Observed Signal · Jul 22, 2026 · Ratings Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
DMAX's '110 Hannover' Sets Season-Finale Ratings Record
At the season finale of '110 Hannover – Im Visier der Polizei', DMAX recorded a new season-best rating among 14–49 year-olds: a 5.0% market share at 20:15, surpassing the previous week's best by 1.2 percentage points. The episode reached 0.31 million viewers (equal to the prior week). Other DMAX emergency-format shows also performed well in the evening, while Nitro screened the 'Police Academy' films and achieved strong shares and reach (including 460,000 viewers for the first film). The article cites AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung as the data source and reports broader daily and top-program ratings for German broadcasters for TV viewing on 21 July 2026.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- DMAX's '110 Hannover' achieved a 5.0% market share among 14–49 year-olds at 20:15 on the season finale, beating the prior week's season-best by 1.2 percentage points.
- The '110 Hannover' episode had 0.31 million viewers, the same reach as the previous week.
- DMAX's 'Die Grenzschützer' and 'Bundespolizei 24/7 - Auftrag Sicherheit' each reached 0.29 million viewers, with 14–49 market shares of 4.8% and 6.0% respectively.
- Nitro's 'Police Academy' (20:15) delivered a 4.1% market share among 14–49 year-olds with 460,000 viewers; 'Police Academy 2' later rose to 5.5% among 14–49 and 4.8% among 14–59.
- Nitro and DMAX had day market shares of 3.1% among 14–49 year-olds, close to RTLzwei's 3.3%; among smaller channels Sat.1 Gold led the 14–59 group with a 3.7% daily share.
Connected Companies & Entities
11 Entities mapped“DMAX achieved consistently very good ratings with its emergency-service (Blaulicht) formats on Tuesday evening....”
“Nitro and DMAX finished the day with 3.1% daily market shares among 14–49-year-olds, close to RTLzwei which reached 3.3%....”
“Nitro also focused on police content: at 20:15 the comedy film 'Police Academy' aired on Nitro....”
“Kabel Eins had a daily market share of 3.6% among 14–59-year-olds....”
“Top 5 market shares (all viewers) listed ZDF with 15.6%....”
“Top 5 market shares (all viewers) listed Das Erste with 11.3%....”
“The article lists AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE 1.15) as the source of the data for the ratings presented....”
“Top 5 market shares (all viewers) listed VOX with 3.9%....”
“The article was published on DWDL.de; footer notes '© DWDL.de GmbH, 2001-2026.'...”
“Top 5 market shares (all viewers) listed RTL with 8.1%....”
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Nitro's Police Academy Boosts Ratings; ProSieben Maxx Strong
DWDL reports that on July 28, 2026 Nitro achieved markedly improved primetime performance by airing the Police Academy film series, driving strong young-audience shares. Police Academy 5 drew about 390,000 viewers (3.5% of ages 14–49), Police Academy 6 rose to ~450,000 viewers (7.3% in 14–49), and a late-night repeat pushed Nitro's young-audience share to 9.0%. ZDFinfo also saw unusually high late-evening shares (up to 13.6% for a repeat of the heute journal) and strong daytime performance with Robert F. Kennedy documentaries. ProSieben Maxx posted a daily market share of 2.7%, with shows such as Family Guy and The Simpsons delivering post-20:15 shares above 2% and One Piece peaking at 8.2% earlier in the evening. Data source: AGF SCOPE 1.15 / AGF Videoforschung.
Giesel stays strong; 'Achtung Kontrolle' hits yearly high
Kabel Eins posted strong linear-TV ratings on 30 July 2026: Peter Giesel’s report format 'Achtung Abzocke' delivered 8.5% share among 14–49-year-olds (210,000 viewers in that demo) and a later repeat reached 8.8% (460,000 total viewers). The pre-evening magazine 'Achtung Kontrolle' set a new annual best with 8.4% in the 14–49 demo (470,000 overall). Afternoon US crime series on Kabel Eins underperformed, while ProSieben Maxx’s 'Storage Wars' achieved 4.1–5.1% in the demo. DMAX had a strong day driven by 'Fang des Lebens' (peaking at 7.2%), 'Steel Buddies' (up to 5.1%), and two primetime episodes of '112: Feuerwehr im Einsatz' (3.2% and 4.5%), with a late-night repeat reaching 13.8%; DMAX’s daily market share was 3.7%, narrowly ahead of RTLzwei. Data source: AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung (preliminary weighted TV data).
ZDF Strong with Crime Dramas and ZDF Magazin Replay
DWDL reports that ZDF was the second-most-watched broadcaster on Friday (daily market share 14.0%), performing well against FIFA World Cup coverage thanks to crime-series programming and a repeat of ZDF Magazin Royale. AGF Videoforschung data show an old episode of Der Alte reached 3.93 million viewers (21.3% market share), while two SOKO Leipzig episodes drew 2.21 million (11.1%) and 1.99 million (11.0%). A replay of ZDF Magazin Royale after 23:15 had 700,000 viewers (6.4% overall) but performed better in the 14–49 demo (7.4%, ~190,000 viewers), giving ZDF the highest reach among broadcasters except Das Erste after 20:15 in that age group. Commercial broadcasters mainly aired repeats with weaker ratings; RTL’s Die ultimative Chartshow and Vox’s Goodbye Deutschland reached 4.6% and 4.5% in the core demo, while ProSieben’s Free-TV premiere Transformers One scored 1.7%. Data source: AGF SCOPE (preliminary, weighted).
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