Leverkusen in the European Cup semi-finals: TV audiences give RTL dream ratings ahead of “GNTM” and crime thrillers

Leverkusen in the European Cup semi-finals
TV audiences give RTL dream ratings ahead of “GNTM” and crime thrillers

The transmitter RTL can look forward to fantastic ratings at the start of the weekend. Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s nerve-wracking European Cup semi-final attracted the clear majority of the German television audience to their TV screens on Thursday evening, especially in the second half. So not only does the German football club emerge as a finalist after a last-minute goal to make it 2-2 against AS Roma, but also the Cologne broadcaster as the winner against ProSieben’s “Germany’s Next Top Model” and ARD’s “Wien-Krimi” on the first .

This is how AGF video research determined in collaboration with GfKthat the second half of the football game attracted around 5.6 million people to the television and thus secured a market share of 26.9 percent of the overall audience. The first half was not quite on the same level as the second half, with a viewing participation of the total audience of around 4.2 million (market share: 16.4 percent). In between, in terms of total viewership, the “Vienna Crime: Blindly Determined – Death in the Palace” came in with 4.4 million and a market share of 18.4 percent.

Football and Top Model impresses with 14 to 49 year olds

The Europa League semi-final shown on RTL was much more popular with the target group of 14 to 49 year olds. Places one to four are occupied by “RTL Fußball: Bayer 04 Leverkusen against AS Roma”: The second half was watched by 1.5 million with a market share of 28.1 percent, while the first half was watched by 1.2 million with a market share of 22 .4 percent pursued. The pre-game coverage and the post-game summary also generated great interest among 14 to 49 year olds.

In this age group, Heidi Klum (50) was able to prevail somewhat behind with her model casting show after the football game: from 8:15 p.m. around 0.6 million tuned in to “Germany’s Next Top Model” in the linear TV program and thus ensured a market share for ProSieben of 12.9 percent.

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