2004 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 2004.

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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 - The Wishing Tree (2004) (ARD)
• 29 February - Dittsche (2004–present) (ARD)
• 11 October - Stromberg (2004–2012) (ProSieben)
• 5 November - Queen of Cherries (2004) (Arte)

International

• 2 October - The O.C. (2003–2007) (ORF 1)

BFBS

• Dora the Explorer (2000–2019)

Television shows

1950s

• Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

• heute (1963-present)

1970s

• heute-journal (1978-present)
• Tagesthemen (1978-present)

1980s

• Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
• Lindenstraße (1985–present)

1990s

• Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992–present)
• Marienhof (1992–2011)
• Unter uns (1994-present)
• Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015)
• Schloss Einstein (1998–present)
• In aller Freundschaft (1998–present)
• Wer wird Millionär? (1999-present)

2000s

• Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015)
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
RBB Fernsehen	Cable television	29 February
Animal Planet	Cable television	31 March
Hit24	Cable television	3 April
Kinowelt TV	Cable television	12 May
Terranova	Cable television	15 September
AXN	Cable television	1 November
Playhouse Disney	Cable television	10 November
National Geographic	Cable television	11 November
History Channel	Cable television	15 November
Traumpartner TV	Cable television	1 December

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
hessen fernsehen	hr-fernsehen	Cable television	3 October

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Onyx.tv	Cable television	15 September

See also

• 2004 in Germany