Observed Signal · Aug 17, 2026 · Ratings Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Affleck Drives ProSieben's Top Sunday Reach 2026
ProSieben's free-TV premiere of The Accountant 2, starring Ben Affleck, delivered the channel's highest Sunday-evening reach in 2026, averaging 1.45 million viewers. That was roughly 300,000 more viewers than ProSieben's previous top Sunday film, Gladiator II. ProSieben achieved a 10.7% market share in the overall audience but only 8.8% among 14–49-year-olds (0.31 million viewers), equalling Sat.1's reach for its film. ZDF's Frühling led non-sport overall audience figures with 3.04 million viewers (14.3% share). Data source cited: AGF SCOPE 1.15 (AGF Videoforschung).
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- ProSieben's free-TV premiere of The Accountant 2 averaged 1.45 million viewers.
- The Accountant 2 drew about 300,000 more viewers than Gladiator II, the previous top Sunday film on ProSieben in 2026.
- ProSieben had a 10.7% market share in the total audience on that Sunday evening and 8.8% among 14–49-year-olds (0.31 million viewers).
- ZDF's Frühling attracted 3.04 million viewers with a 14.3% market share in the overall audience.
- All audience data in the article are attributed to AGF SCOPE 1.15 (AGF Videoforschung), preliminary weighted TV measurement.
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