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.
Debuts Free for air 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)
Cable 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)
Military Television Military Television Debuts BFBS Everything's Rosie (2010–2015) /Mrs Brown's Boys (2011–present) Driver Dan's Story Train (2010–2013) Sooty (2011–present)
Television shows 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)
Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source MTV Brand New Cable television 1 February ZDFinfokanal Cable and satellite 30 April Cartoonito Cable television 12 October
Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceZDFtheaterkanalZDFkulturCable television7 MayPlayhouse DisneyDisney JuniorCable television14 JulyZDFinfokanalZDFinfoCable television5 September
Closures NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSources9LiveCable television9 August
Births
Deaths Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility6 AugustRudolf Rohlinger85German journalist & TV host
See also 2011 in Germany
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