Observed Signal · Sep 17, 2026 · Earnings Report · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Positive
TV Ratings Market: ZDF's 'XY gelöst' Leads Wednesday Primetime Ratings
On Wednesday evening, the ZDF true-crime series 'XY gelöst' attracted over 3 million viewers, making it the strongest primetime format in German television. The first episode drew 3.42 million viewers (16.6% market share), and the second improved to 3.68 million (18.1%). Among viewers aged 14-49, the show achieved 10.1% and 11.9% market shares, ranking behind only RTL's Europa League coverage and ahead of ProSieben's 'The Masked Singer' and Sat.1's 'Das große Backen'. Das Erste's film 'Wäldern - Das Böse in den Spiegeln' attracted 2.23 million viewers (10.9% share), down from the previous week. Overall, ZDF led the daily market share with 15.4%, followed by Das Erste with 10.0%, while RTL topped the young demographics with 11.2%.
This is a routine TV ratings report, relevant to the German television market but not a significant industry development.
Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- ZDF's 'XY gelöst' drew 3.42 million and 3.68 million viewers for its two Wednesday episodes.
- The show achieved market shares of 16.6% and 18.1% among all viewers.
- Among 14-49 year olds, the show had 10.1% and 11.9% market share.
- ZDF led the daily market share with 15.4%, ahead of Das Erste's 10.0%.
- Das Erste's film 'Wäldern' attracted 2.23 million viewers, a decline from the previous week.
Connected Companies & Entities
6 Entities mappedDas Erste
Germany’s national public-service television channel within ARD.
“Das Erste showed the film 'Wäldern - Das Böse in den Spiegeln' at primetime....”
AGF Videoforschung
German video audience measurement and planning data provider.
“Source for all data: AGF Videoforschung; AGF SCOPE 1.15....”
RTL Group
European broadcaster, streamer, ad seller and content producer.
“For the young audience, 'XY gelöst' was directly behind the Europa League on RTL....”
ProSieben
German broadcast channel brand with digital video distribution.
“'XY gelöst' ranked ahead of 'The Masked Singer' on ProSieben....”
SAT.1
German broadcaster behind SAT.1 and its Joyn distribution.
“'XY gelöst' ranked ahead of 'Das große Backen' on Sat.1....”
ZDF
German public-service broadcaster with free TV, streaming and news platforms.
“The ZDF has broadcast two new episodes of the true-crime series 'XY gelöst'....”
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