Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 10 explained

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Judges:Dieter Bohlen
Bill Kaulitz
Tom Kaulitz
Mateo Jaschik
Andrea Berg (live show 7)
Winner:Beatrice Egli
Runner Up:Lisa Wohlgemuth
Network:RTL

The tenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar was broadcast on German channel RTL from 5 January to 11 May 2013. The winner received a recording contract with Universal Music Group and €500,000. There were new features in season 10. Participants had to be between 16 and 30 years old and could audition in 30 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Bill and Tom Kaulitz from Tokio Hotel and Mateo from Culcha Candela became judges. Bruce Darnell and Natalie Horler both left after the completion of season 9. There was a trip to Curaçao during the recall. This is the first season in which three women reached the final four and the second season with a female final 2. After nine years, the show produced a female winner, since Elli Erl in season 2. Beatrice Egli won the show as the second female winner.

Production

Production of season 10 started on 24 August 2012.[1] There was a trip to Curaçao.[2] Participants had to be between 16 and 30 years.[1] They had the opportunity to stop by without an appointment to audition.[1] RTL promised "many new features and a few surprises."[1] Auditions were held in 30 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[1] The 30 cities are Bern, Zürich, Freiburg, Friedrichshafen, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Saarbrücken, Munich, Vienna, Vösendorf, Salzburg, Regensburg, Erlangen, Freiberg, Hamburg, Hanover, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Fehmarn, Rostock, Cologne, Dortmund, Koblenz, Göttingen, Paderborn, Berlin, Frankfurt, Jena, Magdeburg and Mönchengladbach.[1]

Bruce Darnell and Natalie Horler both left the show after season 9 and were replaced by Bill and Tom Kaulitz and Culcha Candela.[3]

The jury and host

See main article: article, Dieter Bohlen, Bill Kaulitz and Culcha Candela.

Dieter Bohlen was born on 7 February 1954 in Oldenburg.[4] He has been a judge on DSDS since season 1.[4] He got his first job as a composer and producer in 1979.[4] Bohlen is now considered the most successful German composer and producer.[4] Bohlen and Thomas Anders, as members of Modern Talking, are the only German act with five songs in a row at number 1 on the German singles chart.[4]

Bill Kaulitz was born on 1 September 1989 in Leipzig.[5] He is a member of Tokio Hotel.[6] Season 10 was his first season as a jury member.[3]

Tom Kaulitz is a member of Tokio Hotel.[6] Season 10 was his first season as a jury member.[3]

Mateo of the band Culcha Candela is one of the new jury members for season 10.[3]

Auditions

Auditions were held in 30 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[1] 32,078 people participated in the auditions,[7] down from 35,401 participants the previous season.[8]

"Recall"

The jury chose 36 participants to go to Curaçao.[2] The jury selected the 20 participants for the live shows.[2] The jury selected eight participants who go directly to the "Mottoshows" (theme shows) and six participants were chosen by the viewers in the first liveshow.[2]

"Mottoshows" (theme shows)

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Top 10 - "Mein Superstar" (My Pop Idol)

Original airdate: 16 March 2013

Constant Percentage of calls
Lisa Wohlgemuth 27.6%
Simone Mangiapane 22.1%
Fairuz Fussi 18.5%
Björn Bussler 17.1%
Talina Domeyer 10.4%
Sarah Joelle Jahnel 4.3%
ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Susan AlbersAll by Myself (Celine Dion)14.19% (2/10)
Timo TiggelerViva la Vida (Coldplay)3.67% (9/10)
Beatrice EgliIch liebe das Leben (Vicky Leandros)24.15% (1/10)
Maurice GloverWhistle (Flo Rida)4.62% (8/10)
Erwin KintopNext to You (Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber)6.50% (7/10)
Nora FerjaniBack to Black (Amy Winehouse)2.58% (10/10)
Ricardo BieleckiYour Song (Elton John)9.60% (5/10)
Tim David WellerHere without You (3 Doors Down)11.87% (4/10)
Lisa WohlgemuthI'm Like a Bird (Nelly Furtado)13.37% (3/10)
Simone MangiapaneEnd of the Road (Boyz II Men)9.45% (6/10)

Top 9 - "Liebe ist" (Love is)

