Most TV viewers tuned in to athletics and a doctor series during prime time on Friday evening. The World Athletics Championships on ZDF from 7:25 p.m. attracted the most viewers, 3.83 million tuned in (18.2 percent market share). The “practice with a sea view” was able to keep up best in the first – 3.26 million people (14.8 percent) watched.

The show “Back to School” on Sat.1 saw 1.21 million people (5.8 percent). 1.03 million viewers (5.0 percent) tuned in to “James Bond 007 – The Living Daylights” on ProSieben. 780,000 people (3.7 percent) wanted to see the action thriller “72 Hours – The Next Three Days” on RTLzwei.