This is a list of German television related events from 2004.

Events

• 13 March - Elli Erl wins the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Her debut single, "This Is My Life" reaches number three in the Official German Charts in April 2004.
• 19 March - Max Mutzke is selected to represent Germany at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Can't Wait Until Tonight". He is selected to be the forty-ninth German Eurovision entry during Germany 12 Points! held at the Arena Berlin in Berlin.

Debuts

Domestic

• 15 January - The Wishing Tree [de] (2004) (ARD)
• 29 February - Dittsche (2004–present) (ARD)
• 11 October - Stromberg (2004–2012) (ProSieben)
• 5 November - Queen of Cherries [de] (2004) (Arte)

International

• 2 October - The O.C. (2003–2007) (ORF 1)

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)
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)

Ending this year

Births

Deaths