• TV viewers: share in total population in Germany 2020

This graph illustrates data on the share of television viewers in the total population of Germany from 1988 to 2020. In 2020, it was found that 72 percent of Germans aged 14 years and older watched television, up from 69.8 percent the previous year.

Share of television viewers in total population on average weekdays in Germany from 1988 to 2020

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

1988 to 2020

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

TV Scope, TV panel D+EU, all channels, Monday to Sunday, 03:00 to 03:00

Supplementary notes

* According to the source, the term viewer is defined as the potential viewers of a program with a minimun viewing time of one consecutive minute. Every person fulfilling the standard criteria, i.e. tunes in to the program and watches for at least on minute consecutively, is counted as a viewer of that particular program. In 1999, the AGF substituted the term "viewer" for the term "net reach".
1988 to 1991 West Germany; from 1992 Germany; from 2011 TV panel D+EU; from 2016 TV panel in German.