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
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcastin ...
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
Tomasz Jacek Godoj (born 6 March 1978) is a Polish-German rock-pop singer and songwriter. He was the winner of the fifth season of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (2008), the German version of ''Pop Idol''.
Early life
Godoj was born on 6 Ma ...
wins
the fifth season of ''
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...
''.
*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 - ' (2008) (
RTL)
International
*28 April - ''
Roary the Racing Car
''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roar ...
'' (2007–2009) (
KiKa)
Cable
International
*28 February - ''
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003
* Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
'' (2006–2013) (
Sky)
*16 June - ''
The Secret Show'' (2006–2007) (
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
)
BFBS
* ''
Frankenstein's Cat'' (2008)
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)
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
''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...
'' (2002–present)
*''
Let's Dance'' (2006–present)
*''
Das Supertalent'' (2007–present)
Ending this year
Networks and services
Launches
Conversions and rebrandings
Closures
Births
Deaths
See also
*
2008 in Germany
Events in the year 2008 in Germany.
Incumbents
Federal level
* President – Horst Köhler
*Chancellor – Angela Merkel
State level
*Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg – Günther Oettinger
* Minister-President of Bavaria – ...
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