Schlager party fails in the TV duel against Crime Hit Wilsberg!

Schlager party fails in the TV duel against Crime Hit Wilsberg!

The Saturday evening in Berlin started promising with the big hit party "Schlagerchampions - The Great Festival of Best", which was moderated by Florian Silbereisen. But the event was anything but smooth. Reports from according to the technical breakdowns for frustration among the spectators and the pop stars such as Andrea Berg and Roland Kaiser. While the technology went on strike, the audience experienced disappointing ratings: only 3.87 million viewers switched on, which corresponded to a market share of only 17.6 percent and the show left far behind the ZDF thriller "Wilsberg", which reached 6.8 million viewers and thus achieved a market share of 27.8 percent.

In stark contrast to this, the first on New Year's Eve was extremely successful: the show "Silvester-Schlagerbooom 2025 Live-The Wunderlichter Show!" enjoyed 4.65 million viewers and a market share of 24.5 percent of one of the highest ranges of the past decades. These impressive figures exceeded the previous year's quota, such as DWDL . In the target group of 14 to 49-year-olds, the market share was 14.2 percent- significantly better than the usual values ​​of the ARD.

Despite these successes on New Year's Eve, the subsequent "hit champions" show was a bitter setback for silver iron. Compared to the last year's issue, which attracted 4.67 million viewers, the reach fell significantly this time. The ZDF was also able to convince with the repetitions in a target group, while the ARD was not able to record large viewer gains that evening, which not only reflects the technical breakdowns, but also the strong competition on television.

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