Observed Signal · May 19, 2026 · Audience Measurement · Source: DWDL · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Streaming Reach: 'Prominent getrennt' Hits Record
DWDL reports AGF Videoforschung streaming net-reach rankings for calendar week 19 (May 4–10, 2026). RTL+ saw strong performance from reality formats: RTLzwei's 'Kampf der Realitystars' reached 1.000 million weekly net viewers, while 'Prominent getrennt' rose by 226,000 to a new streaming best of 0.996 million. Amazon's 'The Boys' reached 1.084 million viewers, placing it ahead of ARD's 'Tatort' (1.034 million). News programming led the cross-provider chart with the 'Tagesschau' on top (1.642 million), followed by DAZN's Champions League (1.601 million) and RTL's 'ntv Nachrichten' (1.291 million). The data are from AGF SCOPE (version 1.15) for the period 04.05.2026–10.05.2026 and cover streaming-only net reach by program brand.
Streaming net-reach and program-brand rankings provide actionable audience signals for advertisers, media buyers and publishers but do not represent a major industry policy or platform change.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE 1.15) published streaming program-brand net-reach data for calendar week 19 (04.05.2026–10.05.2026).
- 'Tagesschau' (ARD) led the streaming-only net-reach ranking with 1.642 million viewers.
- Amazon's 'The Boys' reached 1.084 million streaming viewers, ahead of ARD's 'Tatort' (1.034 million).
- 'Kampf der Realitystars' (RTLzwei) reached 1.000 million streaming viewers; 'Prominent getrennt' (RTL) rose by 226,000 to 0.996 million, a new record for the format.
- Joyn's top streaming performers included 'Germany's Next Topmodel' (0.645 million), 'Match my Ex' (0.274 million) and 'Most Wanted' (0.252 million).
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Reality Shows Reach Streaming Records in Germany
AGF Videoforschung data for calendar week 33 (10–16 August 2026) shows strong streaming reach for German and international program brands. Public broadcasters led the ranking: ARD’s Sportschau topped streaming with 2.744 million net reach, followed by ZDFheute (2.617M) and ZDF’s Sportstudio Live (2.477M). Among commercial content, Amazon/Prime Video’s Reacher reached 1.421 million, while RTL formats saw growth: Ex on the Beach reached 0.912M and Die Verräter 0.665M (665,000 viewers in the week). Joyn’s Villa der Versuchung and other shows are listed in the top 20. The figures use AGF’s “Programmmarke” streaming net reach reporting (AGF SCOPE 1.16) and cover reach on broadcasters’ own streaming platforms only (excludes YouTube and social networks).
The Boys and Kampf der RealityAllstars Pass One Million
AGF Videoforschung data for calendar week 18 (27 April–3 May 2026) show seven program brands exceeded one million weekly streaming net-reach in Germany. Top streaming program brands included ZDFheute (1.778m), Tagesschau (1.460m), ntv Nachrichten (1.439m) and RTLzwei’s Kampf der Realitystars (1.132m). Amazon’s series The Boys reached 1.033m viewers in streaming that week. The figures were reported by DWDL.de on 12 May 2026 and are based on AGF SCOPE 1.15 (package: 17606, evaluated 11 May 2026). The article highlights that AGF’s “program brand” metric—introduced in 2024—measures reach across linear and streaming on publishers’ own platforms and that Prime Video has participated in the AGF reporting only since November.
Reality Allstars Near Million, ARD Telenovelas Strong
DWDL reports AGF Videoforschung streaming net-reach figures for calendar week 17 (20–26 April 2026). ZDF’s news brand “ZDFheute” led program-brand streaming reach at about 2.032 million viewers. RTLzwei’s format “Kampf der Reality-Allstars” reached 0.966 million on RTL+—just under one million and up 130,000 versus the prior week—while RTL’s “DSDS” streaming content reached 642,000 (up 90,000). ARD telenovelas also performed strongly: “Sturm der Liebe” reached 0.782 million (its best week since mid‑October 2025), “Rote Rosen” 0.601 million, and “GZSZ” 0.941 million. The figures are based on AGF SCOPE 1.15 (20.04.2026–26.04.2026) and reflect the AGF’s 2024 “Programmmarke” net‑reach methodology (streaming on own platforms only).
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