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German TV audience ratings August 2026

Overview

Viewership trends for German television shifted in mid-August 2026. Following the steady performance of early August, where the legal drama ‘Die Kanzlei’ drew 2.74 million viewers, the series saw an increase on 11 August, reaching 3.06 million viewers with a 15.7% market share.

The medical soap ‘In aller Freundschaft’ also experienced a slight rise in audience, growing from 2.02 million viewers on 6 August to 2.09 million on 11 August, though its market share dipped slightly to 10.7%. The series’ 35th episode of season 22, titled ‘Im Ring’, was made available for streaming via the MDR Mediathek.

Sports programming emerged as a significant driver of engagement on 11 August, as ZDF’s coverage of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham attracted 3.71 million viewers, securing a 20.5% market share. Other notable performances included ‘Maischberger’ on Das Erste with 1.25 million viewers and ‘TV total’ on ProSieben with 0.75 million viewers.

Entities

Das Erste · MDR · ProSieben · RTL2 · Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    German television viewership and programming updates

    German TV ratings for August 11, 2026, show strong viewership for ‘Die Kanzlei’ and the European Athletics Championships, while ‘In aller Freundschaft’ continues its run on MDR.

  2. 10 days ago

    [CULTURE] 5 sources
    German TV audience figures for 6 August 2026

    German TV ratings on 6 Aug 2026 show Die Kanzlei (2.74 M), In aller Freundschaft (2.02 M), Report München (1.87 M) and others; ORF 2 plans a cultural broadcast on 11 Aug, and RTL 2 streams Südklinik am Ring.

  3. 21 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Maybrit Illner's final pre‑summer episode draws 1.65 M viewers as ZDF spotlights political leaders

    Maybrit Illner's pre‑summer finale drew 1.65 M viewers, featuring top German politicians, while Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul joked in ZDF's “Next Stop Köster” elevator interview.

Sources

m.quotenmeter.de · presse-nachrichten.de · qmde.de · quotenmeter.de · spielfilm.de · top-news.at

This summary has been updated 4 times: see revision history