Embarrassment for private broadcasters: DFB Cup on ARD destroys competition in the ratings battle. RTL, ProSieben and Co.
cannot compete against the D FB Cup. Among the 25 most-watched programs on Tuesday, ARD took the first four places, thanks in part to the usual high-ratings “Tagesschau’ RTL had a comparatively weak 2.05 million total viewers (market share of 8.0 percent) and just 250,000 target group viewers ( market share of 4.8 percent)