Observed Signal · Jun 21, 2026 · Programming Decision / Audience Measurement · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
RTL Airs 'Take Me Out' During Germany Match, Ratings Plummet
RTL broadcast eight previously unaired episodes of the dating show "Take me out" across two FIFA World Cup evenings, including two episodes that overlapped with Germany's match. The scheduling decision produced very low audience figures: the 20:15 premiere drew about 450,000 viewers (4.1% market share, 14–49), subsequent episodes fell to ~300,000 viewers and single-digit shares in target groups, and late-night shows struggled below 2% in the 14–49 and 14–59 cohorts. Competing public broadcaster programming (Das Erste, ZDF) and the live Germany match dominated audiences. AGF Videoforschung / AGF SCOPE are cited as the data source for the reported TV reach and market-share figures.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- RTL aired eight previously unaired episodes of "Take me out" across two World Cup evenings.
- The 20:15 premiere averaged approximately 450,000 viewers (4.1% market share among 14–49; 3.2% among 14–59).
- A later episode overlapped with the Germany match and achieved 3.5% among 14–49; by 22:35 viewership dropped to ~300,000 (1.2% overall, 1.1% target groups).
- The final late-night episode (from 23:50) reached at most 1.8% (14–49) and 1.9% (14–59).
- AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung is the source for the TV reach and market-share data cited.
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RTL restarted new episodes of the dating show Take Me Out after a two-year hiatus but scheduled them against the FIFA World Cup, resulting in weak audience figures. The first of four episodes reached a 7.8% market share among 14–49s before declining to 4.8% later in the evening; overall start reach was about 680,000 viewers and fell to 440,000 by 23:51. Competing commercial channels performed worse: Sat.1 drew about 290,000 viewers at 20:15, ProSieben about 220,000, and Vox showed the Bond film with 540,000 viewers but only 1.7% in the 14–49 demo. Data source for the figures is AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE).
RTL Airs 'Take Me Out' Against World Cup
RTL will resume broadcasting the eleventh season of the dating show Take Me Out by airing four previously unaired episodes back-to-back on Saturday, 13 June at 20:15, deliberately scheduled in direct competition with live World Cup coverage. DWDL reports eight completed episodes remained in RTL's archive; four will be shown on 13 June. ZDF will broadcast the Qatar vs. Switzerland World Cup match the same evening from 21:00. RTL is also programming repeats of Undercover Boss during the World Cup (including a June 15 repeat featuring Ben Brahim of Accor Deutschland) while filling other weeknights with crime-repeat slots and fresh episodes of Die Bachelors on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The article was published on DWDL.de on 2026-05-20 by Uwe Mantel.
ZDF's Bergretter, RTL Special Perform Before Kickoff
DWDL reports TV audience figures for June 25, 2026, showing that Das Erste dominated late‑night viewing with Germany’s World Cup group match while other channels posted much smaller shares. ZDF’s repeat of Die Bergretter averaged about 3.08 million viewers (15.7% market share). RTL’s special on the heat reached roughly 1.48 million viewers and achieved a 14.3% share in the 14–49 demo, while the following Die Bachelors collapsed to 550,000 viewers (3.2% in 14–49). Free‑TV premiere performance was weak: Vox’s Perfect Match drew about 510,000 viewers (1.7% in 14–49). All numbers are cited as preliminary AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung data.
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