Overview
- AGF SCOPE data show the 20:00 edition slightly increased its linear reach despite an overall decline in TV usage.
- Rivals trailed by a wide margin, with ZDF’s 19:00 heute averaging about 3.48 million viewers and RTL aktuell about 2.44 million.
- Among younger viewers, the broadcast averaged 1.347 million with a 33.1% market share.
- In the eastern federal states, the program led with a 34.3% share, up 2.8 percentage points versus 2024.
- Digital reach expanded as followers across major platforms rose 12%, Instagram averaged about 33 million interactions, and TikTok logged roughly 72 million video starts per month.