1980 in French television

This is a list of French television related events from 1980.

Events

 * 23 March – Profil are selected to represent France at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames". They are selected to be the twenty-fourth French Eurovision entry during a national final.

Debuts

 * 27 February – Julien Fontanes, magistrat (1980–1989)
 * Dimanche Martin

1940s

 * Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)

1950s

 * Présence protestante (1957–)

1960s

 * Les Dossiers de l'écran (1967–1991)
 * Les Animaux du monde (1969–1990)
 * Alain Decaux raconte (1969–1987)
 * Télé-Philatélie

1970s

 * La vérité est au fond de la marmite
 * Aujourd'hui Madame (1970–1982)
 * 30 millions d'amis (1976–2016)
 * Les Jeux de 20 Heures (1976–1987)
 * 1, rue Sésame (1978–1982)

Ending this year

 * Monsieur Cinéma (1967–1980)

Births

 * 26 April – Laurent Ournac, actor & comedian
 * 5 July – Lætitia Milot, actress & author
 * 25 October – Laurie Cholewa, TV personality