Original airdate: 23 March 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Maurice GloverLove's Divine (Seal)4.51% (9/9)
Lisa WohlgemuthDon't Know Why (Norah Jones)15.26% (2/9)
Erwin KintopI Won't Let You Go (James Morrison)8.25% (5/9)
Susan AlbersOpen Arms (Mariah Carey)11.04% (4/9)
Timo TiggelerLet Her Go (Passenger)4.67% (8/9)
Simone MangiapaneSe bastasse una canzone (Eros Ramazzotti)7.44% (7/9)
Tim David WellerWhen Susannah Cries (Espen Lind)7.76% (6/9)
Beatrice EgliIch will immer wieder dieses Fieber spür'n (Helene Fischer)26.43% (1/9)
Ricardo BieleckiImpossible (James Arthur)14.64% (3/9)

Top 8 - "Let's Party"

Original airdate: 30 March 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Simone MangiapaneYou Can't Hurry Love (Phil Collins)5.01% (7/8)
Tim David WellerBalada (Gusttavo Lima)7.64% (6/8)
Ricardo BieleckiDon't You Worry Child (Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin)10.83% (4/8)
Beatrice EgliDu hast mich tausend Mal belogen (Andrea Berg)33.06% (1/8)
Timo TiggelerViva Colonia (Höhner)4.46% (8/8)
Lisa WohlgemuthI Follow Rivers (Lykke Li)16.61% (2/8)
Erwin KintopDJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (Usher)9.24% (5/8)
Susan AlbersShe Wolf (Falling to Pieces) (David Guetta feat. Sia)13.15% (3/8)

Top 7 - "Typisch Deutsch" (Typically German)

Original airdate: 6 April 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Tim David WellerTage wie diese (Die Toten Hosen)6.51% (6/7)
Ricardo BieleckiSie sieht mich nicht (Xavier Naidoo)11.80% (4/7)
Beatrice EgliKüss mich, halt mich, lieb mich (Ella Endlich)29.67% (1/7)
Lisa WohlgemuthElektrisches Gefühl (Juli)14.90% (3/7)
Erwin KintopEngel (Ben)19.64% (2/7)
Susan AlbersMänner (Herbert Grönemeyer)11.72% (5/7)
Simone MangiapaneBilder von dir (Laith Al-Deen)5.76% (7/7)

Top 6 - "Solo & Duets"

Original airdate: 13 April 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Susan AlbersAll the Time (DJane HouseKat ft. Rameez)
Tim David Weller
Erwin KintopStay (Rihanna)
Lisa Wohlgemuth
Ricardo BieleckiNothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Starship)
Beatrice Egli
Tim David WellerLasse redn (Die Ärzte)6.94% (6/6)
Susan AlbersRespect (Aretha Franklin)12.20% (4/6)
Erwin KintopTroublemaker (Olly Murs)11.40% (5/6)
Lisa WohlgemuthLights (Ellie Goulding)12.69% (3/6)
Ricardo BieleckiUnd wenn ein Lied (Söhne Mannheims)29.20% (1/6)
Beatrice EgliEine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben (Jürgen Marcus)27.57% (2/6)

Top 5 - "German vs. English"

Original airdate: 20 April 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Beatrice EgliDu fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen (Helene Fischer)36.89% (1/5)
No No Never (Texas Lightning)
Ricardo BieleckiÜber sieben Brücken mußt du gehn (Peter Maffay)17.95% (2/5)
Mirrors (Justin Timberlake)
Lisa WohlgemuthMorgens immer müde (Laing)14.59% (4/5)
Just Like a Pill (Pink)
Erwin KintopLieber Gott (Marlon & Freunde)13.83% (5/5)
Baby (Justin Bieber)
Susan AlbersTausend Tränen tief (Blumfeld)16.74% (3/5)
My Heart Is Refusing Me (Loreen)

Top 4 - "Candidates' Choice"

Original airdate: 27 April 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Susan AlbersRaise Your Glass (Pink)11.92% (4/4)
Halo (Beyoncé Knowles)
Lisa WohlgemuthBaby When the Light (David Guetta feat. Cozi)24.51% (3/4)
Angel (Sarah McLachlan)
Beatrice EgliPhänomen (Helene Fischer)35.66% (1/4)
Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen (Andrea Berg)
Ricardo BieleckiShape of My Heart (Sting)27.91% (2/4)
Careless Whisper (George Michael)

