Controversial TV duel Voigt vs. Höcke at World TV reaches record rates

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It was the most controversial TV duel ever: Yesterday Thursday, April 11th, the top candidates Mario Voigt (CDU) and Björn Höcke (AfD) competed against each other at the World TV. The show was moderated by world TV editor-in-chief Jan Philipp Burgard and world TV chief moderator Tatjana Ohm.

The duel was the most powerful prime time in the overall audience with a visual participation of 1.026 million with the overall audience. In the 14- to 59-year-olds, 5.9 percent market share was reached, and 6.2 percent in the target group of 14 to 49 year olds. The broadcaster has never achieved these strong market shares with a shipping program beforehand. WELT TV during the TV duel in the transmitter ranking was both in 6th place.

The subsequent analysis of the duel with Robin Alexander (Deputy Editor -in -Chief), Mariam Lau (editor, the time), Beatrice Achterberg (editor, Neue Zürcher Zeitung) and Alisha Mendgen (correspondent, editorial network Germany), who started at 9:30 p.m. 3.4 percent market share for 14- to 59-year-olds also a significantly above-average value.

The daily market share of the World TV was above average with 2.3 percent in the 14 to 59-year-olds or 2.8 percent among 14- to 49-year-olds. That was the strongest daily market value since the outbreak of the Ukraine War on February 27, 2022 (then also with 2.3 and 2.8 percent).

The TV duel between Mario Voigt and Björn Höcke has shown that people's interest is great to form an opinion as part of a direct political discussion on television. It makes sense to challenge politicians, whose beliefs are rejected by critical questions and facts.

in Berlin there is a lively media landscape that works both nationally and regionally. The capital is the seat of numerous large newspaper issues and television channels. The duel between Voigt and Höcke has attracted great attention at Welt TV and achieved the highest market shares in the history of broadcasting. This shows that political discussions and conflicts in the population have a high level of interest.

A TV duel from this scope is not new in Germany's history. In recent years there have been similar controversy programs that have shaped the country's political climate. For example, a TV duel between Angela Merkel (CDU) and Martin Schulz (SPD) took place in 2017, which received great attention nationwide. Such debates are an important part of Germany's political culture, as they give citizens the opportunity to get an idea of ​​the top candidates and to get to know their political positions.

In the following table, the market shares of the TV duel between Voigt and Höcke are listed at various target groups:

| Target group | Market share |
| ————————- | ————- |
| Total audience | 5.9 % |
| 14- to 59-year-old | 5.9 % |
| 14- to 49-year-old | 6.2 % |
| Subsequent analysis | 3.4 % |
| Day market share | 2.3 % |
| Day market share (14-49) | 2.8 % |

The high market shares of the duel show that political discussions among the spectators are of great interest. It remains to be seen how the political landscape in Thuringia will change through the TV duel and the subsequent discussions.


Source: world news station/ots