ZDFneo explained

ZDFneo
Country:	Germany
Owner:	ZDF
Sister Channels:	ZDF ZDFinfo
Key People:	Markus Schächter
Launch Date:	(SD) (HD)
Headquarters:	Mainz, Germany
Picture Format:	576i (SDTV) 720p (1080p (DVB-T2 only)) (HDTV)
Replaced:	ZDFdokukanal
Terr Serv 1:	Digital terrestrial television
Terr Chan 1:	Region dependent
Online Serv 1:	ZDF.de
Online Chan 1:	Watch live

ZDFneo is a German free-to-air television channel, programmed for an audience aged 25 to 49^[1] to complement the primarily older-skewing main channels of public broadcasters ZDF and ARD. It replaced ZDF's documentary channel ZDFdokukanal on 1 November 2009.

History

On 1 October 2017, the channel was to receive a new on-air design and a new broadcasting logo;^[2] this was brought forward to 26 September 2017.

Distribution

ZDFneo is broadcast (along with the rest of ZDFvision) via DVB-T digital terrestrial television, receivable in most areas of Germany. It is also transmitted in DVB-C through German cable networks, and in DVB-S from the Astra 1H satellite.

Since 30 April 2012, ZDFneo has been broadcast in HD (720p).^[3] The channel was initially only scaled up by 576i, since ZDFneo had no HD-capable playout at this time. Since mid-May 2015, the channel is broadcast in native HD quality.

Programmes^[4]

ZDFneo's broadcasts mostly consists of comedy and drama series produced in-house. Shows imported from America and the United Kingdom plus a few documentaries, music shows, and movies round out the schedule.

Repeats of ZDF programming

• Die Deutschen ("The Germans"; history)
• Alisa – Folge deinem Herzen ("Follow your heart"; soap opera)
• Bianca – Wege zum Glück ("The way to happiness"; soap opera)
• Der letzte Zeuge (2009–present)
• Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! ("Lafer, Lichter, delicious!"; talk, cooking)
• Terra X (history)
• Abenteuer Wissen ("Knowledge Adventure"; science, history)
• Neues aus der Anstalt ("News from the (mental) institution"; cabaret)
• Helen Dorn (2014–present)
• Heute Show (satire)
• Lena: Liebe meines Lebens ("Lena: Love of my Life"; soap opera)
• Neo Magazin Royale (late-night satire talk show; continuation of NeoMagazin mit Jan Böhmermann which was aired on ZDFneo)

Original programming

• Schulz & Böhmermann (talk show)
• Iss oder quizz (game show)
• Süper Tiger Show (comedy)
• neoMusik (music)
• neoLeben (living)
• Neo Magazin (Talk show)
• Der Straßenchor ("The Street Choir"; music)
• Hochzeitsfieber! ("Wedding Fever!"; living)
• Comedy Lab (comedy)
• Bambule (culture/current affairs)

Imported series

• 100 Code (2016-2017)
• 30 Rock (2009-2015)
• Agatha Raisin (2017–present)
• Being Erica (Being Erica - Alles auf Anfang) (2011)
• Candice Renoir (2016–present)
• Clan (2015)^[5]
• Code 37 (2014)^[6]
• Dawson's Creek (2011-2012)
• Death in Paradise (2012–present)
• Dicte (2014–present)
• Dirty Sexy Money (2011-2012)
• Endeavour (Der junge Inspektor Morse) (2017–present)
• Fargo (2016–present)
• Father Brown (2014–present)
• Free Agents (comedy; titled Free Agents – Zweisam einsam, engl. Free Agents – Twosome lonesome) (2010-2011)
• From Darkness (2017)
• George Gently (George Gently - Der Unbestechliche) (2011)
• Gidseltagningen (Countdown Copenhagen/Below the Surface) (2017–present)
• Hart to Hart (drama; titled Hart aber herzlich)
• Hooten & the Lady (2017–present)
• How Not to Live Your Life (comedy) (2010-2011)
• Huff (drama)
• Hustle (drama; titled Hustle – Unehrlich währt am längsten, engl. Hustle – Dishonest it works much longer )
• In Plain Sight (drama)
• In Treatment (drama)
• Jack Taylor (2015-2016, 2018–present)
• Line of Duty (2015–present)
• Luther (psychological crime drama)
• Mad Men (drama)
• Magic City (2013-2015)
• Magnum, P.I. (Magnum) (2011-2015)
• Miami Vice (drama)
• Midsomer Murders (detective drama; titled Inspector Barnaby)
• Mr Selfridge (2014-2016)
• New Tricks (New Tricks - Die Krimispezialisten) (2017–present)
• No Offence (2016–present)
• Orange Is the New Black (2017–present)
• Outcast (2017–present)
• Ray Donovan (2016–present)
• Safe House (2016–present)
• Scott & Bailey (2012–present)
• Seinfeld (2009-2012)
• Spooks (drama; titled Spooks – Im Visier des MI5, engl. Spooks – In sight of the MI5)
• Star Trek (Sci Fi; titled Raumschiff Enterprise, engl. Spaceship Enterprise)
• Taking the Flak (dramedy; titled Taking the Flak – Reporter auf Kriegsfuß, engl. Taking the Flak – Reporters at war)
• The Aliens (2016, 2018)
• The Big C (The Big C ... und jetzt ich!) (2011-2014)
• The Fades (2012-2014)
• The Fall (The Fall – Tod in Belfast) (2016-2017)
• The Fear (2012) (2014–present)
• The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (mystery)
• The Missing (2017–present)
• Wayward Pines (2017–present)
• Weeds (Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn) (2010-2012)

Audience share

Germany

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Annual average
2009^[7]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010^[8]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011^[9]	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%
2012^[10]	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
2013^[11]	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	1.0%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%
2014^[12]	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	1.2%	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%	1.4%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%	1.4%	1.3%
2015^[13]	1.4%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%	1.8%	1.6%
2016^[14]	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%	1.7%	2.0%	2.0%	2.3%	2.5%	2.4%	2.4%	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%
2017^[15]	2.5%	2.7%	2.9%	2.5%	3.0%	3.0%	2.8%	3.2%	3.3%	2.9%

Notes and References

1. Jan Freitag: Ungesehen sehenswert. In: zeit.de. ZEIT ONLINE, 15 June 2012, accessed on 22 November 2018.
2. https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/62913/zdfneo_bekommt_vllig_neuen_markenauftritt_verpasst/ DWDL.de: "ZDFneo bekommt völlig neuen Markenauftritt verpasst"
3. http://www.infosat.de/Meldungen/?msgID=65778 Astra-Transponderdaten für neue ZDF HD-Sender ab 30 April 2012 stehen fest
4. Web site: Wunschliste. wunschliste.de. 5 June 2017.
5. News: Hanfeld . Michael . Fünf Frauen und ein Todesfall . . 19 May 2015 . 13 April 2023 . German.
6. Web site: ZDFneo: Krimi-Serie "Code 37" in deutscher Erstausstrahlung . Presseportal . 13 April 2023 . German . 3 March 2014.
7. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2009. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064703/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2009.pdf. 8 December 2015.
8. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2010. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045246/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2010.pdf. 8 December 2015.
9. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055949/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2011.pdf. 8 December 2015.
10. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074301/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2012.pdf. 8 December 2015.
11. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062006/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2013_.pdf. 8 December 2015.
12. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017.
13. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207091808/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2015.pdf. 7 February 2016.
14. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016. kek-online.de. 30 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160228135342/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2016.pdf. 28 February 2016.
15. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017. kek-online.de. 6 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151903/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2017.pdf. 5 October 2017.