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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 regular television service in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''. In 2000, the German television marke ...

related events from 1991.

Events

*21 March -

Atlantis 2000 Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "", composed by Alfons Weindorf, with lyrics by Helmut Frey, and performed by six-member group Atlantis 2000. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, ( ...

are selected to represent Germany at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "

Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "", composed by Alfons Weindorf, with lyrics by Helmut Frey, and performed by six-member group Atlantis 2000. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, ( ...

". They are selected to be the thirty-sixth German Eurovision entry during ''Ein Lied für Rom'' held at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin.

Debuts

International

*1 January - '' Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995) ( SWR Fernsehen) *5 January - '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' (1989–1990) (

Das Erste Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD (broadcaster), ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the ARD (broadcaster)#Institutions and member org ...

) *5 January - '' Spiff and Hercules'' (1989–1991) ( RTLplus) *7 January - / ''

Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American Gothic film, gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell (author), Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson (sc ...

'' (1989–1991) ( Sat. 1) *23 February - '' The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' (1989) ( RTL) *8 June - ''

Garfield and Friends ''Garfield and Friends'' is an American animated television series based on the comic strip '' Garfield'' by Jim Davis. The show aired on CBS as part of its Saturday morning children's lineup from September 17, 1988, to December 10, 1994. Th ...

'' (1988–1994) (

ZDF ZDF (), short for (; ), is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Launched on 1 April 1963, it is run as an independent nonprofit institution, and was founded by all federal states of Germany ( ...

) *10 September - ''

Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American Surrealist cinema, surrealist Mystery film, mystery-Horror film, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It Pilot (Twin Peaks), premiered on American Broad ...

'' (1990-91, 2017) ( RTLplus) *13 September - ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' (1989–present) (

) *21 December - ''

The Tom and Jerry Kids Show ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' (formerly known as ''Tom & Jerry Kids Show'' in the first season) is an American animated television series co-produced by Hanna-Barbera, H-B Production Co. and Turner Entertainment Co., and starring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom ...

'' (1990–1993) ( RTLplus)

Armed Forces Network

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Captain Planet and the Planeteers ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'', commonly referred to as simply ''Captain Planet'', is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom B ...

'' (1990–1996) */ '' Widget'' (1990–1991) * ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It originally aired from September 14, 1990 to December 6, 1992, airing in syndication before eventually settling a ...

'' (1990–1992) */ '' Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars'' (1991) * ''

Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hal ...

'' (1991–1993) * ''

Clarissa Explains It All ''Clarissa Explains It All'' is an American teen sitcom created by Mitchell Kriegman for Nickelodeon. In the series, Clarissa Darling ( Melissa Joan Hart) is a teenager who addresses the audience directly to explain the things that are happeni ...

'' (1991–1994) * ''

'' (1989–present)

BFBS

*15 February - ''

Five Children and It ''Five Children and It'' is a fantasy children's novel by English people, English author E. Nesbit. It was originally published in 1902 in the ''Strand Magazine'' under the general title ''The Psammead, or the Gifts'', with a segment appearing ...

'' (1991) *22 February - '' Billy Webb's Amazing Stories'' (1991) *26 June - '' Finders Keepers'' (1991-1996, 2006) *27 June - '' The Real McCoy'' (1991–1996) *28 June - '' The Girl from Tomorrow'' (1990) *16 September - ''

Victor and Hugo The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

'' (1991–1992) *4 November - '' Time Riders'' (1991) *5 November - / '' Rupert'' (1991–1997) *7 November - '' The Legend of Prince Valiant'' (1991–1993) *16 November - '' Watt on Earth'' (1991–1992) *30 December - / '' Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' (1991–1993) * '' Grotbags'' (1991–1993) * '' Forget Me Not Farm'' (1990–1991) * '' Radio Roo'' (1991–1993) * '' Gordon the Gopher'' (1991) * '' Dodgem'' (1991)

Television shows

1950s

*'' Tagesschau'' (1952–present)

1960s

* ''

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 ...

'' (1963-present)

1970s

* ''

heute-journal ''heute-journal'' (roughly ''Today's Journal'') is a German television news program broadcast on ZDF. History The programme premiered on 2 January 1978 as a late weekday evening 20 minute program. Originally, it was broadcast at 9 p.m. Monday ...

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

1980s

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

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

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