Television - Christmas ratings: Helene Fischer ahead of crime thriller and "Kevin"
More television is watched in Germany on Christmas Day than on the traditionally weak TV day of Christmas Eve. After a break of several years, "The Helene Fischer Show" on ZDF once again attracted the most viewers during prime time on December 25.
On average, 5.02 million people watched the three-hour show on Monday evening, which corresponded to a market share of 20.7 percent from 8.15 pm. It was the tenth Fischer show since 2011 (the first two were broadcast on ARD). Last time - which was in 2019 due to the coronavirus - almost a million more people watched.
Second place in primetime went to Erste: the ARD crime thriller "Wolfsland - Das schwarze Herz" with Götz Schubert and Yvonne Catterfeld reached 4.34 million (16.9 percent from 8.15 p.m.). The Christmas comedy "Kevin - Allein in New York" was watched by an average of 2.84 million (11.3 percent) on Sat.1.
It was followed by RTL with the fantasy film "Die Schule der magischen Tiere", which was watched by 1.31 million viewers (5.1 percent). Vox followed with the sinking epic "Titanic": 1.01 million (4.5 percent) tuned in to the 1997 film.
ProSieben had 890,000 viewers (3.6 percent) with the superhero action film "Spider-Man: No Way Home", while Kabel eins drew 800,000 (3.3 percent) with the monastery thriller "Der Name der Rose".
ZDFneo attracted 790,000 viewers (3.1 percent) with the British crime thriller "Inspector Barnaby: House Full of Hate", while RTLzwei drew 570,000 (2.3 percent) with the mystery thriller "Inferno".
The Christmas address by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was watched by 4.3 million viewers (18.4 percent) on Ersten from 8.06 pm and by 2.52 million (13.3 percent) on ZDF at 7.06 pm.
The Pope's blessing "Urbi et Orbi" at midday on ZDF was watched by 1.31 million viewers (12.3 percent from 12 noon).
In the afternoon and early evening, for example, the "Sissi" films with Romy Schneider scored on ARD: 1.70 million watched the first film from 4.35 p.m. (11.4 percent) and as many as 2.32 million watched the second, "Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin", from 6.15 p.m. (12.5 percent).
For RTL, the series "Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl" paid off in the afternoon, with six episodes running consecutively - the best episode in terms of reach was the 6.10 p.m. episode with 1.88 million viewers.
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- Götz Schubert, known for his roles in German television dramas, was featured in ARD's crime thriller "Wolfsland - Das schwarze Herz" on Christmas Day.
- The top-rated entertainment event of Christmas Day in Germany was Helene Fischer's show on ZDF, attracting an average of 5.02 million viewers during prime time.
- Yvonne Catterfeld, a popular German singer, appeared alongside Götz Schubert in ARD's "Wolfsland - Das schwarze Herz," which ranked second in television ratings for Christmas Day.
- "The Helene Fischer Show" on ZDF has consistently achieved high ratings in Germany, with the latest edition surpassing its previous record set in 2019 during Christmas celebrations.
- German viewers observed a significant increase in TV watching during Christmas Day compared to the traditionally weak TV day of Christmas Eve.
- The controversial series "Kevin - Allein in New York" on Sat.1 had lower ratings than Helene Fischer's show on ZDF, making it the third most-watched prime-time program during Christmas Day in Germany.
- RTL's "Die Schule der magischen Tiere" and Vox's "Titanic" were other popular choices among German viewers during the Christmas Day television ratings.
- Despite lower ratings compared to Helene Fischer's show, the fantasy film "Die Schule der magischen Tiere" managed to secure a fifth-place position in the Christmas Day television ratings in Germany.
- On Saint's Eve, before the ratings boost of Christmas Day, the classic "Sissi" films with Romy Schneider scored high on ARD, attracting over 1.7 million viewers for the first film behind Helene Fischer.
Source: www.stern.de
