1988 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 1988.

Events

 * 31 March - Maxi & Chris Garden are selected to represent Germany at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Lied für einen Freund". They are selected to be the thirty-third German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Dublin held at the Frankenhalle in Nuremberg.

Domestic

 * 27 March - Heimatmuseum (miniseries) (1988) (ARD)
 * 3 October - Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (1988–1989) (ARD)
 * 31 October - Die Bertinis (1988) (ZDF)
 * 18 December - Wilder Westen inclusive (1988) (ARD)

International

 * 3 January - 🇫🇷/🇺🇸/🇨🇦 Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) (RTLplus)
 * 9 January - 🇺🇸 Knots Landing (1979–1993) (ZDF)
 * 12 March - Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) (Bayern 3)
 * 27 March - 🇨🇦 The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979–1986) (ZDF)
 * 20 June - 🇺🇸 Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991) (Das Erste)

BFBS

 * 5 February - Aliens in the Family (1987)
 * 25 July - Kellyvision (1988)
 * 7 October - Small World (1988)
 * 8 October - 🇺🇸 Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987)
 * 15 October - Strange Interlude (1988)
 * 18 October - /🇺🇸 Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1988)
 * 19 October - The Return of Shelley (1988–1992)
 * 21 October - A Piece of Cake (1988)
 * 21 November - The River (1988)
 * 28 December - The Watch House (1988)
 * Count Duckula (1988–1993)
 * Chatterbox (1988)
 * Tube Mice (1988)
 * Steel Riders (1987)
 * The Snow Spider (1988)

1950s

 * Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

 * heute (1963–present)

1970s

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

1980s

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

Births

 * February 29 - Lena Gercke, German fashion model and television host