Observed Signal · Jul 31, 2026 · Ratings Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Negative
ProSieben's 'Born Famous' and 'Eden' Underperform
ProSieben's two summer Thursday premieres, the celebrity documentary 'Born Famous – Fluch oder Segen?' and the late-night reality show 'Eden – Du bezahlst für jede Lüge', continued to post weak audience figures in their third week. 'Born Famous' reached about 300,000 viewers overall and only around a 5.0% market share among 14–49-year-olds. The two episodes of 'Eden' drew roughly 70,000 viewers, equivalent to 0.8% overall and 2.6% among 14–49. By contrast, RTL led the key demographic at 20:15 with the film 'Fast & Furious 7', reaching 330,000 viewers (13.9% market share). The article cites AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung as the data source for TV reach and market-share figures.
National linear-TV ratings indicate weak performance for ProSieben's new shows, which can affect linear TV ad inventory availability and pricing; data are routine audience measurements rather than industry-changing developments.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- ProSieben's 'Born Famous' reached approximately 300,000 total viewers.
- 'Born Famous' achieved around a 5.0% market share among 14–49-year-olds.
- Two episodes of ProSieben's 'Eden' attracted about 70,000 viewers and 0.8% market share overall; both episodes recorded 2.6% in the 14–49 demo.
- RTL's broadcast of 'Fast & Furious 7' reached 330,000 viewers in the 14–49 group and posted a 13.9% market share at 20:15.
- The article's audience and market-share data are sourced from AGF SCOPE 1.15 / AGF Videoforschung.
Connected Companies & Entities
9 Entities mapped“ProSieben, with its summer new shows on Thursday evening, failed to find success even in the third week....”
“A repeat of 'Zuhause im Glück' on RTLzwei was watched in parallel by over half a million people....”
“A repeat of the '1% Quiz' on Sat.1 recorded a higher market share than ProSieben's 'Born Famous' among 14–49-year-olds....”
“The source for the data used in this article is AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE 1.15)....”
“Vox recorded a meagre 4.9% market share at 20:15 with the film 'Suicide Squad'....”
“Image credit for 'Born Famous' is given as Joyn/Marc Rehbeck....”
“Article published by DWDL.de GmbH (© DWDL.de GmbH, 2001-2026)....”
“As market leader in the classic target group at 20:15 this week, RTL emerged with the US film 'Fast & Furious 7', which reached 330,000 view...”
“As market leader in the classic target group at 20:15 this week, RTL emerged with the US film 'Fast & Furious 7', which reached 330,000 view...”
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ProSieben's 'Born Famous' and 'Eden' Flop in Ratings
DWDL reports that ProSieben saw very weak linear-TV performance on Aug 20, 2026: the sixth and final episode of the docu-soap 'Born Famous' attracted just 260,000 viewers and a 3.3% share in the 14–49 target group. The subsequent reality show 'Eden' collapsed to 0.5% market share among 14–49-year-olds (initially ~60,000 viewers, rising to ~80,000 for the finale hour) with a later repeat at 1.0%. ProSieben's daily market share was 3.9% in 14–49 and 1.4% overall (rank 20). By contrast, Sat.1’s repeat of the '1% Quiz' led the demo at 9.6% (averaging 920,000 viewers) and VOX’s James Bond film reached 9.2%. AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung is cited as the data source.
ProSieben's 'Born Famous' Flops; Giesel Returns Strong
Mid‑July AGF Videoforschung data reported by MEEDIA show ProSieben's new prime‑time docusoap Born Famous underperformed, drawing about 340,000 viewers at 20:15 (1.9% share across all viewers; 4.9% in ages 14–49). The follow‑up dating format Eden also struggled: one broadcast reached roughly 180,000 viewers (≈1.4% share) and another about 130,000, with AGF noting 3.2% and 3.0% in the 14–49 group for its two episodes. ARD led the evening — the crime film Auge um Auge had 4.63 million viewers (25.7%) — while ZDF's The Lost City drew 2.14 million (11.9%). Kabel Eins saw a strong return for Achtung Abzocke with 520,000 viewers and 7.3% in 14–49 (repeat 8.1%).
Giesel Sets New Record; ProSieben Slumps Further
German TV ratings on August 6 saw Kabel Eins’ consumer-investigation format achieve a new high in the 14–49 demographic, with 280,000 viewers (10.4% market share) and an average total audience of 720,000. A subsequent repeat also scored strongly, giving Kabel Eins a 5.9% day market share in the target group and putting it level with ZDF and Sat.1 in the 20:15 slot. By contrast, ProSieben performed poorly: the celebrity documentary Born Famous drew 270,000 viewers (90,000 aged 14–49) for a 3.5% share, while reality show Eden fell to 1.4–1.6% in the target group. The article cites AGF SCOPE (AGF Videoforschung) as the data source and was published on August 7, 2026 by Alexander Krei on DWDL.de.
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