Observed Signal · Nov 2, 2026 · Ratings Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
ProSieben's Show Challenges ARD Crime Drama in Ratings
The season premiere of 'Wer stiehlt mir die Show?' on ProSieben achieved strong ratings, drawing 1.04 million viewers and a 16.5% market share among 14-49 year olds, surpassing the ARD crime drama 'Polizeiruf 110' in this demographic and challenging its primetime dominance. The show was the only serious competitor to the public broadcaster’s crime series, though it did not reach its previous best figures. Subsequent programming, a repeat of 'Experte für alles', collapsed to 70,000 viewers, indicating a weak lead-out performance. Commercial competitors like RTL's NFL coverage, Sat.1's 'Tod auf dem Nil', and Vox's 'Mälzer und Vogel liefern ab!' failed to gain traction, while RTLzwei's 'X-Factor: Das Unfassbare' performed moderately and Kabel Eins's 'Star Trek: Nemesis' lagged.
This article reports on German TV ratings, providing insights into audience shares for linear programs. It is relevant to the media industry as it highlights competitive dynamics between public and private broadcasters, but it does not contain major strategic or technological news.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- 'Wer stiehlt mir die Show?' season premiere reached 1.04 million viewers and 16.5% market share (14-49).
- The show outperformed ARD's 'Polizeiruf 110' among 14-49 year olds.
- Repeat of 'Experte für alles' on ProSieben dropped to 70,000 viewers and 2.4% market share.
- RTL's NFL coverage stayed in low single-digit market shares until after midnight.
- Sat.1's 'Tod auf dem Nil' remained weak with 4.8% market share.
Connected Companies & Entities
7 Entities mapped“ProSieben aired the season premiere of 'Wer stiehlt mir die Show?' which achieved strong ratings.”
“The ARD crime drama 'Polizeiruf 110' was challenged by the ProSieben show in ratings.”
“Sat.1 broadcast the film 'Tod auf dem Nil' which remained weak with 4.8% market share.”
“RTLzwei aired 'X-Factor: Das Unfassbare' which achieved 5.5% market share among 14-49.”
“Kabel Eins aired 'Star Trek: Nemesis' which remained at only 2.8% market share.”
“Vox aired 'Mälzer und Vogel liefern ab!' which only reached 4.7% market share.”
“RTL aired NFL coverage which had low market shares before midnight.”
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ZDF Crime Drama Tops 7M Viewers, ARD Strong with Young Audiences
On October 5, 2026, the ZDF crime drama 'Nord Nord Mord' drew 7.07 million viewers, making it the most-watched program of the day with a 31.4% market share. The ARD's 'Tagesschau' followed with 4.12 million viewers. Among viewers aged 14-49, ARD performed strongly with 'Hirschhausen und der Darm' (10.3% share) and 'Die Tricks von dm und Rossmann' (12.2% share), outpacing ZDF's crime drama (9.0% share). The data comes from AGF Videoforschung.
TV Total Wins Younger Audience; Experte für alles on Rise
On Tuesday, ProSieben achieved a market-leading 8.5% daily market share among viewers aged 14-49, ahead of Sat.1 and RTL. The show "TV Total" with Sebastian Pufpaff attracted an average of 930,000 viewers, with a 14.4% market share in the 14-49 demographic and 9.6% among 14-59 year olds. The subsequent show "Experte für alles" recovered from its previous all-time low, drawing 380,000 viewers, an increase of 120,000 from the prior week, and achieving a 9.6% market share in the 14-49 group, its best since April of the previous year. Other ProSieben programs like "taff" (10.7%), "Newstime" (11.9%), and "Galileo" (9.2%) also contributed. Kabel Eins's "Terminator: Die Erlösung" achieved a 6.7% market share, and Vox's "Die Welpen kommen" reached 6.2%. RTLzwei's repeat of "Hartz und Herzlich" only managed a 3.8% market share.
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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