ZDFneo
ZDFneo is a German free-to-air television channel, programmed for an audience aged 25 to 49[1] to counter the primarily older-skewing main channels of public broadcasters ZDF and ARD. It replaced ZDF's documentary channel ZDFdokukanal on 1 November 2009.
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| Country | Germany | 
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mainz, Germany | 
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 720p (1080p (DVB-T2 only)) (HDTV)  | 
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ZDF | 
| Key people | Markus Schächter | 
| Sister channels | ZDF ZDFinfo  | 
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 2009 (SD) 30 April 2012 (HD)  | 
| Replaced | ZDFdokukanal | 
| Links | |
| Website | www | 
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Region dependent | 
| Streaming media | |
| ZDF.de | Watch live | 
History
    
On 1 October 2017, the station 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 program was initially only scaled up by 576i, since ZDFneo had no HD-capable playout at this time. Since mid-May 2015, the program 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)
 
Logos
    
ZDFneo (2009–2017)
ZDFneo HD (2009–2017)
ZDFneo (since 26 September 2017)
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% | |
| 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% | |
| 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% | |
| 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% | |
| 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% | |
| 2017[15] | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 
References
    
- Jan Freitag: Ungesehen sehenswert. In: zeit.de. ZEIT ONLINE, 15 June 2012, accessed on 22 November 2018.
 - DWDL.de: "ZDFneo bekommt völlig neuen Markenauftritt verpasst", retrieved 26 August 2017.
 - Astra-Transponderdaten für neue ZDF HD-Sender ab 30 April 2012 stehen fest infosat.de 6 December 2011 retrieved 24 January 2013.
 - "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
 - Hanfeld, Michael. "Fünf Frauen und ein Todesfall". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
 - "ZDFneo: Krimi-Serie "Code 37" in deutscher Erstausstrahlung". Presseportal (in German). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2009" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2010" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
 - "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
 
