1980 in French television

This is a list of French television related events from 1980.

Events

• 23 March – Profil are selected to represent France at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames". They are selected to be the twenty-fourth French Eurovision entry during a national final.

Debuts

• 27 February – Julien Fontanes, magistrat (1980–1989)
• Dimanche Martin

Television shows

1940s

• Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)

1950s

• Présence protestante (1957–)

1960s

• Les Dossiers de l'écran (1967–1991)
• Les Animaux du monde (1969–1990)
• Alain Decaux raconte (1969–1987)
• Télé-Philatélie

1970s

• La vérité est au fond de la marmite
• Aujourd'hui Madame (1970–1982)
• 30 millions d'amis (1976–2016)
• Les Jeux de 20 Heures (1976–1987)
• 1, rue Sésame (1978–1982)

Ending this year

• Monsieur Cinéma (1967–1980)

Births

• 26 April – Laurent Ournac, actor & comedian
• 5 July – Lætitia Milot, actress & author
• 25 October – Laurie Cholewa, TV personality

See also

• 1980 in France
• List of French films of 1980