Sat.1 Explained

Sat.1
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Country:Germany
Language:German
Area:Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Poland
Romania
Lithuania
Headquarters:Unterföhring, Germany
Former Names:PKS (1984)
Sister Channels:ProSieben
Kabel eins
Sixx
Sat.1 Emotions
Sat.1 Gold
ProSieben Fun
ProSieben Maxx
kabel eins classics
kabel eins Doku
Terr Serv 1:Digital terrestrial television
Terr Chan 1:Varies within location
Online Chan 1:ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
Online Serv 2:Joyn
Online Chan 2:joyn.de (Germany only)
Online Serv 3:Sat.1 Livestream
Online Chan 3:Watch Live

Sat.1 (pronounced as /de/) is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group.

It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as PKS (Programmgesellschaft für Kabel- und Satellitenrundfunk), initially a joint venture of various publishing houses, and was rebranded as Sat.1 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 (mainly from the archives of KirchMedia) American hit series and game shows (the most notable show being the German version of Wheel of Fortune, Glücksrad). 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 (formerly Sat.1 Comedy) airs comedy, romance and movies. In 2013 Sat.1 Gold, a second, free-to-air Sat.1 offshoot was also launched.[1]

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.

Programmes[2]

Current:

Former:

Children

Entertainment

Information

Scripted reality

Series

Sport

Talk

Audience share

Germany

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAnnual average
1990[3] - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.0%
1991[4] - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.6%
1992[5] - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.1%
1993[6] - - - - - - - - - - - - 14.4%
1994[7] - - - - - - - - - - - - 14.9%
1995[8] - - - - - - - - - - - - 14.7%
1996[9] 13.1% 13.7% 13.9% 14.3% 14.2% 11.2% 11.6% 13.3% 13.3% 13.8% 13.0% 13.0% 13.2%
1997[10] 11.9% 12.3% 14.6% 14.1% 14.4% 13.0% 12.0% 12.7% 12.2% 12.4% 12.8% 12.0% 12.8%
1998[11] 13.0% 12.3% 13.6% 13.2% 11.6% 9.0% 9.8% 10.9% 11.7% 12.1% 11.9% 11.4% 11.8%
1999[12] 11.0% 10.7% 11.2% 12.1% 12.2% 10.3% 10.2% 10.3% 10.4% 10.3% 10.4% 10.2% 10.8%
2000[13] 9.5% 10.2% 10.3% 11.2% 10.2% 9.1% 9.5% 10.2% 10.3% 10.8% 10.8% 10.2% 10.2%
2001[14] 10.7% 10.2% 10.4% 10.7% 10.5% 10.0% 9.6% 9.9% 9.3% 9.6% 10.3% 9.6% 10.1%
2002[15] 9.7% 9.9% 10.5% 10.3% 10.0% 9.1% 9.7% 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 10.3% 9.1% 9.9%
2003[16] 9.6% 10.0% 9.9% 10.3% 10.1% 9.5% 10.2% 10.3% 10.1% 10.8% 11.1% 9.9% 10.2%
2004[17] 10.3% 10.9% 11.2% 9.8% 9.6% 9.6% 9.9% 9.4% 10.8% 10.6% 10.9% 10.1% 10.3%
2005[18] 10.4% 10.3% 10.6% 11.1% 11.2% 11.3% 10.5% 11.0% 11.1% 11.3% 11.6% 10.3% 10.9%
2006[19] 10.7% 10.0% 10.6% 10.3% 10.4% 8.2% 9.6% 10.2% 9.8% 9.3% 9.2% 9.0% 9.8%
2007[20] 9.3% 9.7% 9.9% 9.4% 9.5% 9.4% 9.6% 9.7% 9.7% 9.9% 10.0% 9.4% 9.6%
2008[21] 9.8% 10.2% 10.3% 11.5% 10.8% 9.2% 10.7% 10.2% 10.7% 10.5% 10.3% 9.7% 10.3%
2009[22] 9.6% 9.9% 10.3% 10.7% 10.9% 10.4% 10.7% 10.5% 11.1% 10.9% 10.4% 9.5% 10.4%
2010[23] 9.5% 9.9% 10.9% 11.0% 10.1% 9.1% 10.0% 10.3% 10.6% 10.2% 10.5% 9.6% 10.1%
2011[24] 9.6% 9.9% 10.0% 10.4% 10.3% 10.0% 9.9% 10.8% 10.8% 9.9% 10.6% 9.7% 10.1%
2012[25] 9.4% 10.1% 10.1% 10.5% 10.5% 8.9% 9.1% 9.1% 9.4% 9.1% 9.0% 8.0% 9.4%
2013[26] 8.2% 7.8% 8.3% 8.8% 8.3% 8.0% 8.1% 8.3% 8.6% 8.4% 8.3% 7.8% 8.2%
2014[27] 7.8% 7.8% 8.6% 8.1% 8.1% 7.2% 7.7% 8.7% 8.6% 8.5% 8.3% 8.0% 8.1%
2015[28] 7.6% 7.9% 8.3% 7.9% 7.7% 8.0% 8.2% 8.4% 8.1% 8.2% 7.9% 7.1% 7.9%
2016[29] 7.0% 7.5% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 6.6% 7.1% 7.0% 7.8% 7.4% 7.5% 7.1% 7.3%
2017[30] 6.6% 7.1% 7.0% 6.8% 6.8% 6.6% 6.4% 6.8% 6.4% 6.8% 6.6% 6.3% 6.7%
2018[31] 5.8% 5.7% 6.4% 6.4% 6.6% 6.1% 6.4%
The average age of the viewers is 50.4 years (as of 2016).[32]

Notes and References

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  15. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2002. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075915/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2002.pdf. 8 December 2015.
  16. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2003. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223609/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2003.pdf. 11 August 2017.
  17. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2004. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223445/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2004.pdf. 11 August 2017.
  18. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2005. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075524/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2005.pdf. 8 December 2015.
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  22. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2009. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064703/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2009.pdf. 8 December 2015.
  23. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2010. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045246/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2010.pdf. 8 December 2015.
  24. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055949/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2011.pdf. 8 December 2015.
  25. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223815/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2012.pdf. 11 August 2017.
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  29. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016. kek-online.de. 28 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160228135342/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2016.pdf. 28 February 2016.
  30. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017. kek-online.de. 5 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117174603/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2017.pdf. 17 November 2017.
  31. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2018. kek-online.de. 1 September 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825143209/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2018_01.pdf. 25 August 2018.
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