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When Stefan Raab and RTL negotiated their joint million dollar deal, both sides spoke of a spectacular coup. The former successful entertainer was supposed to renovate the evening program at the private broadcaster and win thousands of customers for RTL+’s streaming portfolio.
The reality in 2025 looks different: The “Stefan Raab Show,” which was relaunched a few weeks ago, falls well short of the expectations of everyone involved. The moderator actually only makes headlines with nasty sayings and strange actions.
On Wednesday (October 29th), the broadcast of the DFB Cup game between 1. FC Cologne and FC Bayern Munich caused another ratings setback.
The boys in particular don’t want to see Stefan Raab
According to the industry magazine “DWDL” Just 560,000 spectators found their way to Raab’s Zoten-Stadel. In the target group of 14 to 49 year olds, the market share from 8:15 p.m. on absolute prime time was a very low 5.3 percent.
The presenter last achieved such values at the beginning of the year with his unsuccessful show “You won’t win a million here”. It was then discontinued by RTL at some point.
At least Raab doesn’t have to worry about being the only witty person with a ratings dent. Chris Tall also stumbled upon King Football on Wednesday. Only 130,000 people in the target group saw his new “Chris you made me famous” show (market share: a paltry three percent). In total, only 290,000 viewers tuned in.