This is a list of French television related events from 1980.
Events
23 March - Profil are selected to represent France at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames". They are selected to be the twenty-fourth French Eurovision entry during a national final.
Debuts
27 February - Julien Fontanes, magistrat (1980-1989) Dimanche Martin
Television shows
1940s
Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)
1950s
Présence protestante (1957-)
1960s
Les Dossiers de l'écran (1967-1991) Les Animaux du monde (1969-1990) Alain Decaux raconte (1969-1987) Télé-Philatélie
1970s
La vérité est au fond de la marmite
Aujourd'hui Madame (1970-1982) 30 millions d'amis (1976-2016) Les Jeux de 20 Heures (1976-1987) 1, rue Sésame (1978-1982)
Ending this year
Monsieur Cinéma (1967-1980)