Oliver Pocher Urges RTL to Cancel Stefan Raab’s Show After Ratings Slump

Overview

• The 29 October episode drew about 560,000 viewers and a 5.3% share in the 14–49 demographic, continuing a multi-week slide.
• Viewership has fallen from roughly 1.71 million and a 14.4% market share at the mid-September premiere to 660,000 and 640,000 in early and late October.
• Oliver Pocher labeled the format “SO DURCH” and “the biggest flop of the year,” and he publicly urged RTL to pull the show.
• Pocher alleged the production costs hundreds of thousands of euros weekly and claimed RTL staff are being laid off, assertions not confirmed by RTL in the reporting.
• RTL has not announced a cancellation, as commentators question the format’s relevance and note that prominent guests and DFB-Pokal competition have not reversed the decline.