2002 in German television

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This is a list of German television related events from 2002.

Events

22 February - Corinna May is selected to represent Germany at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "I Can't Live Without Music". She is selected to be the forty-seventh German Eurovision entry during Countdown Grand Prix held at the Ostseehalle in Kiel.
9 November - The German version of Pop Idol debuts on RTL.

Debuts

Domestic

9 November - Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)

International

6 July - / Dragon Tales (1999–2005) (Sat 1)
17 August - Family Guy (1999-2003, 2005–present) (ProSieben)

BFBS

5 April - Merlin the Magical Puppy (2001–2002)
15 April - Strange Dawn (2000)
16 April - Ripley and Scuff (2002–2003)
20 May - Shackleton (2002)
Engie Benjy (2002–2004)
Andy Pandy (1950-1970, 2002–2005)
/ Don't Eat the Neighbours (2001–2002)
Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land (2002–2003)
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002-2004, 2015–present)
Rescue Me (2002)
/ Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003)
Fimbles (2002–2004)

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

Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

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