Top 3 - Semi-Final

Original airdate: 4 May 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of calls
Ricardo BieleckiChasing the Sun (The Wanted)22.85% (3/3)
I Want to Know What Love Is (Mariah Carey)
Stark (Ich + Ich)
Lisa WohlgemuthHeaven (Bryan Adams)23.45% (2/3)
Fallschirm (MIA.)
Get Shaky (The Ian Carey Project)
Beatrice EgliDie Hölle morgen früh (Helene Fischer)53.70% (1/3)
Ich lebe (Christina Stürmer)
Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht (Andrea Berg)

Top 2 - Final

Original airdate: 11 May 2013

ContestantsSong (Artist)Percentage of callsResult
Lisa WohlgemuthSomeone Like You (Adele)29.75% (2/2) Runner-up
Elektrisches Gefühl (Juli)
Heartbreaker
Beatrice EgliUnd morgen früh küss ich dich wach (Helene Fischer)70.25% (1/2) Winner
Ich liebe das Leben (Vicky Leandros)
Mein Herz

Elimination chart

Legend
FemaleMaleTop 14Top 10Winner
SafeMost votesSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated
Stage:Finals
Week:3/163/233/304/64/134/204/275/45/11
PlaceContestantResult
1Beatrice Egli1st
24.15%
1st
26.43%
1st
33.06%
1st
29.67%
2nd
27.57%
1st
36.89%
1st
35.66%
1st
53.70%
Winner
70.25%
2Lisa Wohlgemuth1st
27.6%
3rd
13.37%
2nd
15.26%
2nd
16.61%
3rd
14.90%
3rd
12.69%
4th
14.59%
3rd
24.51%
2nd
23.45%
Runner-Up
29.75%
3Ricardo Bielecki5th
9.60%
3rd
14.64%
4th
10.83%
4th
11.80%
1st
29.20%
2nd
17.95%
2nd
27.91%
3rd
22.85%
4Susan Albers2nd
14.19%
4th
11.04%
3rd
13.15%
5th
11.72%
4th
12.20%
3rd
16.74%
4th
11.92%
5Erwin Kintop7th
6.50%
5th
8.25%
5th
9.24%
2nd
19.64%
5th
11.40%
5th
13.83%
6Tim David Weller4th
11.87%
6th
7.76%
6th
7.64%
6th
6.51%
6th
6.94%
7Simone Mangiapane2nd
22.1%
6th
9.45%
7th
7.44%
7th
5.01%
7th
5.76%
8Timo Tiggeler9th
3.67%
8th
4.67%
8th
4.46%
9Maurice Glover8th
4.62%
9th
4.51%
10Nora Ferjani10th
2.58%
11-14Fairuz Fussi3rd
18.5%
Björn Bussler4th
17.1%
Talina Domeyer5th
10.4%
Sarah Joelle Jahnel6th
4.3%

Top 10 candidates

Beatrice Egli

Beatrice Egli was born on 21 June 1988 in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. Mostly a singer of Schlager songs, she became the second female winner of DSDS and the second winner from Switzerland after Luca Hänni the previous season. She received a recording contract from Universal Music Group and a total of €500,000.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"Ich liebe das Leben" (Vicky Leandros)24.15% (1/10)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Ich will immer wieder dieses Fieber spür'n" (Helene Fischer)26.43% (1/9)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"Du hast mich tausend Mal belogen" (Andrea Berg)33.06% (1/8)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
"Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich" (Elle Endlich)29.67% (1/7)
Top 6
(13 April 2013)
"Eine neue Liebe ist wie ein neues Leben" (Jürgen Marcus)27.57% (2/6)
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship) (duet with Ricardo Bielecki)
Top 5
(20 April 2013)
"Du fängst mich auf und lässt mich fliegen" (Helene Fischer)36.89% (1/5)
"No No Never" (Texa's Lightning)
Top 4
(27 April 2013)
"Phänomen" (Helene Fischer)35.66% (1/4)
"Du kannst noch nicht mal richtig lügen" (Andrea Berg)
Top 3
(4 May 2013)
"Die Hölle morgen Früh" (Helene Fischer)53.70% (1/3)
"Ich Lebe" (Christina Stürmer)
"Die Gefühle haben Schweigepflicht " (Andrea Berg)
Top 2
(11 May 2013)
Und morgen früh küss ich dich wach (Helene Fischer)70.25% (1/2)
Ich liebe das Leben (Vicky Leandros)
Mein Herz

