1986 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 1986.

Events

 * 27 March - Ingrid Peters is selected to represent Germany at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Über die Brücke geh'n". She is selected to be the thirty-first German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Bergen held at the German Theatre in Munich.

ARD

 * 6 January – Engels & Consorten (1986)
 * 8 January –
 * Der Leihopa (1986–1988)
 * Lauter Glückspilze (1986)
 * 13 February – Schloßherren (1986)
 * 17 February – Liebling Kreuzberg (1986–1998)
 * 21 February – Tante Tilly  (1986)
 * 22 April – Detektivbüro Roth (1986–1987)
 * 2 June – Die Montagsfamilie (1986–1987)
 * 5 June – Ein heikler Fall  (1986–1988)
 * 22 September – Kir Royal (1986)
 * 26 September – Kanal fatal (1986–2011)
 * 29 September –  Losberg (1986–1988)
 * 5 October – The Lenz Papers (miniseries) (1986)
 * 9 October – Irgendwie und sowieso (1986)
 * 13 October – Ein Stück aus ihrem Leben (1986–1987)
 * 12 November – Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie (1986)
 * 6 December – 🇺🇸 Miami Vice (1984– 1989)
 * 8 December –  Roncalli (1986–1987)
 * 16 December – Großstadtrevier (1986–Present)
 * 29 December – Anton, wohin? (1986–1988)

ZDF

 * 18 March –  Alles was Recht ist (1986)
 * 27 March – Wanderjahre (1986)
 * 3 September –
 * Rette mich, wer kann (1986)
 * Urlaub auf italienisch  (1986)
 * 25 September –
 *  S.Y. Arche Noah (1986)
 * Hessische Geschichten (1986–1994)
 * 21 October – Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986–1991)
 * 31 October – Mit meinen heißen Tränen (1986)

DFF

 * 20 February –  Alfons Zitterbacke (1986)
 * 23 February –  Treffpunkt Flughafen (1986)
 * 25 February – Neumanns Geschichten (1986)
 * 3 October – Rund um die Uhr (1986)

3sat

 * 29 March – Unternehmen Köpenick (1986)

Armed Forces Network

 * 🇺🇸 ALF (1986–1990)

BFBS

 * 3 April - Running Scared (1986)
 * 28 May - The December Rose (1986)
 * The Giddy Game Show (1985-1987)
 * The Really Wild Show (1986-2006)
 * Farrington of the F.O. (1986-1987)
 * Wizbit (1986-1988)
 * Pinny's House (1986)

1950s

 * Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

 * heute (1963-present)

1970s

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

1980s

 * Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
 * Sketchup (1984-1986)
 * Lindenstraße (1985–present)

Births

 * 3 March - Sandra Rieß, TV & radio host