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Stefan Raab Show Slumps in Week Two as RTL Hands Wednesday to Günther Jauch

RTL says the hybrid format is not resonating with linear viewers.

Overview

  • AGF data show the second episode drew about 660,000 viewers with a 6.8% share among 14–49, down from just over 1 million viewers and a 12.5% share at the premiere.
  • The show trailed rivals, including Vox’s Stern TV Reportage special with 990,000 viewers and 12.3% in the young demo, Vox’s Das perfekte Dinner with 950,000 viewers, and ZDF’s Jan Böhmermann show with 1.52 million total and 10.8% among 14–49.
  • RTL will temporarily replace the Wednesday 20:15 slot on 8 October with Wer wird Millionär? as part of a 3-Million-Euro Event Week leading into a 9 October final.
  • Only about 280,000 viewers aged 14–49 watched Raab’s second outing, underscoring the drop in the audience RTL targets for primetime decisions.
  • Raab’s return followed daily teaser broadcasts from 15–19 September and a 24 September launch that initially delivered solid linear figures.