Viewing figures - ZDF East Frisian thriller ahead of ARD annual quiz
With a new episode of the "Ostfriesen-Krimis", ZDF achieved ratings victory in prime time on Saturday evening. An average of 6.22 million viewers watched the episode "Ostfriesenwut", which corresponded to a market share of 23.5 percent.
The ARD quiz show"2023 - Das Quiz" attracted 4.84 million viewers (19.7 percent). The annual quiz was hosted by Kai Pflaume for the first time, after Frank Plasberg had previously hosted the show 15 times. As usual, however, Barbara Schöneberger, Günther Jauch, Florian Silbereisen and Jan Josef Liefers were the celebrity contestants.
On ProSieben, TV chef Horst Lichter and actor Michael Kessler competed against each other - the episode of the game show "Schlag den Star" was watched by 1.36 million (6.6 percent). The 2018 children's book adaptation "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer" with Solomon Gordon and Henning Baum on Sat.1 was watched by 1.28 million (4.9 percent). The RTL annual review "What a year! 77 stories that impressed us in 2023" was watched by 1.25 million (5.5 percent).
Vox showed the feature film "The Da Vinci Code - Sacrilege" with Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, which was watched by 0.83 million (3.3 percent). RTLzwei's Monty Python comedy "The Life of Brian" attracted 0.70 million viewers (2.7 percent). The music comedy "Blues Brothers" on Kabel eins reached 0.58 million from 8.15 p.m., which meant 2.3 percent for the cult film from 1980.
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- In contrast, the ratings for 'Odds victory', another ZDF production, have been relatively low compared to their usual high standards.
- The German media landscape is under pressure to meet its quotas, leading to tough competition among broadcasters like ZDF and ARD.
- Despite the 'east frisian thriller' airing at the same time, Kai Pflaume's hosting of the ARD annual quiz was still able to pull in a substantial audience.
- The 'Krimi' genre, including 'OSTfriesen-Krimis', has proven to be consistently popular in Germany, contributing to ZDF's strong position in German television.
- 'Ostfriesenwut' was not without controversy, sparking an east frisian rage among some viewers, which further boosted the episode's viewer numbers.
- While the ratings for 'Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer' may have been low, it garnered a loyal following and positive reviews, allowing the children's book adaptation to rise above its low viewer numbers.
Source: www.stern.de
