Observed Signal · May 1, 2026 · Ratings Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Pilawa's '1% Quiz' Struggles in Ratings
The new season of Das 1% Quiz hosted by Jörg Pilawa continues to underperform for Sat.1. On the broadcast referenced, the show reached 1.12 million viewers overall and a 5.9% market share in the 14–49 target group, improving reach by 100,000 viewers from the previous airing but remaining below expectations. Sat.1's late evening performance lagged behind Kabel Eins (where a Morlock Motors repeat posted an 8.0% share). Vox had a strong night: the film Der Teufel trägt Prada averaged 1.11 million viewers and a 9.3% share in the 14–49 demo, followed by Man lernt nie aus at 10.9% (790,000 viewers), giving Vox an 8.8% day market share. Data source cited is AGF (AGF SCOPE, AGF Videoforschung).
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Das 1% Quiz (Sat.1) reached 1.12 million viewers and a 5.9% market share in the 14–49 target group on the cited broadcast.
- Vox's Der Teufel trägt Prada averaged 1.11 million viewers and a 9.3% market share in the 14–49 demo.
- Kabel Eins' Morlock Motors (repeat) achieved an 8.0% market share in the late evening; Sat.1's late-evening share was roughly half that of Kabel Eins.
- RTLzwei's Dokusoap Mensch Retter had 340,000 viewers and a 2.4% market share in the 14–49 target group.
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High Ratings for 'Joko & Klaas Live'; Pilawa Quiz Gains
ProSiebenSat.1 scored strong Thursday evening ratings despite a high‑profile Europa League semi‑final on RTL. 'Joko & Klaas Live' returned to ProSieben and delivered an 18.4% market share among 14‑49 year‑olds (about 1.0 million viewers), its best figure in roughly two years. 'Germany's Next Topmodel' followed with 14.9% (1.12 million). Sat.1's Jörg Pilawa saw his '1% Quiz' climb to 8.5% (14–49) and 7.5% (14–59) with 1.17 million viewers, the program's strongest performance since January. Kabel Eins' 'Morlock Motors' reached 5.8% (14–49) with 0.64 million viewers, while competing films on Vox and RTL posted lower shares. Data are preliminary AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung TV audience measurements reported by DWDL.de on 2026-05-08.
'Die Verräter' Finale Gains, Pilawa and 'Nerds' Lag
RTL's fourth-season finale of the reality show 'Die Verräter' increased its audience, recording a season-best in the young target group and a stable overall reach. The finale averaged 290,000 viewers aged 14–49 with a 10.8% market share and 1.31 million viewers overall. New quiz 'Wer ist Deutschlands Superhirn?' with Jörg Pilawa opened with 900,000 viewers and an 8.4% share in 14–49. ProSieben's 'Beauty & The Nerd' debuted weakly at 7.5% (14–49) and about 330,000 total viewers. Other highlights: Kabel Eins' 'Achtung Abzocke' posted 8.6% (14–49), and VOX's 'Skyfall' had 7.2% (14–49). Data source cited is AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE 1.15).
RTLzwei beats Vox in film duel, overtakes Pilawa
DWDL reports that RTLzwei outperformed Vox and Sat.1 in key TV ratings on Thursday after airing the films Cast Away and Anaconda. In the 14–49 demographic RTLzwei's Cast Away reached 6.1% share at 20:15, narrowly ahead of Vox's Wonder Woman (5.9%). Sat.1's new episode of the 1% Quiz with Jörg Pilawa recorded 5.6% in the demo but reached 1.08 million total viewers (5.9% overall). Later, Anaconda attracted 270,000 viewers on RTLzwei and pushed the 14–49 share to 7.8%. Daytime social documentaries also performed strongly (Hartz und herzlich peaked at 11.9% at 15:00), helping RTLzwei to a 6.0% average among 14–49 and fourth place for the day (Vox 5.5%, Sat.1 5.3%). Data source: AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE).
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