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Market share of television channels in Germany in 2024

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Release date

January 2025

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2024

Age group

3 years and older

Special properties

TV Scope, German-language television panel, Monday to Sunday, 3.00 to 3.00 a.m.; AGF and licence broadcasters

Supplementary notes

According to the source "market share" is the percentage of the average number of viewers of a specific program, a commercial break or a specific interval in comparison to overall length of all programs.

* includes more than one channel

The values were partially retrieved from this .

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The German television channel ZDF hat the ** market share among TV channels in Germany in 2024 with **** percent. ZDF was followed by ARD Das Erste and RTL, with shares of ** and *** percent. The ranking is based on viewers aged three years and older.

For the public

ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) is one of the leading public service broadcasters in Germany, with a long history and many well-known programs. Public broadcasters are seen as providing more high-quality content for viewers and considered to approach broadcasting responsibly. Or, rather, the German audience expects quality and responsibility due to public channels also being financed by license fees - a subject that has been somewhat contentious in the country for decades. The fees have recently been raised. While television remains a leading medium in Germany, it also has to contend with competition brought on by streaming platforms and ever increasing options for media consumption for audiences. The ZDF news show ZDF heute (ZDF today) recorded ** viewer numbers in recent years, though an increase was visible in 2020. However, since 2021 viewer numbers have been ** again.

Making TV

ZDF is known for broadcasting various types of content, from TV movies to documentaries, as well as reporting on different topics. They also have several talk shows on which a variety of famous guests, however mostly politicians, are invited.
In 2022, a total of *** TV channels were registered in Germany, with federal, regional, and local ones making up the largest share in the list.