Overview of the events of 2008 in German television
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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
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Networks and services
Launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
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| 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 |
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| Cable and satellite |
Closures
| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
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| Premiere Serie | Cable television | 4 October |
Births
Main article: births in 2008 Further information: Category:2008 birthsDeaths
See also
| (2007 ←) 2008 in television (2009 →) | |
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