Overview
- RTL averaged 8.50 million viewers for the Cologne qualifier and peaked at 9.46 million for a 36.6% market share, according to BILD.
- BILD reported a 48% share among 14–49-year-olds, while DWDL cited a 50.7% share in that demo during the second half.
- FOCUS cited alternative measurements of 8.26–8.75 million viewers with a 40.9% share at 21:48.
- The audience topped Germany’s 0:2 loss in Slovakia earlier in the week, which averaged 7.47 million on ARD.
- RTL outdrew ARD’s Tatort (3.7 million, 15.2%) and ZDF’s Frühling (3.03 million, 12.5%) that night, and the pregame show reached up to 5 million viewers at roughly a 21% share.