Observed Signal · Jul 18, 2026 · Measurement Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Strong week for 'Good Times, Bad Times' (GZSZ)
The RTL soap Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (GZSZ) delivered one of its strongest weeks of 2026, averaging 16.9% market share among 14- to 49-year-olds and posting a 2026 weekly high of 18.8% on Monday. The show also reached 17.0% market share on Friday with an average of 1.19 million viewers. In the broader 14–59 audience GZSZ averaged 10.8%. Other RTL programming performed well: the news show RTL aktuell averaged 2.06 million viewers and 20.5% among 14–49, while in primetime RTL, ProSieben and Sat.1 recorded competitive market shares for their evening offerings. Audience and rating figures in the article are sourced to AGF Videoforschung (AGF SCOPE).
Routine weekly linear TV ratings for a single soap and related programs; relevant for TV buyers and broadcasters but not industry-shifting.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (GZSZ) averaged 16.9% market share among 14–49-year-olds for the week.
- GZSZ reached 18.8% market share on Monday 2026 (a new weekly best for 2026) and 18.0% on Thursday.
- On Friday GZSZ had 17.0% market share in 14–49 and attracted on average 1.19 million viewers.
- In the extended 14–59 age group GZSZ averaged 10.8% market share.
- RTL's news program RTL aktuell averaged 2.06 million viewers and 20.5% market share among 14–49 on Friday.
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Undercover Boss and GZSZ Boost RTL Ratings
Across mid‑July evenings, German linear TV saw several standouts. ZDF’s crime film Briefe aus dem Jenseits led Monday with 3.89 million viewers and a 19.4% share, while GZSZ reached 1.39 million and an 18.8% 14–49 share—its best this year. RTL’s Undercover Boss delivered strong results across multiple airings: the July 20 'Jysk' episode peaked at 1.56 million (8.1% overall) and 480,000 (15.0%) in 14–49—its best demo share since 2020—with repeats and a July 13 airing averaging roughly 1.1–1.4 million. ProSieben’s Georgie & Mandy repeats rose among younger viewers (to just under 500,000/9.8%), Vox’s Goodbye Deutschland drew 810,000 (8.2%), and Kabel Eins’ Iron Man 3 had 550,000 (6.9%). Streaming: Netflix stable, Prime Video’s Greenland 2 rose to #1, and ZDF sportstudio YouTube highlights exceeded 1.5 million. Data: AGF SCOPE 1.15.
Giesel stays strong; 'Achtung Kontrolle' hits yearly high
Kabel Eins posted strong linear-TV ratings on 30 July 2026: Peter Giesel’s report format 'Achtung Abzocke' delivered 8.5% share among 14–49-year-olds (210,000 viewers in that demo) and a later repeat reached 8.8% (460,000 total viewers). The pre-evening magazine 'Achtung Kontrolle' set a new annual best with 8.4% in the 14–49 demo (470,000 overall). Afternoon US crime series on Kabel Eins underperformed, while ProSieben Maxx’s 'Storage Wars' achieved 4.1–5.1% in the demo. DMAX had a strong day driven by 'Fang des Lebens' (peaking at 7.2%), 'Steel Buddies' (up to 5.1%), and two primetime episodes of '112: Feuerwehr im Einsatz' (3.2% and 4.5%), with a late-night repeat reaching 13.8%; DMAX’s daily market share was 3.7%, narrowly ahead of RTLzwei. Data source: AGF SCOPE / AGF Videoforschung (preliminary weighted TV 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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