1998 in German television
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- 5 January - British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends begins airing on German television for the first time ever after only being released on home video since 1995. The series will begin airing on RTL II.
- 27 February - Guildo Horn is selected to represent Germany at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Guildo hat euch lieb!". He is selected to be the forty-third German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Stadthalle in Bremen.
Debuts
Free for air
Domestic
- 13 January - The King of St. Pauli (1998) (Sat.1)
- 21 April - Der Clown (1998–2001) (RTL)
- 4 September - Schloss Einstein (1998–present) (KiKA)
- 26 October - In aller Freundschaft (1998–present) (Das Erste)
- 20 November - Der Laden (1998) (Arte)
International
- 5 January -
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984–present) (RTL II) - 28 March -
/
Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–1999) (RTL II) - 14 April - Extreme Dinosaurs (1997) (Super RTL)
- 23 June - PB Bear and Friends (1998) (KiKA)
- 9 October - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) (ProSieben)
- 28 November - Moesha (1996–2001) (RTL)
- 10 December - The Adventures of Spot (1987–1993) (KiKA)
- 21 December - /
Animal Crackers (1997–1999) (KiKA) - 24 December - Percy the Park Keeper (1996–1999) (Das Erste)
Cable
International
- 2 May - The Angry Beavers (1997–2001) (Nickelodeon)
American Forces Network
Bananas in Pajamas (1992–2001)- The Journey of Allen Strange (1997–2000)
BFBS
- 31 March - The Wombles (1998–2001)
- 12 August - Whizziwig (1998–2000)
- 29 November - Dinnerladies (1998–2000)
- / Archibald the Koala (1998–2000)
- Animal Stories (1998–2002)
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)
- Marienhof (1992–2011)
- Unter uns (1994–present)
- Verbotene Liebe (1995–2015)
