Observed Signal · Aug 10, 2026 · Measurement Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Repeat 'Kitchen Impossible' Achieves Best Rating Since 2022
A repeat episode of VOX's Kitchen Impossible delivered the channel's strongest audience figures since 2022, becoming market leader in the 14–49 demographic on Sunday. The 2023 episode averaged 300,000 viewers aged 14–49 (12.6% share) and 630,000 total viewers. ProSieben's 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' and RTL's 'Skyfall' also posted strong reach and shares, while the ARD 'Tatort' remained the single most-watched programme in the total audience. Data source: AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE 1.15); figures are preliminary, weighted TV audience data for 09.08.2026.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- A 2023 episode of 'Kitchen Impossible' on VOX averaged 300,000 viewers aged 14–49, achieving a 12.6% market share and 630,000 total viewers.
- ProSieben's 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' reached 320,000 viewers aged 14–49 (12.1% share) and an average total reach of 930,000 viewers.
- RTL's 'James Bond 007 - Skyfall' drew 1.48 million total viewers and 11.3% share in the 14–49 demo, while achieving 13.1% in the 14–59 group during primetime.
- The ARD 'Tatort: Borowski und das ewige Meer' had 3.62 million viewers and a 19.4% market share at 20:15, making it the most-watched single programme by total audience.
- All audience data in the article are sourced from AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE 1.15) and refer to TV reach figures for 09.08.2026.
Connected Companies & Entities
12 Entities mapped“VOX achieved the best rating since 2022 on Sunday with 'Kitchen Impossible' — despite only airing a repeat....”
“At 20:15 the feature film 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' also performed strongly on ProSieben, delivering the best blockbuster rating in ten months...”
“ProSiebenSat.1 appears in the job listings on the site (e.g., a production planner position in Munich)....”
“The 'Tatort' reached 3.62 million viewers and a 19.4 percent market share at 20:15....”
“ZDF programmes such as 'Frühling' and the 'heute' news shows are listed among the top-reach programmes for the evening....”
“For Sat.1 the evening remained weak: the films 'One for the Road' and 'Generation Beziehungsunfähig' only achieved 3.7% and 3.8% market shar...”
“During the evening Sat.1 fell behind Kabel Eins and RTLzwei, which each rose to over five percent late in the evening....”
“During the evening Sat.1 fell behind Kabel Eins and RTLzwei, which each rose to over five percent late in the evening....”
“Source of the data for this article: AGF Videoforschung....”
“© DWDL.de GmbH, 2001-2026 (publisher and copyright holder of the article)....”
“'James Bond 007 - Skyfall' attracted even more viewers: RTL reached 1.48 million viewers with the film....”
“'James Bond 007 - Skyfall' attracted even more viewers: RTL reached 1.48 million viewers with the film....”
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Kitchen Impossible Finale Posts Season-High Ratings
DWDL reports that the season finale of the German cooking show "Kitchen Impossible" closed the season with its best ratings: 11.4% market share among 14- to 49-year-olds and an average audience of 0.81 million (4.6% overall). Host Tim Mälzer had appeared in only half of the season's episodes but returned for the finale. The piece also highlights weekend linear-TV performance: the crime drama "Tatort" led primetime with 4.45 million viewers (20.6% market share overall), ZDF’s "Ein Sommer auf Elba" reached 3.2 million (14.8%), and film broadcasts on RTL and ProSieben delivered multi-million audiences. AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE) is cited as the data source for the viewership figures (TV reach dated 07.06.).
Old RTL Crime Repeat Nears Two Million Viewers
A repeat of RTL's crime show "Behringer und die Toten" drew 1.90 million viewers on August 4, 2026, giving RTL a 10.9% primetime market share and placing it ahead of ZDF in total reach. The episode performed less strongly in younger demos (7.7% for ages 14–59; 4.9% for 14–49). ZDF's primetime offerings underperformed in total reach ("Besseresser Challenge" ~1.0 million; 5.7% share), but a later ZDF "Frontal" documentary on the Deutsche Bahn lifted younger-audience numbers (1.62 million total, 9.1% overall; 390,000 viewers 14–49, 14.8% in that demo). The evening's highest single reach was ARD's "Die Kanzlei" (2.74 million) while ZDF's "heute journal" reached 2.48 million. Data source: AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung.
Kitchen Impossible Without Mälzer Near All-Time Low
DWDL.de reports that Sunday’s episode of Kitchen Impossible—airing without regular face Tim Mälzer—saw significantly reduced linear-TV reach. The episode averaged 640,000 viewers, down 260,000 versus the prior week, and delivered a 6.1% market share among 14–49 year‑olds (the second‑lowest in the show's history) and 5.2% among 14–59 year‑olds. DWDL notes Roland Trettl competed against Lukas Mraz in the episode. By contrast, ProSieben’s Ein sehr gutes Quiz remained stable with ~700,000 viewers and a 10.8% share (14–49). RTLzwei’s Kampf der Realitystars improved to ~540,000 viewers and up to 4.5% (14–49) in late slot. Kabel eins’ Zwischen Meer und Maloche hit a new low (230,000 viewers; 1.8% 14–49). Source: AGF Videoforschung (preliminary weighted data).
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