1996 in German television

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This is a list of German television related events from 1996.

Events

• 1 March - Leon is selected to represent Germany at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Planet of Blue". He is selected to be the forty-first German Eurovision entry during Ein bisschen Glück held at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg.
• 31 March - The first season of Soundmix Show was won by Bianca Shomburg performing as Celine Dion.

Debuts

Free for air

Domestic

• 12 March - Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (1996-present) (RTL)

International

• 14 June - Keeping Up Appearances (1990-1995) (ZDF)
• 17 August - Friends (1994-2004) (Sat. 1)
• 8 September - Barney and Friends (1992-2010) (Super RTL)
• / DragonFlyz (1996-1997) (ProSieben)

Cable

International

• November - The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996) (Nickelodeon)

American Forces Network

• The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995-1999)

BFBS

• 18 January - The Thin Blue Line (1995-1996)
• 21 January - The Beatles Anthology (1995)
• 22 January - Black Hearts in Battersea (1995-1996)
• 31 January - The Demon Headmaster (1996-1998)
• 2 February - Pride and Prejudice (1995)
• 17 April - / The Genie From Down Under (1996-1998)
• 13 June - Dennis the Menace (1996-1998)
• 17 June - Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars (1996)
• 17 June - Madson (1996)
• 23 July - Bimble's Bucket (1996-1998)
• 26 July - The Big Bang (1996-2004)
• 21 October - / Romuald the Reindeer (1996)

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)
• Gottschalks Hausparty (1995-1997)
• Soundmix Show (1995-1997)

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Cinematic Credibility
1 May	Hilde Nocker	71	German TV host

See also

• 1996 in Germany