On Thursday evening, there was great competition between the Bundesliga relegation on Sat.1 and the "Bergrettern" on ZDF. But who got the better odds?
Mainz/Stuttgart – Although private broadcasters continue to enjoy high ratings, their TV formats are often trumped by public television broadcasts. On Thursday evening (1 June), Sat.1 and ZDF fought a bitter ratings war. While HSV fought for promotion in the Bundesliga relegation, "Die Bergretter" showed full commitment in the second. In the end, a TV format had to admit defeat, as dwdl.de has now determined.
Sat.1 wins the ratings war: Bundesliga relegation ensures top ratings
The duel is decided. And that in two respects. Because the Hamburg sports club fought like last year for its promotion in the Bundesliga. In 2022, HSV had already failed against Hertha BSC. Now they went into the duel against VfB Stuttgart. All broadcast live by Sat.1 and Sky. However, with a harsh outcome for the Hamburgers. The Swabians won the first leg 3-0.
The HSV defeat helped Sat.1 to the final ratings victory. In the target group of 14- to 49-year-olds alone, 25.4 percent already followed the first half. In the second half, the rate even climbed to 31.1 percent. With a peak rating of 5.49 million viewers, Sat.1 became the market leader on Thursday. The broadcast of "ran" was even the most-watched program of the day.
"The Mountain Rescuers" concede defeat in quota war
But also the entertainment programs of the public broadcasters had really stepped on the gas from 20:15 p.m. In the end, there was a head-to-head race between the "Usedom thriller" on the first and the "mountain rescuers" on ZDF. The latter were still able to achieve a relatively good result with 3.45 million viewers. However, they suffered a heavy defeat in the quota war against the much better football competition.
On Thursday evening, "Die Bergretter" was broadcast on ZDF, while the Bundesliga relegation match between Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart was broadcast on Sat.1. Who got the better odds? © ZDF / Barbara Bauriedl & IMAGO / Sven Simon
This time, the political magazine "Panorama", which was broadcast on Das Erste from 21.45 p.m., was hit particularly hard. The format was able to attract just 1.6 million viewers. This was a fatal result because the show had its lowest reach in years. However, there is one format in the ARD that is regularly vastly superior to the private broadcasters. Sources used:dwdl.de
