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 - / My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010–2019) (Nickelodeon) 8 November - / The Octonauts (2010–present) (Disney Junior)
Military Television
Military Television Debuts
BFBS
Everything's Rosie (2010–2015) / Mrs Brown's Boys (2011–present) Driver Dan's Story Train (2010–2013) Sooty (2011–present)
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) Schloss Einstein (1998–present) In aller Freundschaft (1998–present) Wer wird Millionär? (1999-present)
2000s
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present) Let's Dance (2006–present) Das Supertalent (2007–present)
2010s
X Factor (2010-2012)
Ending this year
Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present) Marienhof (1992–2011)