Overview
- Das Erste's 18:38 broadcast reached 1.91 million viewers for an 11.7% share and 16.3% among ages 14–49, according to preliminary AGF SCOPE figures reported by DWDL.
- NDR’s showing shortly after 16:00 attracted 1.84 million viewers, including 610,000 in the 14–49 group for a 21.5% market share in that demo.
- WDR and SWR recorded 1.57 million and 1.18 million viewers respectively, with additional regional airings on BR, HR and RBB reported but not yet fully rated.
- ARD networks scheduled near-continuous runs across Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, including a 60-year commemorative program and numerous dialect versions.
- Alternative editions also drew interest, with the WDR’s ‘Dinner op Kölsch’ posting an 8.3% share among 14–49 and One’s airing reaching 240,000 viewers for a 2.8% youth share.