2011 in German television
This is a list of German television related events from 2011.
Events
- 7 May – Pietro Lombardi wins the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
- 14 May – The 56th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf. Azerbaijan wins the contest with the song "Running Sacred", performed by Eli & Nikki.
- 18 May – The Kelly Family singer Maite Kelly and her partner Christian Polanc win the fourth season of Let's Dance.
- 8 June – TV chef Horst Lichter and his wife Nada become the first contestants to win €1million on Rette die Million!.
- 12 September – Marc Sonnen wins the eleventh season of Big Brother Germany.
- 6 December – David Pfeffer wins the second season of X Factor.
- 17 December – 27-year-old panpipe player Leo Rojas wins the fifth season of Das Supertalent.
Debuts
Free for air
Domestic
- 24 November – ''The Voice of Germany''
International
- 4 March – United States of Tara
- 23 April – ''The Jungle Book''
Cable
International
- 18 September – //The Amazing World of Gumball
- 19 September – /My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- 8 November – /''The Octonauts''
Military Television Debuts
BFBS
Television shows
1950s
- ''Tagesschau''
1960s
- ''heute''
1970s
heute-journal- ''Tagesthemen''
1980s
1990s
- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
- Marienhof
- Unter uns
- Verbotene Liebe
- Schloss Einstein
- In aller Freundschaft
- ''Wer wird Millionär?''
2000s
2010s
- ''X Factor''