Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular TV Shows in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv shows in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 180 tv shows tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Sportschau, Storm of Love and Heute lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 24M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 937k, and the largest, Sportschau, reaches around 14M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each tv show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Sportschau 14M 39.1 25.5% TV show
2 Storm of Love 5.6M 46.1 87.1% TV show
3 Heute 4.9M 42.3 50.5% TV show
4 Bauer sucht Frau 4.1M 41.5 76.9% TV show
5 Dahoam is Dahoam 3.8M 43.5 70.3% TV show
6 Tatort 2.6M 43.9 57.4% TV show
7 Die Rosenheim-Cops 2.3M 49.9 59.0% TV show
8 pippi langstrumpf 2.2M 30.9 88.2% TV show
9 ZDF-Fernsehgarten 2.1M 38.3 65.0% TV show
10 Der Bergdoktor (2008) 1.8M 43.5 78.7% TV show
11 hart aber fair 1.8M 43.6 46.8% TV show
12 Punkt 12 1.8M 40.4 75.1% TV show
13 Notruf Hafenkante 1.7M 39.9 58.9% TV show
14 Tagesthemen 1.6M TV show
15 Extra 3 1.5M 41.1 40.8% TV show
16 Maybrit Illner 1.4M 43.5 29.6% TV show
17 Stromberg 1.4M 37.1 28.6% TV show
18 Sat.1 Frühstücksfernsehen 1.3M 40.3 66.1% TV show
19 SOKO Leipzig 1.3M 44.5 72.7% TV show
20 Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst 1.2M 37.1 49.7% TV show
21 Mord mit Aussicht 1.2M 46.1 66.5% TV show
22 Türkisch für Anfänger 1.2M 39.4 65.2% TV show
23 Bibi Blocksberg 1.2M 40.5 71.6% TV show
24 Löwenzahn 1.2M 44.6 76.0% TV show
25 The Voice Kids 1.2M 36.5 65.3% TV show

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv shows compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each tv show by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv show in Germany?

Sportschau currently leads with an estimated audience of 14M people in Germany.

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