2012 in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 2012.
Events
- 10 February - Ivy Quainoo wins the first season of The Voice of Germany.
- 16 February - Roman Lob is selected to represent Germany at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Standing Still". He is selected to be the fifty-seventh German Eurovision entry during Unser Star für Baku held at the Brainpool Studios in Cologne.
- 28 April - Luca Hänni wins the ninth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
- 23 May - Rhythmic gymnast Magdalena Brzeska and her partner Erich Klann win the fifth season of Let's Dance.
- 25 November - Mrs. Greenbird win the third season of X Factor.
- 14 December - Nick Howard wins the second season of The Voice of Germany.
- 16 December - 20-year-old singer and pianist Jean-Michel Aweh wins the sixth season of Das Supertalent.
Debuts
=International=
- 28 August - {{flagicon|USA}} 2 Broke Girls (2011-2017) (ProSieben)
- 19 September - {{flagicon|USA}} Alcatraz (2012) (RTL Nitro)
=BFBS=
- {{flagicon|UK}} Fleabag Monkeyface (2011-2012)
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)
- 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=
- The Voice of Germany (2011–present)
Ending this year
- X Factor (2010-2012)
Networks and services
=Launches=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Network ! Type ! Launch date ! Notes ! Source |
| Sat.1 Emotions
| Cable television | 17 January | | |
| RTL Nitro
| Cable television | 1 April | | |
| ZDFneo HD
| Cable and satellite | 30 April | | |
| ProSieben Fun
| Cable television | 3 May | | |
| glitz*
| Cable television | 8 May | | |
| Sky Atlantic
| Cable television | 23 May | | |
| Gems TV
| Cable television | 1 October | | |
=Conversions and rebrandings=
| class="wikitable" |
| Old network name
! New network name ! Type ! Conversion Date ! Notes ! Source |
|---|
| EinsExtra
|Cable television |1 May | | |
=Closures=
| class="wikitable" |
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!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 |
|---|
| Sat.1 Comedy
|Cable television |3 May | | |
| Gems TV
| Cable television | 18 December | | |
Births
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