1983 in German television

Events

• 20 March - Hoffmann & Hoffmann are selected to represent Germany at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Rücksicht". They are selected to be the twenty-eighth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für München held at the BR Studios in Munich.
• 23 April - The 28th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich. Luxembourg wins the contest with the song "Si la vie est cadeau", performed by Corinne Hermès.

Debuts

ARD

• 7 January – Kontakt bitte...
• 13 January – Es ist angerichtet
• 24 January – 6 Richtige
• 2 March – Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz
• 5 April – Formel Eins
• 10 April – Abenteuer Bundesrepublik
• 17 April – Schau ins Land
• 25 April – Selbst ist die Frau
• 27 June – Engel auf Rädern
• 14 July – Köberle kommt
• 25 July – Vom Webstuhl zur Weltmacht
• 19 October – Landluft
• 23 October – Rote Erde
• 31 December – ''Geschichten aus der Heimat''

ZDF

• 21 May –
• 1 June – Wagen 106
• 22 June – Konsul Möllers Erben
• 4 August – Der Paragraphenwirt
• 1 September – Unsere schönsten Jahre
• 24 September – Gestern bei Müllers
• 2 October – Bettkantengeschichten
• 3 November – Ich heirate eine Familie
• 20 December – Weißblaue Geschichten
• 24 December – Waldheimat
• 25 December –
• * Nesthäkchen
• * Diese Drombuschs
• 27 December – ''Zelleriesalat ''

DFF

• 9 January – Märkische Chronik
• 20 September – Der Bastard
• 9 October – Martin Luther
• 28 October – Bühne frei
• 31 December – ''Ferienheim Bergkristall''

Television shows

1950s

• ''Tagesschau''

1960s

• ''heute''

1970s

• ''Tagesthemen''

1980s

• ''Wetten, dass..?''