Crime duel dominates the TV quotas: Stralsund grabs the victory!

Crime duel dominates the TV quotas: Stralsund grabs the victory!

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the competition for the audience hearts on German television was particularly exciting. Various shows competed against each other, with a thriller dominated the market shares. The quiz show “Inquired-Junction” in the first place secured first place with 2.73 million viewers and a market share of 13.9%. Especially among the younger spectators (14-49 years), the show became a success with 10.5% and 0.43 million viewers.

also RTL tried to build on the number of spectators with "because they don't know what happens". The show reached 1.65 million viewers and a market share of 9.9%. In the target group of 14- to 49-year-olds, however, the program only came to 12.3% (0.44 million viewers), which meant a decline compared to the previous week. ProSieben cut off even worse with “Schlag” and only reached 3.9% with the older spectators.

criminalist dominance

The thriller “Stralsund: Blood money” in ZDF clearly stood out and achieved an impressive number of spectators of 5.24 million, which corresponded to a market share of 24.5%. The format was also popular with 7.1% and 0.29 million viewers, especially for younger spectators. The popularity of German crime novels and crime series is not only evident in the current number of spectators, but has also remained constant in recent years. This proves an analysis by IFD Allensbach, which is accessible online and reflects a growing interest in German crime novels between 2020 and 2024. Data published on June 19, 2024, with access to the data on May 11, 2025.

further programs and their ratings

The competition on television had some interesting programs to offer. Sat.1 showed the film “Harry Potter and the Half -Blood Prince” with a market share of 8.5% and 0.35 million viewers. Rtlzwei relied on the music documentary “50 years of Abba and the secret of Sweden pop”, which attracted 5.4% and 0.20 million viewers. The “Tropic Thunder” comedy on RTLZWEI came to 4.1% with 0.17 million viewers. In addition, Kabel offered old episodes from “Navy CIS”, which recorded between 2.5% and 3.7% market share at up to 0.12 million viewers.

Overall, the evening of May 10, 2025 is proof of the unbroken popularity of crime series in Germany, while the other formats had to fight hard for the audience.