“File number XY” vs. “The Passion”
Clear odds winner
“The Passion” vs. Rudi Cerne (r.) and “File number XY … Unsolved”.
© [M] RTL / ZDF / Nadine Rupp
In the Wednesday evening duel between “Aktenzeichen XY … Unsolved” and “Die Passion” there was a clear winner in terms of ratings.
“The Greatest Story of All Time” had no chance against real capital crimes in terms of ratings in prime time. Almost 5.5 million viewers tuned in on Wednesday evening for Rudi Cerne (65) and the 600th edition of the true crime format “File number XY … Unsolved”. This gave ZDF an impressive market share of 22.5 percent.
The RTL music event “The Passion” with “narrator” Hannes Jaenicke (64), Ben Blümel (42) as “Jesus”, “Maria” actress Nadja Benaissa (41), “Judas” interpreter Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht ( 32) and many more wanted to see 2.23 million, which corresponds to a market share of 9.7 percent.
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