2001 in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 2001.
Events
- 2 March - Michelle is selected to represent Germany at the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Wer Liebe lebt". She is selected to be the forty-sixth German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Preussag Arena in Hanover.
- 12 May - Karina Schreiber wins season 3 of Big Brother Germany.
Debuts
=Domestic=
- 21 April - Wissen macht Ah! (2001) (WDR)
- 24 May - Vera Brühne (2001) (Sat.1)
- 5 December - Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (2001) (ARD)
=International=
- 16 April - {{flagicon|UK}} Tweenies (1999–2002) (KiKA)
- 17 April - {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|FRA}} Sonic Underground (1999) (Super RTL)
- 17 December - {{flagicon|CAN}}/{{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|UK}} Redwall (1999–2002)
=BFBS=
- 9 February - {{flagicon|UK}} S Club 7 Go Wild! (2000)
- {{flagicon|UK}} Bill and Ben (1952-1953, 2001–2002)
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=
- Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)
Ending this year
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Networks and services
=Launches=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network ! Type ! Launch date ! Notes ! Source |
| RTL Shop
| Cable television | 1 March | | |
| MTV2 Pop
| Cable television | 1 May | | |
| XXP
| Cable television | 7 May | | |
| 9Live
| Cable television | 1 September | | |
| Bahn TV
| Cable television | Unknown | | |
| Premiere 1
| Cable television | Unknown | | |
| Premiere 2
| Cable television | Unknown | | |
| Premiere 3
| Cable television | Unknown | | |
| Sci Fantasy
| Cable television | Unknown | | |
| Premiere Action-X
| Cable television | Unknown | | |
=Conversions and rebrandings=
| class="wikitable" |
| Old network name
! New network name ! Type ! Conversion Date ! Notes ! Source |
|---|
| N3
|Cable television |3 December | | |
| Cine Action
|Premiere Action |Cable television |Unknown | | |
| Cine Comedy
|Premiere Comedy |Cable television |Unknown | | |
| Star*Kino
|Premiere Star |Cable television |Unknown | | |
=Closures=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="text-align:center; width:125px"|Network
!style="text-align:center; width:130px"|Type !style="text-align:center; width:60px"|End date !style="text-align:center; width:500px"|Notes !style="text-align:center; width:30px"|Sources |
|---|
| VH-1
|Cable television |1 May | | |
| tm3
|Cable television |31 August | | |
Births
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