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This is a list of German television related events from 2004.
Events
[edit]- 13 March - Elli Erl wins the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Her debut single, "This Is My Life" reaches number three in the Official German Charts in April 2004.[1]
- 19 March - Max Mutzke is selected to represent Germany at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Can't Wait Until Tonight". He is selected to be the forty-ninth German Eurovision entry during Germany 12 Points! held at the Arena Berlin in Berlin.
Debuts
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- 15 January - The Wishing Tree (2004) (ARD)
- 29 February - Dittsche (2004–present) (ARD)
- 11 October - Stromberg (2004–2012) (ProSieben)
- 5 November - Queen of Cherries (2004) (Arte)
International
[edit]BFBS
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Dora the Explorer (2000–2019)
Television shows
[edit]1950s
[edit]- Tagesschau (1952–present)
1960s
[edit]- heute (1963-present)
1970s
[edit]- heute-journal (1978-present)
- Tagesthemen (1978-present)
1980s
[edit]- Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
- Lindenstraße (1985–present)
1990s
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015)
- Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)
Networks and services
[edit]Launches
[edit]| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBB Fernsehen | Cable television | 29 February | ||
| Animal Planet | Cable television | 31 March | ||
| Hit24 | Cable television | 3 April | ||
| Kinowelt TV | Cable television | 12 May | ||
| Terranova | Cable television | 15 September | ||
| AXN | Cable television | 1 November | ||
| Playhouse Disney | Cable television | 10 November | ||
| National Geographic | Cable television | 11 November | ||
| History Channel | Cable television | 15 November | ||
| Traumpartner TV | Cable television | 1 December |
Conversions and rebrandings
[edit]| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hessen fernsehen | hr-fernsehen | Cable television | 3 October |
Closures
[edit]| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx.tv | Cable television | 15 September |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Home – Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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