1987 in German television

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

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Events

• 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.

Debuts

Domestic

• 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 (1987) (ARD)
• 6 October - Praxis Bülowbogen (1987–1996) (ARD)
• 25 December - Anna (1987) (ZDF)

International

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

Military Television Debuts

BFBS

• 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)

Changes of network affiliation

Military broadcasting

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

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)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
ARD 1 Plus	Cable television	29 March

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
		Cable and satellite

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Europa TV	Cable television	29 November