German TV Ratings Slip as Sat.1 Breakfast Show Hits Record Low and ZDF Highlights New National Coach

Sat.1’s three‑hour Saturday breakfast programme drew only 21,000 viewers in the key 14‑49 age group, a 2.9 % market share and a total reach of 0.24 million – the lowest figures the show has recorded in years.

On the same day ZDF’s live broadcast of the announcement that Jürgen Klopp will become Germany’s new national team coach attracted 0.69 million viewers (15.2 % share). Later in the evening the channel’s crime series “Der Alte” gathered 3.71 million viewers with a 22.0 % share, while “SOKO Leipzig” earned 3.07 million viewers (18.0 % share).