1988 in German television
# 1988 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 1988.

## Events

* 31 March - Maxi & Chris Garden are selected to represent Germany at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Lied für einen Freund". They are selected to be the thirty-third German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Dublin held at the Frankenhalle in Nuremberg.

## Debuts

### Domestic

* 27 March - Heimatmuseum [de] (1988) (ARD)
* 3 October - Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (1988–1989) (ARD)
* 31 October - Die Bertinis (1988) (ZDF)
* 18 December - Wilder Westen inclusive [de] (1988) (ARD)

### International

* 3 January - // Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) (RTLplus)
* 9 January - Knots Landing (1979–1993) (ZDF)
* 12 March - Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) (Bayern 3)
* 27 March - The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979–1986) (ZDF)
* 20 June - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991) (Das Erste)

### BFBS

* 5 February - Aliens in the Family (1987)
* 25 July - Kellyvision (1988)
* 7 October - Small World (1988)
* 8 October - Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987)
* 15 October - Strange Interlude (1988)
* 18 October - / Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1988)
* 19 October - The Return of Shelley (1988–1992)
* 21 October - A Piece of Cake (1988)
* 21 November - The River (1988)
* 28 December - The Watch House (1988)
* Count Duckula (1988–1993)
* Chatterbox (1988)
* Tube Mice (1988)
* Steel Riders (1987)
* The Snow Spider (1988)

## 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)

## Births

* February 29 - Lena Gercke, German fashion model and television host
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