ZDFneo

ZDFneo

Logo used since 2017
Country	Germany
Headquarters	Mainz,Germany
Programming
Picture format	576i(16:9SDTV) 720p(1080p(DVB-T2 only)) (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	ZDF
Key people	Markus Schächter
Sister channels	ZDF ZDFinfo
History
Launched	1 November 2009(2009-11-01)(SD) 30 April 2012(2012-04-30)(HD)
Replaced	ZDFdokukanal
Links
Website	www.zdfneo.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Region dependent
Streaming media
ZDF.de	Watch live

ZDFneois a Germanfree-to-airtelevision channel, programmed for an audience aged 25 to 49to complement the primarily older-skewing main channels of public broadcastersZDFandARD.It replaced ZDF's documentary channelZDFdokukanalon 1 November 2009.

History

On 1 October 2017, the channel was to receive a new on-air design and a new broadcasting logo;this was brought forward to 26 September 2017.

Distribution

ZDFneo is broadcast (along with the rest ofZDFvision) viaDVB-Tdigital terrestrial television,receivable in most areas of Germany. It is also transmitted inDVB-Cthrough German cable networks, and inDVB-Sfrom theAstra 1Hsatellite.

Since 30 April 2012, ZDFneo has been broadcast in HD (720p).The channel was initially only scaled up by576i,since ZDFneo had no HD-capable playout at this time. Since mid-May 2015, the channel is broadcast in native HD quality.

Programmes

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 ofNeoMagazin mitJan Böhmermannwhich 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)
• Code 37(2014)
• 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; titledFree 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; titledHart aber herzlich)
• Hooten & the Lady(2017–present)
• How Not to Live Your Life(comedy) (2010-2011)
• Huff(drama)
• Hustle(drama; titledHustle – 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; titledInspector 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; titledSpooks – Im Visier desMI5,engl.Spooks – In sight of the MI5)
• Star Trek(Sci Fi; titledRaumschiff Enterprise,engl.Spaceship Enterprise)
• Taking the Flak(dramedy; titledTaking 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 (2012–2017)
• 
  ZDFneo (since 26 September 2017)

Audience share

Germany

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Annual average
2009	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	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	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
2013	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	1.0%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%
2014	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	1.2%	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%	1.4%	1.5%	1.4%	1.3%	1.4%	1.3%
2015	1.4%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%	1.8%	1.6%
2016	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%	1.7%	2.0%	2.0%	2.3%	2.5%	2.4%	2.4%	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%
2017	2.5%	2.7%	2.9%	2.5%	3.0%	3.0%	2.8%	3.2%	3.3%	2.9%

External links

• Official website(in German)