Lisa Wohlgemuth

Lisa Wohlgemuth was born on 11 March 1992 in Annaberg-Buchholz. She was voted in the top 10 by the public as the first place. She reached the final with Beatrice. She was beaten by Egli and became the runner-up.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Don't Know Why" (Norah Jones)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"I Follow Rivers" (Lykke Li)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
"Elektrisches Gefühl" (Juli)
Top 6
(13 April 2013)
"Lights" (Ellie Goulding)
"Stay" (Rihanna) (duet with Erwin Kintop)
Top 5
(20 April 2013)
"Morgens immer Müde" (Laing)
"Just Like a Pill" (Pink)
Top 4
(27 April 2013)
"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)
"Baby When the Light" (David Guetta ft. Cozi)
Top 3
(4 May 2013)
"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)
"Fallschirm" (MIA.)
"Get Shaky" (The Ian Carey Project)
Top 2
(11 May 2013)
Someone Like You (Adele)29.75% (2/2)
Elektrisches Gefühl (Juli)
Heartbreaker

Ricardo Bielecki

Ricardo Bielecki was born on 11 November 1992 in Bochum. He was the male favorite but he was unexpectedly eliminated in the semi-final, finishing in third place. He was the last male contestant.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"Your Song" (Elton John)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Impossible" (James Arthur)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"Don't You Worry Child" (Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
"Sie sieht mich nicht" (Xavier Naidoo)
Top 6
(13 April 2013)
"Und wenn ein Lied" (Söhne Mannheims)
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (Starship) (duet with Beatrice Egli)
Top 5
(20 April 2013)
"Über sieben Brücken mußt du gehn" (Peter Maffay)
"Mirrors" (Justin Timberlake)
Top 4
(27 April 2013)
"Shape of My Heart" (Sting)
"Careless Whisper" (George Michael)
Top 3
(4 May 2013)
"Chasing the Sun" (The Wanted)
"I Want to Know What Love Is" (Mariah Carey)
"Stark" (Ich + Ich)

Susan Albers

Susan Albers was born on 29 December 1983 in Rhede. She was stated as the best singer in the competition but sometime as too perfect. She was eliminated at 27 April and finished at the fourth place.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Open Arms" (Mariah Carey)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" (David Guetta feat. Sia)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
"Männer" (Herbert Grönemeyer)
Top 6
(13 April 2013)
"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)
"All the Time" (DJane HouseKat ft. Rameez) (duet with Tim David Weller)
Top 5
(20 April 2013)
"Tausend Tränen tief" (Blumfeld)
"My Heart Is Refusing Me" (Loreen)
Top 4
(27 April 2013)
"Raise Your Glass" (Pink)
"Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles)

Erwin Kintop

was born on 28 September 1995 in Rastatt. He was eliminated at 20 April and became the fifth place.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"Next to You" (Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"I Won't Let You Go" (James Morrison)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Usher)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
Engel (Ben)
Top 6
(13 April 2013)
"Troublemaker" (Olly Murs)
"Stay" (Rihanna) (duet with Lisa Wohlgemuth)
Top 5
(20 April 2013)
Lieber Gott (Marlon & Freunde)
Baby (Justin Bieber)

Tim David Weller

Tim David Weller was born on 15 July 1992 in Dillenburg. He was eliminated at 13 April and finished as the sixth place.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"Here Without You" (3 Doors Down)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"When Susannah Cries" (Espen Lind)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"Balada" (Gusttavo Lima)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
"Tage wie diese" (Die Toten Hosen)
Top 6
(13 April 2013)
"Lasse redn" (Die Ärzte)
"All the Time" (DJane HouseKat ft. Rameez) (duet with Susan Albers)

Simone Mangiapane

Simone Magiapane was born on 25 April 1985 in Rottenburg. He was voted in the top 10 by the public as the second place. He was eliminated on 6 April and finished at seventh place.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"End of the Road" (Boyz II Men)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Se bastasse una canzone" (Eros Ramazzotti)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
"You Can't Hurry Love" (Phil Collins)
Top 7
(6 April 2013)
Bilder von dir (Laith Al-Deen)

Timo Tiggeler

Timo Tiggler was born on 16 April 1992 in Nettetal. He became the eighth place on 30 March.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"Viva la Vida" (Coldplay)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Let Her Go" (Passenger)
Top 8
(30 March 2013)
Viva Colonia (Höhner)

Maurice Glover

Maurice Glover was born on 6 October 1986 in Frankenthal. He often was in dispute with Nora Ferjani. He was eliminated at 23 March and ended up as the ninth place.

