2017 in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 2017.[1][2][3][4]
That year the first German television drama series were produced for Amazon Prime Video (You Are Wanted) and Netflix (Dark), which was said to have ”changed the nature of TV” in the country.[5]
Events
- 9 February - Levina is selected to represent Germany at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Perfect Life". She is selected to be the sixty-second German Eurovision entry during Unser Song 2017 held at the Köln-Mülheim Studios in Cologne.
Debuts
- 4 Blocks
- Babylon Berlin[6][7]
- Bad Cop - kriminell gut
- Charité (TV series)
- Curvy Supermodel, season 2 (RTL2)[8][9][10]
- Dark (TV series)[11][12]
- Einstein (German TV series)
- Love Island (German TV series)
- Magda macht das schon!
- Nacktes Überleben - Wie wenig ist genug?
- Professor T. (German TV series)
- Das Sacher
- The Same Sky (TV series)
- The Worst Witch (2017 TV series)
- You Are Wanted[13]
Television shows
1950s
- Tagesschau (1952–present)
1960s
- heute (1963-present)
1970s
- heute-journal (1978-present)
- Tagesthemen (1978-present)
1980s
- Lindenstraße (1985–present)
1990s
- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992–present)
- Unter uns (1994-present)
- 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)
- Promi Big Brother (2013–present)
Ending this year
Networks and services
Launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurosport Xtra 2 | Cable television | 4 August |
Conversions and rebrandings
| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTL Nitro | Nitro | Cable television | 31 July |
Closures
| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTL International | Cable television | 31 May | ||
| Sky 3D | Cable television | 1 July |
See also
References
- ^ Riedmeier, Glenn. "Das deutsche Fernsehjahr 2017 im Rückblick". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Das deutsche Fernsehjahr 2017 im Rückblick". TV Wunschliste (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Fernsehjahr 2017: ZDF zum sechsten Mal in Folge Marktführer". www.medienkorrespondenz.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Fernsehpreis, Der Deutsche (2017-01-12). "Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis 2017: Die Nominierungen in Unterhaltung, Information und Sport für das Fernsehjahr 2016". Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2026 (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Mikos, Lothar. "TV drama series production in Germany and the digital television landscape." A European Television Fiction Renaissance. Routledge, 2020. pp. 177-190.
- ^ Chu, Henry (2017-10-05). "With 'Babylon Berlin,' German TV Moves Beyond Nazi Stories". Variety. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Connolly, Kate (2017-10-29). "Babylon Berlin: lavish German crime drama tipped to be global hit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Worldcrunch (2024-10-04). "The Racist, Sexist, Fat-Shaming Show Lighting Up German TV". Worldcrunch. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. Curvy Supermodel Staffel 2 Episodenguide (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via www.fernsehserien.de.
- ^ "Curvy Supermodel 2017: RTL II spielt die Erotikkarte". Prisma (in German). 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "With 'Dark,' a German Netflix Series, Streaming Crosses a New Border (Published 2017)". 2017-11-23. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Otterson, Stewart Clarke,Joe (2017-12-20). "Netflix Renews German Mystery Drama 'Dark'". Variety. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Meza, Ed (2017-02-10). "Amazon's First German-Language TV Series to Launch Globally". Variety. Retrieved 2026-01-18.