German television viewership trends show major network shifts

German television viewership saw significant fluctuations across major networks during recent primetime broadcasts. On Sunday, an ARD repeat of the crime series ‘Tatort: Roomservice’ dominated the evening, securing 5.58 million viewers and a 25.9 percent market share.

In contrast, the ZDF drama ‘Eine Wingwoman verliebt sich nicht’ underperformed despite prior media discussion, drawing only 2.51 million viewers and an 11.6 percent market share. On Friday, Sat.1 achieved high engagement with the Bundesliga opening match between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart, which attracted up to 4.48 million viewers and a peak market share of 34.7 percent.

Other notable performances included RTL’s music show ‘So klingt Deutschland’, which reached 1.09 million viewers, and ZDF’s crime series ‘Die Chefin’, which drew 3.44 million viewers.