Show
(Original airdate)
Song (Artist)Percentage of calls
Top 10
(16 March 2013)
"Whistle" (Flo Rida)
Top 9
(23 March 2013)
"Love's Divine" (Seal)

Nora Ferjani

Nora Ferjani was born on 2 June 1988 in Iserlohn. She was in dispute with Maurice Glover. She was eliminated in the first live show on 16 March and finished in tenth place.

Ratings

EpisodeDateViewersMarket shareSource
Total14 to 49 yearsTotal14 to 49 years
Audition 15.18 Mio. 3.21 Mio. 16.8% 27.0% [10]
Audition 2 4.31 Mio. 2.81 Mio. 12.6% 21.9% [11]
Audition 3 4.25 Mio. 2.60 Mio. 13.0% 22.8% [12]
Audition 4 4.05 Mio. 2.43 Mio. 12.8% 20.3% [13]
Audition 5 4.75 Mio. 2.87 Mio. 14.4% 23.8% [14]
Audition 6 4.54 Mio. 2.49 Mio. 13.5% 21.7% [15]
Recall 1 4.25 Mio. 2.80 Mio. 14.1% 22.6% [16]
Recall 2 4.27 Mio. 2.51 Mio. 12.8% 20.5% [17]
Recall 3 4.23 Mio. 2.61 Mio. 13.7% 22.7% [18]
Recall 4 4.05 Mio. 2.49 Mio. 12.7% 22.1% [19]
Recall 5 3.82 Mio. 2.36 Mio. 12.2% 20.1% [20]
Recall 6 3.92 Mio. 2.34 Mio. 12.6% 19.8% [21]
Recall 7 3.74 Mio. 2.33 Mio. 12.3% 21.0% [22]
Recall 8 3.65 Mio. 2.16 Mio. 12.2% 18.8% [23]
Liveshow 1 3.69 Mio. 2.26 Mio. 12.1% 20.3% [24]
Liveshow 2 3.54 Mio. 2.10 Mio. 11.8% 18.5% [25]
Liveshow 3 3.58 Mio. 1.94 Mio. 12.1% 17.8% [26]
Liveshow 4 4.43 Mio. 2.58 Mio. 14.1% 22.6% [27]
Liveshow 5 4.06 Mio. 2.50 Mio. 14.2% 22.9% [28]
Liveshow 6 3.89 Mio. 2.16 Mio. 13.3% 20.2% [29]
Liveshow 7 4.44 Mio. 2.30 Mio. 15.0% 21.2% [30]
Semifinal 3.82 Mio. 2.02 Mio. 12.8% 20.0% [31]
Final 4.63 Mio. 2.56 Mio. 16.3% 24.4% [32]

