1985 in German television

Events

• 21 March - Wind are selected to represent Germany at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Für alle". They are selected to be the thirtieth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Göteborg held at the German Theatre in Munich.

Debuts

ARD

• 7 January – Der Sonne entgegen
• 14 January – Gespenstergeschichten
• 31 January – Känguru
• 22 March – ...Erbin sein - dagegen sehr
• 3 April – Schöne Ferien
• 25 April – Zentrale Bangkok
• 27 June – Ein Mann macht klar Schiff
• July – War was, Rickie?
• 18 September – Levin und Gutman
• 11 October –
• *Ich, Christian Hahn
• *Das Rätsel der Sandbank
• 15 November – Fritz Golgowsky
• 8 December – ''Lindenstraße''

ZDF

• 23 January – Ein Heim für Tiere
• 19 February –
• 28 April – Glücklich geschieden
• 30 August – Alte Gauner
• 1 September – Via Mala
• 12 September – Die Nervensäge
• 22 October – The Black Forest Clinic
• 5 December – ''Oliver Maass''

DFF

• 4 January – Die Leute von Züderow
• 27 January – Bei Hausers zu Hause
• 8 March – Johann Sebastian Bach
• 17 May – Zahn um Zahn
• 10 November – ''Der Sohn des Schützen''

International

• 2 January - The Love Boat
• 29 May - Hill Street Blues
• 27 August - ''Danger Mouse''

BFBS

• 19 May - Bertha T-Bag Who Sir? Me Sir?
• / Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest Puddle Lane Mop and Smiff Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden Dempsey and Makepeace Gems
• ''EastEnders''

Television shows

1950s

• ''Tagesschau''

1960s

• ''heute''

1970s

• ''Tagesthemen''

1980s

• ''Wetten, dass..?''