1988 in German television

none February 2017 1988 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 (miniseries) de Heimatmuseum (Film) Heimatmuseum (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 - FRA/USA/CAN Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) (RTLplus) 9 January - USA Knots Landing (1979–1993) (ZDF) 12 March - UK Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) (Bayern 3) 27 March - CAN The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979–1986) (ZDF) 20 June - USA Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991) (Das Erste) BFBS 5 February - UK Aliens in the Family (1987) 25 July - UK Kellyvision (1988) 7 October - UK Small World (1988) 8 October - USA Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987) 15 October - UK Strange Interlude (1988) 18 October - UK/USA Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1988) 19 October - UK The Return of Shelley (1988–1992) 21 October - UK A Piece of Cake (1988) 21 November - UK The River (1988) 28 December - UK The Watch House (1988) UK Count Duckula (1988–1993) UK Chatterbox (1988) UK Tube Mice (1988) NZ Steel Riders (1987) UK 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) Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Tele 5 Cable television 11 January Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceCable and satellite Closures NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSourcesmusicboxCable television11 January Births February 29 - Lena Gercke, German fashion model and television host 1988