Observed Signal · Apr 27, 2026 · Ratings Update · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Julia Leischik Ratings Jump; RTL's Hitster Slightly Up
DWDL reports that the Sat.1 return of "Julia Leischik sucht: Bitte melde Dich" improved notably on April 26, 2026, reaching a 10.8% market share among 14–49-year-olds (280,000 viewers) and 1.62 million total viewers (9.4% share). RTL's new music quiz "Hitster" drew 890,000 viewers and posted an 8.6% share in the 14–49 demo, a small recovery in that target group. ProSieben's early evening "Galileo" strand performed weakly (5.6% and 5.0%), while Vox's programming achieved 7.7% and 6.7% in listed slots. All audience data are credited to AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE) and reflect preliminary weighted TV measurement for April 26, 2026.
Linear-TV audience and market-share movements influence short-term ad inventory value and scheduling decisions for broadcasters and advertisers, but this report is a routine ratings update rather than industry-shifting news.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Julia Leischik ("Julia Leischik sucht: Bitte melde Dich") reached 10.8% market share among 14–49-year-olds with ~280,000 viewers in that demo on April 26, 2026.
- The same Leischik episode had 1.62 million total viewers and a 9.4% overall market share.
- RTL's new show "Hitster" had 890,000 total viewers and an 8.6% market share in the 14–49 demographic on the same day.
- ProSieben's "Galileo Stories" and "Galileo X-Plorer" posted market shares of 5.6% and 5.0% respectively; Vox's listed shows reached 7.7% and 6.7%.
- Top-5 channel market shares (all viewers) for April 26, 2026: Das Erste 13.5%, ZDF 12.8%, RTL 6.6%, VOX 4.4%, Sat.1 4.1% (AGF SCOPE data).
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RTL's 'Hitster' Ratings Fall; Leischik Strong on Sat.1
German TV ratings for May 10–11, 2026 show a marked decline for RTL’s new entertainment show "Hitster" while Sat.1’s Julia Leischik performed strongly in the early evening. "Hitster", hosted by Elton, launched with 13% market share in the young demo but slid to 6.2% among 14–49 year-olds and recorded a new season-low total reach of 0.8 million viewers. In contrast, "Julia Leischik sucht: Bitte melde dich" attracted 1.76 million viewers and posted a 10.7% market share in the total audience, with 9.5% (14–49) and 9.4% (14–59). Vox’s automotive formats and RTLzwei’s "Grip" recorded mixed results. Source: AGF Videoforschung / AGF SCOPE (reported by DWDL.de).
RTL's 2. Liga Boosts Afternoon Ratings; Hitster Falters
DWDL reports that RTL’s Sunday afternoon broadcast of the 2. Bundesliga conference (via cooperation with Sky) delivered improved audience figures, rising from an average of 560,000 viewers in the first half to about 850,000 in the second half, with overall market share increasing from 6.8% to 9.4% and the 14–49 demo climbing from 8.7% to 12.0%. By contrast, RTL’s TV adaptation of the party game 'Hitster' underperformed, hitting a new low among 14–49s (7.1%) and delivering 0.99 million viewers overall (up 100,000 from the prior week but well below the 1.43 million season premiere). Sat.1’s Julia Leischik reached a season-best total audience of 1.74 million, though its 14–49 share fell to 6.1% (down 4.7 points). All audience data are cited as preliminary AGF SCOPE (AGF Videoforschung) figures for May 4, 2026.
RTL's Ochsenknechts Flop; Galileo X-Plorer Posts Year High
DWDL reports on TV audience figures for July 5, 2026. RTL's free-TV premiere of Sky's reality series Diese Ochsenknechts (season 5) drew weak ratings with an average of 0.57 million viewers and low market shares across key demographics. By contrast, ProSieben's Galileo X-Plorer recorded a year-high 11.9% market share among 14–49-year-olds (total reach ~0.54 million). Sat.1’s repeat of Julia Leischik’s program reached 1.64 million viewers (10.0% market share overall) and performed well for a rerun. Vox’s two episodes of Ab ins Beet delivered solid mid-single-digit shares among younger viewers and a combined second-episode reach of 750,000. AGF SCOPE (AGF Videoforschung) is cited as the data source for the ratings.
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