2011 in German television

This is a list of German television related events from 2011.

Events

• 7 May – Pietro Lombardi wins the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
• 14 May – The 56th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf. Azerbaijan wins the contest with the song "Running Sacred", performed by Eli & Nikki.
• 18 May – The Kelly Family singer Maite Kelly and her partner Christian Polanc win the fourth season of Let's Dance.
• 8 June – TV chef Horst Lichter and his wife Nada become the first contestants to win €1million on Rette die Million!.
• 12 September – Marc Sonnen wins the eleventh season of Big Brother Germany.
• 6 December – David Pfeffer wins the second season of X Factor.
• 17 December – 27-year-old panpipe player Leo Rojas wins the fifth season of Das Supertalent.

Debuts

Free for air

Domestic

• 24 November – The Voice of Germany (2011–present)

International

• 4 March – United States of Tara (2009–2011) (Das Erste)
• 23 April – The Jungle Book (2010–2015) (ZDF)

Cable

International

• 18 September – //The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019) (Cartoon Network)
• 19 September – /' (2010–2019) (Nickelodeon)
• 8 November – /The Octonauts (2010–present) (Disney Junior)

• Big Brother Germany (2000–2011, 2015–present)
• Marienhof (1992–2011)