1998 in German television
Events
- 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
Domestic
- 4 September - Schloss Einstein (1998-present) (KiKA)
- 26 October - In aller Freundschaft (1998-present) (Das Erste)
International
- 5 January -
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984-present) (RTL II) - 28 March -
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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)
International
- 2 May - The Angry Beavers (1997-2001) (Nickelodeon)
American Forces Network
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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)
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Cinematic Credibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Klaus Havenstein | 75 | German actor, cabaret artist & TV host |
| 14 August | Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff | 77 | German actor & TV host |
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