Observed Signal · Aug 9, 2026 · Audience Ratings · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
‘Quiz-Champion’ Sets Record Among Younger Viewers
ZDF's quiz show 'Der Quiz-Champion' recorded an unusually high market share among younger viewers on Saturday, achieving 15.8% in the 14–49 group and 16.8% in the 14–59 group, with 3.07 million total viewers. The overall audience winner was a repeat on Das Erste, the crime drama 'Die Toten am Meer - Tod an der Klippe', which reached 3.48 million viewers (21.2% share). A later 'Barcelona' crime drama averaged 1.51 million viewers (11.2% overall, 3.5% among 14–49). The jointly broadcast 'Sommer-Spaß mit Andy Borg' on SWR and MDR attracted 1.76 million viewers in total (0.98m on SWR, 0.78m on MDR) and an 11% overall market share, performing better with older audiences. Data source: AGF SCOPE 1.15 (AGF Videoforschung).
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- ZDF's 'Der Quiz-Champion' achieved a 15.8% market share among viewers aged 14–49 and 16.8% among 14–59, with 3.07 million viewers overall.
- Das Erste's repeat 'Die Toten am Meer - Tod an der Klippe' reached 3.48 million viewers and a 21.2% overall market share.
- 'Sommer-Spaß mit Andy Borg' (SWR + MDR) reached 1.76 million viewers in total (0.98 million on SWR, 0.78 million on MDR) and an 11% overall market share.
- A later 'Barcelona' crime drama averaged 1.51 million viewers (11.2% overall) and 3.5% among 14–49-year-olds.
- Source for the audience data cited: AGF SCOPE 1.15 / AGF Videoforschung (preliminary weighted data).
Connected Companies & Entities
11 Entities mapped“The ZDF show 'Der Quiz-Champion' has for some time regularly delivered double-digit market shares among younger audiences and on Saturday re...”
“The victory in the overall audience nevertheless went to Das Erste, where the repeat of the crime drama 'Die Toten am Meer - Tod an der Klip...”
“SWR and MDR jointly broadcast 'Sommer-Spaß mit Andy Borg', with 0.98 million viewers watching the show on SWR Fernsehen....”
“SWR and MDR jointly broadcast 'Sommer-Spaß mit Andy Borg', with a further 0.78 million viewers watching the show on MDR....”
“Source for all data in this article, unless otherwise noted: AGF SCOPE 1.15; market standard: moving image; preliminary weighted data....”
“© DWDL.de GmbH, 2001-2026 (publisher of the article)....”
“The SWR placed nationwide with 3.2% at rank 6 directly behind Sat.1....”
“The overall winner was an older ARD crime drama ('Die Toten am Meer - Tod an der Klippe')....”
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“The Top 5 market shares list in the article shows RTL at 8.0%....”
“The overall winner was an older ARD crime drama ('Die Toten am Meer - Tod an der Klippe')....”
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