German sports network Sport1 "recorded season-best ratings for its broadcast of the 2nd Bundesliga game between FC Kaiserslautern and FC Cologne on March 17," according to Alexander Krei of DWDL. An average of 1.24 million viewers tuned in to watch Sport1's broadcast. In the target demographic 14-49, the 0-0 draw obtained a market share of 6%. The game had a peak audience of 1.9 million viewers. Pay-TV channel Sky, which also aired the game, attracted 170,000 viewers to its broadcast and obtained a 0.6% share. The 2nd Bundesliga games on Friday and Saturday were also very popular and were watched by an average of 190,000 viewers. The market shares on Saturday reached 1.9% in the target demographic. On Sunday, the second division games attracted an average of 350,000 viewers.
WINTER SPORTS: German public broadcaster ZDF attracted 3.43 million viewers for the broadcast of women's biathlon mass start race on Sunday. The race, which started at 1pm, obtained a market share of 21.6%. The men's mass start race, which aired later during the afternoon, was watched by 3.03 million viewers and had a 17.2% share. In between the two biathlon races, ZDF showed speed skating, which attracted 1.53 million viewers starting at 2:24pm. The event had a market share of 9.7% (DWDL, 3/24).