Aftermath

The winner of the season, Beatrice Egli, received a recording contract with Universal Music Group and €500,000.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: DSDS 2013: Für die Jubiläumsstaffel On Tour mit dem Casting-Truck!. 27 August 2012. RTL. 21 August 2012. German.
  2. News: Hirsch. Igor. Viel Neues in der Jubiläumsstaffel. 5 January 2013. Augsburger Allgemeine. 5 January 2013. German.
  3. News: Tokio Hotel und Culcha Candela in DSDS-Jury. 14 September 2012. Die Welt. 14 September 2012. German.
  4. News: Seit der ersten Staffel in der DSDS-Jury: Dieter Bohlen. 27 August 2012. RTL. 27 December 2011. German.
  5. News: Calaminus. Juluis. Bill Kaulitz: El fenómeno de Tokio Hotel. 14 September 2012. Deutsche Welle. 9 July 2012. Spanish.
  6. News: Tokio Hotel sitzen in der DSDS-Jury. 14 September 2012. Hamburger Morgenpost. 14 September 2012. German.
  7. News: Die ersten Kandidaten kämpfen um den Titel Superstar. 4 January 2013. Augsburger Allgemeine. 5 January 2013. German.
  8. News: Fast 40.000 Kinder wollen zu "DSDS Kids". 8 January 2013. Hamburger Morgenpost. 16 April 2012. German.
  9. News: Voting results. 12 May 2013. Presseportal. 12 May 2013. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513160954/http://www.presseportal.de/pm/7847/2469782/die-votingergebnisse-von-deutschland-sucht-den-superstar-so-haben-die-zuschauer-abgestimmt. 13 May 2013. dead.
  10. News: Krei. Alexander. "DSDS" mit schwächstem Start seit erster Staffel. 8 January 2013. DWDL.de. 6 January 2013. German.
  11. News: Krei. Alexander. Schwach wie nie - "DSDS"-Quoten rutschen kräftig ab. 10 January 2013. DWDL.de. 10 January 2013. German.
  12. News: Krei. Alexander. "Take Me Out" zwischen "DSDS" & "IBES" ordentlich. 18 January 2013. DWDL.de. 13 January 2013. German.
  13. News: Mantel. Uwe. "DSDS"-Tiefstwert trübt triumphalen RTL-Abend. 18 January 2013. DWDL.de. 17 January 2013. German.
  14. News: Mantel. Uwe. Lanz stoppt Abwärtstrend, Dschungel mit Rekord. 1 February 2013. DWDL.de. 20 January 2013. German.
  15. News: Mantel. Uwe. "Bachelor" mit Rekord, Dschungel unschlagbar. 1 February 2013. DWDL.de. 24 January 2013. German.
  16. News: Krei. Alexander. Dschungelcamp endet mit neuem Staffel-Rekord. 1 February 2013. DWDL.de. 27 January 2013. German.
  17. News: Schering. Sidney. Ohne Dschungel: RTL-Mittwoch baut wieder ab. 1 February 2013. quotenmeter.de. 31 January 2013. German.
  18. News: Mantel. Uwe. Paul Panzer bügelt eigene Schwäche direkt aus. 5 February 2013. DWDL.de. 3 February 2013. German.
  19. News: Mantel. Uwe. "DSDS" stabilisiert sich, Panzer wieder stärker. 23 February 2013. DWDL.de. 10 February 2013. German.
  20. News: Mantel. Uwe. Staffel-Tief für "DSDS", Pflaume holt Bestwert. 23 February 2013. DWDL.de. 17 February 2013. German.
  21. News: Mantel. Uwe. Lanz drückt "DSDS" trotz Verlusten unter 20 Prozent. 15 March 2013. DWDL.de. 24 February 2013. German.
  22. News: Mantel. Uwe. Wenig Zuschauer wie nie für "Wok-WM" und "DSDS". 15 March 2013. DWDL.de. 3 March 2013. German.
  23. News: Mantel. Uwe. Allzeit-Tief: "DSDS" kann die Talfahrt nicht stoppen. 21 April 2013. DWDL.de. 10 March 2013. German.
  24. News: Krei. Alexander. "DSDS" startet schwach wie nie in die Mottoshows. 17 March 2013. DWDL.de. 17 March 2013. German.
  25. News: Mantel. Uwe. "DSDS" erobert trotz Tiefstwert Tagessieg zurück. 21 April 2013. DWDL.de. 24 March 2013. German.
  26. News: Krei. Alexander. RTL: Schon wieder ein Tiefstwert für "DSDS". 21 April 2013. DWDL.de. 31 March 2013. German.
  27. News: Krei. Alexander. Aufatmen, RTL: "DSDS" kann sich deutlich erholen. 21 April 2013. DWDL.de. 7 April 2013. German.
  28. News: Mantel. Uwe. "DSDS" kann den Quoten-Aufschwung bestätigen. 1 August 2013. DWDL.de. 14 April 2013. German.
  29. News: Krei. Alexander. Promis verhelfen Opdenhövel in die Erfolgsspur. 1 August 2013. DWDL.de. 21 April 2013. German.
  30. News: Mantel. Uwe. "DSDS": Andrea Berg lockt ältere Zuschauer an. 1 August 2013. DWDL.de. 28 April 2013. German.
  31. News: Krei. Alexander. Kein Heino-Faktor: "DSDS" ohne Berg schwächer. 1 August 2013. DWDL.de. 5 May 2013. German.
  32. News: Krei. Alexander. "DSDS": Jubiläumsstaffel endet schwach wie nie. 1 August 2013. DWDL.de. 12 May 2013. German.