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
26 WISO 1.1M 44.8 55.9% TV show
27 Married... with Children 1M 37.0 59.8% TV show
28 Der letzte Bulle 986k 43.6 62.9% TV show
29 Polizeiruf 110 949k 45.3 59.6% TV show
30 Ladykracher 852k 43.4 39.4% TV show
31 Die Sendung mit der Maus 832k 41.8 66.2% TV show
32 Shopping Queen 829k 30.1 63.7% TV show
33 stern TV 818k 39.2 59.9% TV show
34 Planet Earth (TV series) 787k 37.9 52.3% TV show
35 The Simpsons 728k 29.5 37.5% TV show
36 The Voice 710k 33.9 63.3% TV show
37 Bibi und Tina 700k 28.4 50.4% TV show
38 Tagesschau24 691k 38.7 47.0% TV show
39 Terra X 680k 41.7 38.4% TV show
40 Grill den Henssler 656k 42.2 62.6% TV show
41 Saturday Night Live 603k 29.2 53.6% TV show
42 Tatort Münster 601k 43.4 59.1% TV show
43 RTL Exclusiv 594k 42.2 80.9% TV show
44 SketchUp 575k 35.6 45.3% TV show
45 Big Brother (TV series) 573k 33.6 59.6% TV show
46 SPIEGEL.TV 561k 37.9 21.3% TV show
47 WWE Raw 546k 35.6 30.3% TV show
48 Loose Women 534k 38.2 82.0% TV show
49 Großstadtrevier 534k 45.0 46.5% TV show
50 Heute Journal 530k 33.4 55.4% 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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