This is a list of French television related events from 1983.

Events

• 20 March - Guy Bonnet is selected to represent France at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Vivre". He is selected to be the twenty-sixth French Eurovision entry during a national final.

Debuts

• Yakari - 13 September

Television shows

1940s

• Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)

1950s

• Présence protestante (1955-)

1960s

• Les Dossiers de l'écran (1967-1991)
• Les Animaux du monde (1969-1990)
• Alain Decaux raconte (1969-1987)

1970s

• 30 millions d'amis (1976-2016)
• Les Jeux de 20 Heures (1976-1987)

1980s

• Dimanche Martin
• Julien Fontanes, magistrat (1980-1989)
• Mardi Cinéma (1982-1988)

Ending this year

• Télé-Philatélie

La vérité est au fond de la marmite

Births

Deaths

• Denise Glaser^[1]