Rascasse Audience Intelligence

German television comedy Audience in Germany

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about German television comedy in Germany — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. German television comedy has an estimated audience of 2,744,764 people in Germany.

#1439among Topic in Germany#165in Movies & TV

The average German television comedy fan in Germany is 38.0 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg.

Top brand affinities include Bild, ZDF, Christoph Maria Herbst, with strongest over-indexing on Bild (3.8× the country average).

Demographically, the German television comedy audience skews balanced with an average age of 38.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, Social Media Usage.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical German television comedy fan in Germany is balanced, around 38.0 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Bild.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the German television comedy profile in Germany.

Audience size
2.7M
in Germany
Gender
50.1%♀
49.9% male
Age
38.0
average years
Country rank
#2375
Topic in Germany
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of German television comedy fans

50.1% are female, 49.9% are male, average age 38.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

50.1%
Female
49.9%
Male
Demographic split for German television comedy audience in Germany
MetricValue
Female50.1%
Male49.9%
Average age38.0
Estimated audience size2,744,764
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.0
average years
Age distribution of the German television comedy audience in Germany
Age bracketShare%
16-1923%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

53.6%

of the worldwide German television comedy audience comes from Germany.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for German television comedy
CountryShare
Germany53.6%
Austria5.7%
Switzerland5.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Germany average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the German television comedy audience in Germany is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

German television comedy fans by region: top regions in Germany
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Nordrhein-Westfalen~800K1.25×
02Niedersachsen~300K1.16×
03Rheinland-Pfalz~200K1.09×
04Baden-Württemberg~400K1.04×
05Mecklenburg-Vorpommern~50K1.04×
06Sachsen~100K1.03×
07Schleswig-Holstein~100K1.02×
08Thüringen~70K1.02×
09Brandenburg~90K1.01×
10Sachsen-Anhalt~70K1.01×
11Hessen~200K0.99×
12Bayern~400K0.91×
13Berlin~100K0.90×
14Saarland~30K0.89×
15Hamburg~50K0.88×
16Bremen~20K0.82×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — German television comedy, Germany
0.82×1.00×1.25×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the German television comedy audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for German television comedy audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Christoph Maria HerbstMovies & TV11.36×
02Caroline PetersMovies & TV11.36×
03Hape KerkelingMovies & TV8.84×
04ZDFMovies & TV4.94×
05Let's Dance (German TV series)Movies & TV4.46×
06RTL TelevisionMovies & TV4.09×
07BildNews3.80×
08CommerzbankBusiness & Career3.63×
09CelebrityMovies & TV3.59×
10BroadcastingMovies & TV3.58×
11REWEShopping3.53×
12PoliticsPolitics & Society3.38×
13MunichTravel & Leisure3.24×
14Deutsche BahnCars & Mobility3.22×
15EdekaShopping3.12×
16KauflandShopping3.05×
17Obi (store)Shopping2.86×
18HotelsTravel & Leisure2.78×
19LeisureTravel & Leisure2.74×
20EuropeTravel & Leisure2.49×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the German television comedy audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by German television comedy audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE2.10×
Social Media UsageJOY1.71×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.50×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by German television comedy audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.58×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM0.58×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.66×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does German television comedy have in Germany?

German television comedy has an estimated audience of 2,744,764 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.

02

What is the gender split and age of German television comedy fans?

50.1% of German television comedy fans are female, 49.9% are male, with an average age of 38.0 years.

03

Which brands do German television comedy fans like most?

German television comedy fans show strongest brand affinity for Bild (3.8×), ZDF (4.94×), and Christoph Maria Herbst (11.36×) over the country average.

04

Where do German television comedy fans live in Germany?

German television comedy fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach ~800K), Bayern (reach ~400K), and Baden-Württemberg (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do German television comedy fans also like?

Beyond German television comedy itself, the audience over-indexes on ZDF (4.94×), Christoph Maria Herbst (11.36×), Hape Kerkeling (8.84×), and REWE (3.53×) compared to the Germany average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for German television comedy. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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