2012 in German television

none October 2025 2012 German television This is a list of German television related events from 2012. Events 10 February - Ivy Quainoo wins the first season of The Voice of Germany. 16 February - Roman Lob is selected to represent Germany at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Standing Still". He is selected to be the fifty-seventh German Eurovision entry during Unser Star für Baku held at the Brainpool Studios in Cologne. 28 April - Luca Hänni wins the ninth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. 23 May - Rhythmic gymnast Magdalena Brzeska and her partner Erich Klann win the fifth season of Let's Dance. 25 November - Mrs. Greenbird win the third season of X Factor. 14 December - Nick Howard wins the second season of The Voice of Germany. 16 December - 20-year-old singer and pianist Jean-Michel Aweh wins the sixth season of Das Supertalent. Debuts International 28 August - USA 2 Broke Girls (2011-2017) (ProSieben) 19 September - USA Alcatraz (2012) (RTL Nitro) BFBS UK Fleabag Monkeyface (2011-2012) 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) Unter uns (1994-present) Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015) Schloss Einstein (1998–present) In aller Freundschaft (1998–present) Wer wird Millionär? (1999-present) 2000s Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present) Let's Dance (2006–present) Das Supertalent (2007–present) 2010s The Voice of Germany (2011–present) Ending this year X Factor (2010-2012) Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Sat.1 Emotions Cable television 17 January RTL Nitro Cable television 1 April ZDFneo HD Cable and satellite 30 April ProSieben Fun Cable television 3 May glitz* Cable television 8 May Sky Atlantic Cable television 23 May Gems TV Cable television 1 October Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceEinsExtraTagesschau24Cable television1 May Closures NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSourcesSat.1 ComedyCable television3 May Gems TV Cable television 18 December See also 2012 in Germany 2012