AGF Videoforschung vs OpenAP

Streaming boosts 'Babylon Berlin', 'Sommerhaus', 'Love Island'

The AGF's September convergence ranking reveals significant streaming lifts for TV programs. 'Babylon Berlin' led with 1.21 million additional streaming viewers for its first episode, bringing the convergent total to 4.05 million. Reality formats saw even larger percentage gains: RTL's 'Sommerhaus der Stars' more than doubled its audience via streaming, and RTLzwei's 'Love Island VIP' saw its viewership more than triple for some episodes. Among 14-49 year olds, 'Sommerhaus' saw a fourfold increase, while 'Love Island VIP' saw up to a sixfold increase. The ARD documentary 'September' also gained 804,000 streaming viewers on top of 3.16 million linear viewers. Notably, a UEFA Champions League match on DAZN was measured convergently for the first time, reaching 725,000 viewers.

• AGF convergence ranking for September shows 'Babylon Berlin' leading with 4.05 million convergent viewers for its first episode.
• RTL's 'Sommerhaus der Stars' more than doubled its audience via streaming, averaging 1.98 million convergent viewers.
• RTLzwei's 'Love Island VIP' saw viewership triple or more for some episodes, with 560,000 streaming viewers vs. 230,000 linear for episode 3.

Masked Singer Ratings Slightly Up Before Finale

The German TV show 'The Masked Singer' on ProSieben continues to underperform, with ratings slightly increasing one week before the finale. On the evening of October 14, 2026, only 850,000 viewers watched the show, including 190,000 in the 14-49 demographic, resulting in a 7.1% market share. In comparison, 'Galileo' on the same network had 170,000 young viewers. The most successful broadcaster for younger audiences that evening was Sat.1 with 'Promi Big Brother', attracting 390,000 viewers in the 14-49 group (12.3% market share). RTL's 'Mario Barth deckt auf' attracted 290,000 younger viewers (9.3%), while 'Stern TV' achieved 13.2% market share in the target demographic. ProSieben's prime time performance remains weak.

• 'The Masked Singer' on ProSieben had 850,000 total viewers and 190,000 in the 14-49 demographic on October 14, 2026.
• The show achieved only a 7.1% market share in the 14-49 target group.
• Sat.1's 'Promi Big Brother' was the most successful show among younger audiences with 390,000 viewers in the 14-49 group (12.3% market share).

ZDF Crime Drama Tops 7M Viewers, ARD Strong with Young Audiences

On October 5, 2026, the ZDF crime drama 'Nord Nord Mord' drew 7.07 million viewers, making it the most-watched program of the day with a 31.4% market share. The ARD's 'Tagesschau' followed with 4.12 million viewers. Among viewers aged 14-49, ARD performed strongly with 'Hirschhausen und der Darm' (10.3% share) and 'Die Tricks von dm und Rossmann' (12.2% share), outpacing ZDF's crime drama (9.0% share). The data comes from AGF Videoforschung.

• ZDF's 'Nord Nord Mord' attracted 7.07 million viewers on October 5, 2026, achieving a 31.4% market share.
• ARD's 'Tagesschau' reached 4.12 million viewers, ranking second for the day.
• Among viewers aged 14-49, ARD's 'Hirschhausen und der Darm' achieved a 10.3% market share, outperforming the ZDF crime drama's 9.0%.

National TV Publishers Partner to Establish Shared Infrastructure for Unified Outcomes and Audience Buying Through OpenAP

OpenAP announces that national TV publishers are partnering to establish shared infrastructure for unified outcomes and audience buying.