This is a list of German television related events from 1971.

• 3 April – West German's entrant Katja Ebstein finishes third at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Dublin.

• 24 January – The German Lesson [de] (1971)
• 7 March – Die Sendung mit der Maus (1971–Present)
• 16 May – The Woman in White [de] (1971)
• 18 July – Operation Walküre [de] (1971)
• 11 September – The New Adventures of Vidocq (1971–1973)
• 30 November – Das Messer [de] (1971)
• 25 December – Peer Gynt (1971)

• 13 January – Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald (1971)
• 13 February - Disco (1971–1982)
• 21 February – Tingeltangel (1971)
• 27 April – Quentin Durward (1971)
• 13 August – Gestrickte Spuren (1971)
• 31 October – Narrenspiegel (1971)
• 5 December – Der Seewolf [de] (1971)

• 8 January – Rottenknechte (1971)
• 27 June – Polizeiruf 110 (1971–Present)
• 13 August – Tod eines Millionärs (1971)
• 11 September – Die Verschworenen (1971)
• 17 October – Verwandte und Bekannte (1971)

• Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (since 1969)
• Der Kurier der Kaiserin (since 1970)
• Die Unverbesserlichen (since 1965)