This is a list of German television related events from 1988.
Events 31 March - Maxi & Chris Garden are selected to represent Germany at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Lied für einen Freund". They are selected to be the thirty-third German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Dublin held at the Frankenhalle in Nuremberg.
Debuts Domestic 27 March - (1988) (ARD) 3 October - Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (1988–1989) (ARD) 31 October - Die Bertinis (1988) (ZDF) 18 December - (1988) (ARD)
International 3 January - // Inspector Gadget (1983–1986) (RTLplus) 9 January - Knots Landing (1979–1993) (ZDF) 12 March - Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986) (Bayern 3) 27 March - The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979–1986) (ZDF) 20 June - Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991) (Das Erste)
BFBS 5 February - Aliens in the Family (1987) 25 July - Kellyvision (1988) 7 October - Small World (1988) 8 October - Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987) 15 October - Strange Interlude (1988) 18 October - / Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1988) 19 October - The Return of Shelley (1988–1992) 21 October - A Piece of Cake (1988) 21 November - The River (1988) 28 December - The Watch House (1988) Count Duckula (1988–1993) Chatterbox (1988) Tube Mice (1988) Steel Riders (1987) The Snow Spider (1988)
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)
Networks and services Launches Network Type Launch date Notes Source Tele 5 Cable television 11 January
Conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion Date Notes SourceCable and satellite
Closures NetworkTypeEnd dateNotesSourcesmusicboxCable television11 January
Births February 29 - Lena Gercke, German fashion model and television host