Deaths

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