2004 in German television

Events

• 13 March - Elli Erl wins the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Her debut single, "This Is My Life" reaches number three in the Official German Charts in April 2004.
• 19 March - Max Mutzke is selected to represent Germany at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Can't Wait Until Tonight". He is selected to be the forty-ninth German Eurovision entry during Germany 12 Points! held at the Arena Berlin in Berlin.

Debuts

Domestic

• 15 January -
• 29 February - Dittsche
• 11 October - Stromberg
• 5 November - ''''

International

• 2 October - ''The O.C.''

BFBS

• ''Dora the Explorer''

Television shows

1950s

• ''Tagesschau''

1960s

• ''heute''

1970s

• ''Tagesthemen''

1980s

• Wetten, dass..?
• ''Lindenstraße''

1990s

• Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
• Marienhof
• Unter uns
• Verbotene Liebe
• Schloss Einstein
• In aller Freundschaft
• ''Wer wird Millionär?''

2000s

• Big Brother Germany
• ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar''