This is a list of German television related events from 1987.

• 26 March - Wind are selected to represent Germany at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz". They are selected to be the thirty-second German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Brüssel held at the Frankenhalle in Nuremberg.

• 29 January - Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987–1990) (ZDF)
• 10 February - Der Landarzt (1987–2013) (ZDF)
• 3 March - Hans im Glück (1987) (ARD)
• 21 June - Jokehnen (1987) (ZDF)
• 9 July - Stahlkammer Zürich (1987–1991) (ARD)
• 26 August - Sommer in Lesmona [de] (1987) (ARD)
• 6 October - Praxis Bülowbogen (1987–1996) (ARD)
• 25 December - Anna (1987) (ZDF)

• 5 February - The Cosby Show (1984-1992) (ZDF)
• 29 August - MacGyver (1985-1992) (Sat. 1)
• 20 September - Muppet Babies (1984-1991) (ZDF)

• 3 February - The Children of Green Knowe (1987)
• 26 February - Creepy Crawlies (1987-1989)
• 4 May - The Secret World of Polly Flint (1987)
• 18 May - The Adventures of Spot (1987-1993)
• 7 July - Fat Tulip Too (1987)
• 20 July - The Eye of the Dragon (1987)
• 25 August - The Honey Siege (1987)
• 13 September - Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
• 25 October - The New Statesman (1987-1994)
• 28 October - Bad Boyes (1987-1988)
• 27 November - Pulaski (1987)
• 16 December - The Gemini Factor (1987)

Title	Original Country	Former Network	New Network	Date
ALF	United States	Armed Forces Network	BFBS	1987

• Tagesschau (1952–present)

• heute (1963–present)

• heute-journal (1978–present)
• Tagesthemen (1978–present)

• Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
• Lindenstraße (1985–present)