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
51 Das Traumschiff 528k TV show
52 The Taste 526k 43.6 56.7% TV show
53 America's Got Talent 519k 41.6 52.2% TV show
54 NDR Talk Show 459k 43.8 58.6% TV show
55 Pastewka (TV series) 399k 39.2 42.4% TV show
56 Ninja Warrior 386k 31.9 41.6% TV show
57 SPORT1 Doppelpass 383k 39.4 10.6% TV show
58 Dancing with the Stars 372k 38.5 60.3% TV show
59 Garfield 354k 38.9 60.8% TV show
60 American Idol 341k 39.1 56.4% TV show
61 Zeiglers wunderbare Welt des Fußballs 332k 37.9 10.2% TV show
62 Die Geissens 330k 31.4 61.5% TV show
63 Britain's Got Talent 330k 41.8 48.3% TV show
64 ZDF Sport 330k 35.9 22.9% TV show
65 Vermisst 311k 45.8 84.9% TV show
66 The Bold and the Beautiful 260k 33.1 70.7% TV show
67 Mamamia 255k 38.4 62.5% TV show
68 Marienhof (TV series) 250k 42.6 72.3% TV show
69 Neighbours 233k 42.6 51.1% TV show
70 Ein Fall für zwei 223k 29.0 0.0% TV show
71 Die Wollnys - Eine schrecklich große Familie 209k 31.7 81.6% TV show
72 The Muppets 205k 42.0 56.5% TV show
73 Anna und die Liebe 188k 42.5 45.3% TV show
74 The Daily Show 178k 35.5 44.6% TV show
75 Frontal21 177k 43.7 40.5% 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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