2011 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 2011.

Events

 * 7 May - Pietro Lombardi wins the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
 * 14 May - The 56th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf. Azerbaijan wins the contest with the song "Running Sacred", performed by Eli & Nikki.
 * 18 May - The Kelly Family singer Maite Kelly and her partner Christian Polanc win the fourth season of Let's Dance.
 * 8 June - TV chef Horst Lichter and his wife Nada become the first contestants to win €1million on Rette die Million!.
 * 12 September - Marc Sonnen wins the eleventh season of Big Brother Germany.
 * 6 December - David Pfeffer wins the second season of X Factor.
 * 17 December - 27-year-old panpipe player Leo Rojas wins the fifth season of Das Supertalent.

Domestic

 * 24 November - The Voice of Germany (2011–present)

International

 * 4 March - 🇺🇸 United States of Tara (2009–2011) (Das Erste)
 * 23 April - The Jungle Book (2010–2015) (ZDF)

International

 * 18 September - 🇺🇸// The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019) (Cartoon Network)
 * 19 September - 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010–2019) (Nickelodeon)
 * 8 November - / The Octonauts (2010–present) (Disney Junior)

BFBS

 * Everything's Rosie (2010–2015)
 * / Mrs Brown's Boys (2011–present)
 * Driver Dan's Story Train (2010–2013)
 * Sooty (2011–present)

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

 * Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)
 * Let's Dance (2006–present)
 * Das Supertalent (2007–present)

2010s

 * X Factor (2010-2012)

Ending this year

 * Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)
 * Marienhof (1992–2011)