Sat.1


Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group.
Sat.1 was first launched in January 1984 and was initially named PKS ''. The network is considered to be the first privately owned television network in Germany, initially a joint venture of various publishing houses, and was rebranded into its current name in January 1985. The first broadcast could only be seen by roughly 1200 households who had cable access in the city of Ludwigshafen. Early programs included old films American hit series and game shows. Later, the station acquired a name for its original series and TV films. By 1988, it was the most watched tv channel in West Germany.
Pay-TV sister channel Sat.1 Emotions airs comedy, romance and movies. In 2013 Sat.1 Gold'', a second, free-to-air Sat.1 offshoot was also launched.
In addition to its free-to-air standard definition feed, Sat.1 also broadcasts an HD feed as a subscription-only channel, available on Astra's HD+ satellite pay-TV platform.

Sat.1 Regional

Regional newscasts are broadcast under the title 17:30 Sat.1... in Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Bavaria.
  • 17:30 Sat.1 live
  • 17:30 Sat.1 NRW
  • 17:30 Sat.1 Regional
  • 17:30 Sat.1 Regional
  • 17:30 Sat.1 Bayern.

    Programmes

Source:

[Soap opera]

Current:
Former:
You deserve it

Audience share

Germany


JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAnnual average
1990------------9.0%
1991------------ 10.6%
1992------------ 13.1%
1993------------ 14.4%
1994------------ 14.9%
1995------------ 14.7%
199613.1%13.7%13.9%14.3%14.2%11.2%11.6%13.3%13.3%13.8%13.0%13.0% 13.2%
199711.9%12.3%14.6%14.1%14.4%13.0%12.0%12.7%12.2%12.4%12.8%12.0% 12.8%
199813.0%12.3%13.6%13.2%11.6%9.0%9.8%10.9%11.7%12.1%11.9%11.4% 11.8%
199911.0%10.7%11.2%12.1%12.2%10.3%10.2%10.3%10.4%10.3%10.4%10.2% 10.8%
20009.5%10.2%10.3%11.2%10.2%9.1%9.5%10.2%10.3%10.8%10.8%10.2% 10.2%
200110.7%10.2%10.4%10.7%10.5%10.0%9.6%9.9%9.3%9.6%10.3%9.6% 10.1%
20029.7%9.9%10.5%10.3%10.0%9.1%9.7%9.9%9.9%9.9%10.3%9.1% 9.9%
20039.6%10.0%9.9%10.3%10.1%9.5%10.2%10.3%10.1%10.8%11.1%9.9% 10.2%
200410.3%10.9%11.2%9.8%9.6%9.6%9.9%9.4%10.8%10.6%10.9%10.1% 10.3%
200510.4%10.3%10.6%11.1%11.2%11.3%10.5%11.0%11.1%11.3%11.6%10.3% 10.9%
200610.7%10.0%10.6%10.3%10.4%8.2%9.6%10.2%9.8%9.3%9.2%9.0% 9.8%
20079.3%9.7%9.9%9.4%9.5%9.4%9.6%9.7%9.7%9.9%10.0%9.4% 9.6%
20089.8%10.2%10.3%11.5%10.8%9.2%10.7%10.2%10.7%10.5%10.3%9.7% 10.3%
20099.6%9.9%10.3%10.7%10.9%10.4%10.7%10.5%11.1%10.9%10.4%9.5% 10.4%
20109.5%9.9%10.9%11.0%10.1%9.1%10.0%10.3%10.6%10.2%10.5%9.6% 10.1%
20119.6%9.9%10.0%10.4%10.3%10.0%9.9%10.8%10.8%9.9%10.6%9.7%10.1%
20129.4%10.1%10.1%10.5%10.5%8.9%9.1%9.1%9.4%9.1%9.0%8.0% 9.4%
20138.2%7.8%8.3%8.8%8.3%8.0%8.1%8.3%8.6%8.4%8.3%7.8% 8.2%
20147.8%7.8%8.6%8.1%8.1%7.2%7.7%8.7%8.6%8.5%8.3%8.0% 8.1%
20157.6%7.9%8.3%7.9%7.7%8.0%8.2%8.4%8.1%8.2%7.9%7.1% 7.9%
20167.0%7.5%7.4%7.4%7.4%6.6%7.1%7.0%7.8%7.4%7.5%7.1% 7.3%
20176.6%7.1%7.0%6.8%6.8%6.6%6.4%6.8%6.4%6.8%6.6%6.3% 6.7%
20185.8%5.7%6.4%6.4%6.6%6.1%6.4%


The average age of the viewers is 50.4 years.