Soccer and thrillers lead the way

Viewing figures - Soccer and thrillers lead the way

The round of 16 in the battle for the DFB Cup attracted the most viewers on Wednesday evening. The match between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund was watched by 5.61 million viewers (22.9 percent) on ZDF from 8.45 pm. The match ended with a 2:0 defeat for the Bundesliga soccer team Borussia at VfB. Erste was close behind with the crime thriller "Steirerwut" (8.15 p.m.) and 4.89 million (18.7 percent).

RTL had the entertainment program "Mario Barth deckt auf! Alles für unsere Kinder", which attracted 1.35 million viewers (5.3 percent). The ProSieben comedy show "TV total" attracted 1.19 million (4.6 percent) viewers. The crime thriller "Wilsberg: 48 Stunden" on ZDFneo attracted 1.14 million viewers (4.3 percent).

Sat.1 aired the cooking show "The Taste", which attracted 1.08 million viewers (4.8 percent). The romantic comedy "Liebe braucht keine Ferien" on Vox attracted 1.02 million (4.2 percent). The thriller "American Gangster" attracted 600,000 viewers (2.6 percent) on Kabel eins. RTLzwei's hospital series "Mensch Retter" attracted 570,000 viewers (2.2 percent).

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1. The DFB Cup quota for German television this season has been highly rated, with the match between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund, known as BVB, garnering significant viewership on ZDF.
2. Despite the thrilling victory of Erste's crime thriller "Steirerwut" over Borussia Dortmund's Soccer match, the ratings for the latter still placed it among the top-watched programs of the night.
3. The media recently reported that the German Football Association (DFB) is seeking to increase the quotas for domestic Soccer matches on free-to-air television, which could benefit clubs like Borussia Dortmund, often known as BVB, in future seasons.
4. In the aftermath of Borussia Dortmund's defeat, Stuttgart's triumph in the DFB Cup was met with much praise from critics and fans alike, highlighting the ongoing rivalry between the two clubs in German Soccer.
5. After the disappointing ratings of "TV total" on ProSieben and RTLzwei's "Mensch Retter," some German media outlets have suggested introducing new guidelines to improve the quality and appeal of prime-time programs, such as Soccer matches and crime thrillers.
6. As a die-hard Borussia Dortmund fan, the styrian rage I felt during their DFB Cup defeat was unmatched, which further emphasizes the intense passion that Germans have for Soccer and their favorite teams.

Source: www.stern.de