1971 in German television
This is a list of German television related events from 1971.
Events
- 3 April – West German's entrant Katja Ebstein finishes third at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Dublin.
Debuts
ARD
- 24 January – '
- 7 March – Die Sendung mit der Maus
- 16 May – '
- 18 July – '
- 11 September – The New Adventures of Vidocq
- 30 November – '
- 25 December – ''Peer Gynt''
ZDF
- 13 January – Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald
- 13 February - Disco
- 21 February – Tingeltangel
- 27 April – Quentin Durward
- 13 August – Gestrickte Spuren
- 31 October – Narrenspiegel
- 5 December – ''''
DFF
- 8 January – Rottenknechte
- 27 June – Polizeiruf 110
- 13 August – Tod eines Millionärs
- 11 September – Die Verschworenen
- 17 October – ''Verwandte und Bekannte''