Observed Signal · Aug 11, 2026 · Audience Ratings · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Kabel Eins Enters Top 5 with Fast & Furious
Kabel Eins achieved a primetime surge on Monday by airing the film "The Fast and the Furious", drawing an average of 290,000 viewers aged 14–49 (9.8% market share) and 700,000 total viewers. The channel retained audience after 22:00 with a 7.8% market share, lifting its daily share to 5.0%. RTL was the only private broadcaster to top one million total viewers in primetime (1.07 million) but reached 8.4% among 14–49-year-olds. ZDFneo also posted strong results: "Inspector Barnaby" reached 1.61 million viewers and subsequent episodes delivered double-digit market shares. Data source: AGF SCOPE 1.15.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Kabel Eins aired "The Fast and the Furious" and averaged 290,000 viewers aged 14–49, achieving a 9.8% market share in that demo.
- Total audience for Kabel Eins' film was 700,000 viewers; a later programme ('Hostage - Entführt') held 430,000 viewers.
- Kabel Eins' post-22:00 market share was 7.8% and its overall daily market share reached 5.0%.
- RTL achieved 8.4% market share in the 14–49 demo and reached 1.07 million total viewers in primetime.
- ZDFneo's "Inspector Barnaby" reached 1.61 million viewers at 20:15 and follow-up episodes posted 10.1% and 11.4% market shares (total audience).
Connected Companies & Entities
12 Entities mapped“Kabel Eins aired the film "The Fast and the Furious", averaging 290,000 viewers aged 14–49 and a 9.8% market share....”
“ProSieben (a sister channel) struggled with problems and could not match Kabel Eins' ratings....”
“Sat.1 (a sister channel) was reported to be struggling and lagged behind Kabel Eins in ratings....”
“Vox started the evening with an 8.0% market share for "20 Jahre Goodbye Deutschland"....”
“RTLzwei achieved a 5.3% market share with the programme "Deutschland - Deine Schulden"....”
“ZDFneo's "Inspector Barnaby" reached 1.61 million viewers and subsequent episodes recorded 10.1% and 11.4% market shares (total audience)....”
“ZDF topped the day's channel market shares with 15.3%....”
“Das Erste (ARD) recorded a 12.7% share among all viewers for the day....”
“The article is published by DWDL.de GmbH (© DWDL.de GmbH 2001-2026)....”
“The data source for the article is AGF SCOPE 1.15 (AGF Videoforschung)....”
“RTL reached 1.07 million total viewers in primetime and achieved an 8.4% market share in the 14–49 demo....”
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Rosenheim-Cops Surge Among Young Viewers
ZDF and its sister channels performed strongly on Monday (TV reach measured for July 27, 2026), led by ZDF which posted a 15.7% daily market share. A repeat of 'Rosenheim-Cops' attracted 2.35 million viewers and a 27.2% share overall; among 14–49 year‑olds it drew 110,000 viewers for a 13.8% share, the show's best young-audience share this year. In primetime ZDF’s repeat film 'Die Jägerin – Gegen die Wut' reached 4.24 million (21.3%), and the 'heute journal' followed with 3.27 million (18.1%). The new drama 'Kabul – Flucht aus der Hölle' launched with two episodes drawing 1.12 and 0.73 million viewers (8.4% and 8.1%). ZDFneo’s airings of 'Inspector Barnaby' averaged 1.36 and 1.61 million viewers, helping ZDFneo reach a 5.7% day market share and outperform private channels in reach after 20:15. Data source: AGF (AGF SCOPE 1.15).
Kabel Eins Leads 'Best of the Rest'; Bachelors Hit Lows
Daily TV-audience data reported by DWDL show the FIFA World Cup drove ZDF to dominant primetime shares, leaving private broadcasters with low reach on June evenings. Among private channels, Kabel Eins led the non-sports lineup in the 14–49 demographic with Scary Movie 4 (4.5% share, ~190,000 viewers), followed by Scary Movie 2 (4.1%). RTL’s dating show Die Bachelors sank to new lows (3.4% in 14–49; 580,000 total viewers). Sat.1 and ProSieben achieved modest half‑million reach for some slots but low audience shares (e.g., 4.1% and 3.4% in key slots). On the public side ARD’s Donna Leon repeat reached 2.92 million viewers (14.0% overall). All audience figures cite AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung preliminary weighted data.
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).
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