Observed Signal · May 29, 2026 · Viewership Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
RTLzwei beats Vox in film duel, overtakes Pilawa
DWDL reports that RTLzwei outperformed Vox and Sat.1 in key TV ratings on Thursday after airing the films Cast Away and Anaconda. In the 14–49 demographic RTLzwei's Cast Away reached 6.1% share at 20:15, narrowly ahead of Vox's Wonder Woman (5.9%). Sat.1's new episode of the 1% Quiz with Jörg Pilawa recorded 5.6% in the demo but reached 1.08 million total viewers (5.9% overall). Later, Anaconda attracted 270,000 viewers on RTLzwei and pushed the 14–49 share to 7.8%. Daytime social documentaries also performed strongly (Hartz und herzlich peaked at 11.9% at 15:00), helping RTLzwei to a 6.0% average among 14–49 and fourth place for the day (Vox 5.5%, Sat.1 5.3%). Data source: AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE).
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- RTLzwei's Cast Away - Verschollen achieved a 6.1% market share among 14–49 viewers at 20:15.
- Vox's Wonder Woman reached a 5.9% market share in the 14–49 demo at 20:15.
- Sat.1's 1% Quiz with Jörg Pilawa recorded 5.6% in the 14–49 demo and reached 1.08 million total viewers (5.9% market share overall).
- RTLzwei's airing of Anaconda later drew 270,000 viewers and increased the 14–49 market share to 7.8%.
- RTLzwei's average day market share among 14–49 was 6.0% (4th place); Vox averaged 5.5% and Sat.1 5.3% for the day.
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Films Push RTLzwei Ahead of Sat.1 and Vox
DWDL reports that on Friday RTLzwei climbed to fifth place in the German TV audience charts thanks to strong film programming. The commercial channel achieved a daily market share of 5.6% (placing it ahead of Kabel Eins, Vox and Sat.1). The 20:15 broadcast of the film Catch Me If You Can averaged 300,000 viewers in the 14–49 demo (8.6% market share) and 670,000 viewers overall. Late-night film showings including Alien and Alien: Resurrection also delivered double-digit strength in certain slots for RTLzwei. By contrast Vox’s Goodbye Deutschland reached 640,000 viewers but only 5.8% in 14–49, while Sat.1’s comedy repeat Schmitzefrei drew 560,000 viewers and 4.6% in the 14–49 demo; a late repeat of Promi Taste on Sat.1 registered 2.5%. Data source: AGF SCOPE (AGF Videoforschung).
Sat.1 and RTLzwei Celebrate Film Successes
DWDL reports on linear TV audience figures for April 26, 2026: Sat.1 and RTLzwei achieved strong ratings with prime-time feature films, while Vox underperformed among younger viewers. RTLzwei’s broadcast of Die Wolke reached about 570,000 viewers and delivered a 7.4% market share in the 14–49 demo; a later film, Tschernobyl 1986, reached 8.9% in the same demo. Sat.1’s Asterix & Obelix im Reich der Mitte attracted ~900,000 viewers and an 8.0% 14–49 share. Sports and specialist channels also performed well: Sky’s afternoon Bundesliga coverage drew 950,000 viewers (21.2% share) and niche channels ZDFinfo and Kabel Eins Doku posted strong day‑market shares in the 14–49 group. All audience data are credited to AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung (preliminary weighted data).
RTLzwei Records Strongest Day in Nearly a Year
RTLzwei achieved its strongest day among the 14–49 age group since May 27, 2025, driven by strong primetime performance of social-documentary programming. On Tuesday (TV reach dated 2026-05-12) RTLzwei posted a 6.8% daily market share among 14–49 year‑olds, ahead of Sat.1 (5.9%) and ProSieben (5.8%). The primetime documentary "Armes Deutschland - Stempeln oder abrackern" delivered a 9.5% share in the 14–49 demo with 0.72 million total viewers, while an older episode of "Armes Deutschland - Deine Kinder" delivered 8.2% (14–49). Vox’s "Sing meinen Song" had a 9.6% share in 14–49 with 1.12 million viewers and likely lost some young viewers to the ESC semifinal on One. Data source: AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung; article published by DWDL.de on 2026-05-13.
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