During news reports about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, the number of TV viewers grew significantly in Germany. The data in this graph refers to the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell. Around 29.5 million viewers watched these programs on March 22, 2020, not long after the WHO had declared the pandemic.
TV viewers of the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020
(Coronavirus reports)
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MEEDIA. (April 30, 2020). TV viewers of the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020 (Coronavirus reports) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239088/tv-viewers-news-programs-germany/
MEEDIA. "TV viewers of the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020 (Coronavirus reports)." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239088/tv-viewers-news-programs-germany/
MEEDIA. (2020). TV viewers of the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020 (Coronavirus reports). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239088/tv-viewers-news-programs-germany/
MEEDIA. "Tv Viewers of The News Programs Tagesschau, Heute, Heute Journal and Rtl Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020 (Coronavirus Reports)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239088/tv-viewers-news-programs-germany/
MEEDIA, TV viewers of the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020 (Coronavirus reports) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239088/tv-viewers-news-programs-germany/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
TV viewers of the news programs Tagesschau, heute, heute journal and RTL Aktuell in Germany in March and April 2020 (Coronavirus reports) [Graph], MEEDIA, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239088/tv-viewers-news-programs-germany/