1971 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 1971.

Events

 * 3 April – West German's entrant Katja Ebstein finishes third at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Dublin.

ARD

 * 24 January – The German Lesson (1971 film) (1971)
 * 7 March – Die Sendung mit der Maus (1971–Present)
 * 16 May – The Woman in White (1971 miniseries) (1971)
 * 18 July – Operation Walküre (film) (1971)
 * 11 September – The New Adventures of Vidocq (1971–1973)
 * 30 November – Das Messer (1971)
 * 25 December – Peer Gynt (1971)

ZDF

 * 13 January – Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald (1971)
 * 13 February - Disco (1971-1982)
 * 21 February –  Tingeltangel (1971)
 * 27 April – Quentin Durward (1971)
 * 13 August – Gestrickte Spuren (1971)
 * 31 October – Narrenspiegel (1971)
 * 5 December – Der Seewolf (1971)

DFF

 * 8 January –  Rottenknechte (1971)
 * 27 June – Polizeiruf 110 (1971–Present)
 * 13 August –  Tod eines Millionärs (1971)
 * 11 September – Die Verschworenen (1971)
 * 17 October –  Verwandte und Bekannte (1971)

Ending this year

 * Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (since 1969)
 * Der Kurier der Kaiserin (since 1970)
 * Die Unverbesserlichen (since 1965)