Overview
- Germany clinched 2026 World Cup qualification with a 6:0 victory over Slovakia on Monday night.
- ZDF’s live broadcast averaged about 9.68 million viewers for a 38.0% market share, leading the day by a wide margin.
- Audience shares were especially strong among younger viewers at roughly 42.3% (14–59) and 45.9% (14–49), with the halftime heute journal drawing around 8.36 million for one of its top results this year.
- ZDF held at least 25% in total audience through the late-night highlights and finished with leading daily shares of 21.6% overall and 21.5% in 14–49.
- Private channels largely scheduled repeats; RTL bucked the trend with a new Bauer sucht Frau (2.96 million; 11.5% overall; 10.6% in 14–49) after scoring earlier in the week with the NFL Madrid Game peaking at 15.9% in 14–49 and Luxembourg–Germany reaching up to 7.64 million in the second half.