Helene Fischer's show lost to Kevin: Christmas quotas in the basement!

Helene Fischer's show lost to Kevin: Christmas quotas in the basement!

The "Helene Fischer Show" has been one of the highlights of Christmas television for years. On December 26, 2024, the hit queen again transformed the Düsseldorf exhibition hall into a musical winter wonderland. Despite the impressive representation with guests such as Marianne Rosenberg, Giovanni Zarrella and Alvaro Soler, the show was not a quota win this year. According to Berlin Live , only 0.72 million viewers switched on, which means a market share of 15.0 percent. The spectator for the audience was less than in previous years.

In the direct competition, the classic "Kevin - in New York alone", which dominated 0.97 million viewers and a market share of 19.6 percent. The Federal President's Christmas speech attracted 0.63 million people, while the "Who will be a millionaire? - Christmas special" on RTL stayed with 0.61 million viewers. Nevertheless, Helene was able to score in the younger target group, with 3.61 million viewers and a market share of 16.1 percent, which catapulted them in third place in the target group classification, according to Schlager.de .

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The spectators were spoiled with a diverse program that included numerous musical medleys and appearances. Some of the highlights included duets and appearances with artists such as Robbie Williams and Maite Kelly. A children's song medley from Helene Fischer was also on the program. In the run-up to the show, the two recording days on December 6th and 7th in Düsseldorf already attracted thousands of fans and focused on the anticipation for the TV event. However, the numerous spectacular guest appearances could not stop the decline in the number of spectators, which makes the challenges for the popular event even clearer.