Sat.1 () is a German

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...

television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaft für Kabel- und Satellitenrundfunk)'', initially a joint venture of various publishing houses, and was rebranded as Sat.1 in January 1985. The first broadcast could only be seen by roughly 1200 households who had cable access in the city of

Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning "Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German dialects, Palatine German: ''Ludwichshafe''), is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in the German state of Rh ...

. Early programs included old films (mainly from the archives of KirchMedia) American hit series and game shows (the most notable show being the German version of '' Wheel of Fortune'', ''Glücksrad''). Later, the station acquired a name for its original series and TV films. By 1988, it was the most watched tv channel in West Germany. Pay-TV sister channel '' Sat.1 Emotions'' (formerly '' Sat.1 Comedy'') airs comedy, romance and movies. In 2013 '' Sat.1 Gold'', a second, free-to-air Sat.1 offshoot was also launched. In addition to its free-to-air standard definition feed, Sat.1 also broadcasts an HD feed as a subscription-only channel, available on Astra's HD+ satellite pay-TV platform.

Sat.1 Regional

Regional newscasts are broadcast under the title ''17:30 Sat.1...'' in Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Bavaria. * 17:30 Sat.1 live (

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

and

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

) * 17:30 Sat.1 NRW (

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

) * 17:30 Sat.1 Regional (

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

and

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

) * 17:30 Sat.1 Regional (

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

and

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...

) * 17:30 Sat.1 Bayern (

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

Programmes

Soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

Current: * Die Landarztpraxis (2023–present)

Soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

Former: * Das Küstenrevier (2024)

Children

*'' The Bugs Bunny Show'' (2000–2008?)

Entertainment

*''5 mal 5'', German version of '' Lingo'' hosted by Bernd Schumacher (1993–1994) *''Aus den Augen verloren'', hosted by Jörg Wontorra (1995–1996) *''Bingo'', hosted by Wolf-Dieter Herrmann (1991–1992) *''Bitte melde dich!'', hosted by Jörg Wontorra (1992–1998) *''Die Comedy-Falle'', hosted by Kai Pflaume (2005–2011) *''Die Harald Schmidt Show'', late-night show hosted by Harald Schmidt (1995–2004, 2011–2012) *''Die Hella von Sinnen Show'', hosted by Hella von Sinnen (2006) *''Die Hit-Giganten'', hosted by Hugo Egon Balder (2003–2012) *''Die MyVideo-Show'', hosted by Annika Lau (2006–2007) *''Erben gesucht'', hosted by Jörg Wontorra (1994) *''Geh aufs Ganze!'', hosted by Jörg Draeger (1992–1997) *''Genial daneben'', hosted by Hugo Egon Balder (2003–2011, 2017–2021) *''Glücksrad'', German version of '' Wheel of Fortune'' (1988–1997) *''Got to Dance'', hosted by Alexandra Maurer (2013–2014) *''Got to Dance Kids'', hosted by Alexandra Maurer (2015) *''Jeder gegen Jeden'', German version of '' Fifteen to One'' hosted by Hans-Hermann Gockel (1996–2001) *''Jetzt reicht's!'', hosted by Vera Int-Veen (1997–1998) *''Kampf der Köche – Wer haut den Profi in die Pfanne?'' (2016) *''Kämpf um deine Frau!'', hosted by Andrea Kiewel (2004) *''Krypton Faktor'', German version of '' The Krypton Factor'' hosted by Jörg Draeger (1991) *'' Man O Man'', hosted by Peer Augustinski (1992–1995) *''Newtopia – Vollkommenes Glück oder totales Chaos?'', German version of ''

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', which describes a fictiona ...

'' (2015) *''Nur die Liebe zählt'', hosted by Kai Pflaume (1995–2011) *''Nur die Liebe zählt'', hosted by Wayne Carpendale (2014–2015) *''Promi ärgere dich nicht!'', hosted by Hugo Egon Balder and Hella von Sinnen (2005–2008) *'' Rich List – Jede Antwort zählt'', hosted by Kai Pflaume (2007–2008) *''Star Search'', hosted by Kai Pflaume (2003–2004) *'' Promis unter Palmen'' (2020–2021) *'' The Voice of Germany'' (2011–present) *'' The Taste'', German version of '' The Taste'' hosted by Christine Henning (2013–present) *'' The Voice Kids'' (2013–present) *'' Promi Big Brother'' (2013–present) *''The Winner Is ...'' (2012) *'' The Voice Senior'' (2018–present) *'' Big Brother'' (2020)

Information

*''Akte'' (1995–present) *''Blitz'' (1997–2007) *''Blitz am Sonntag'' (2004–2005) *''Blitzlicht'' (1998–1999) *''Fahndung Deutschland'' (2016) *''Focus TV'' (2010–present) *'' :newstime'' (2023–present) *''push – das Sat.1-Magazin'' (2012) *''Sat.1 am Mittag'' (2006–2007) *''Sat.1 Nachrichten'' (1985–2023) *''Sat.1 – Das Magazin'' (2007–2012) *''Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen'' (1987–present) *''Schlag 6'' (2001–2002) *''Telebörse'' (1987–1992) *''Unser Tag'' (2015) *''Weck Up'' (1998–2014)

Scripted reality

*''112 – Rettung in letzter Minute'' (2018–present) *''Anwälte im Einsatz'' (2013–present) *''Auf Streife'' (2013–present) *''Auf Streife – Berlin '' (2016–present) *''Auf Streife – Die Spezialisten'' (2015–present) *''Die 2 – Anwälte mit Herz'' (2011) *''Die Ruhrpottwache'' (2016–present) *''Dringend Tatverdächtig – Duisburg Crime Stories'' (2018–present) *''Einsatz in Köln – Die Kommissare'' (2016) *''Familien-Fälle'' (2012–2014) *''Helft mir! Letzter Ausweg Jugendamt'' (2013) *''Im Namen der Gerechtigkeit – Wir kämpfen für Sie!'' (2013–present) *''In Gefahr – Ein verhängnisvoller Moment'' (2014–2016) *''Inspektion 5 – Köln Mülheim'' (2018–present) *'' K11 – Kommissare im Einsatz'' (2003–present) *''Klinik am Südring'' (2016–present) *''Klinik am Südring – Die Familienhelfer'' (2018–present) *'' Lenßen & Partner'' (2003–2012) *''Mein dunkles Geheimnis'' (2013–2016) *''Nachbar gegen Nachbar'' (2012) *'' Niedrig und Kuhnt – Kommissare ermitteln'' (2003–2013) *''Patchwork Family'' (2013) *''Pures Leben – Mitten in Deutschland'' (2009–2013) *'' Schicksale – und plötzlich ist alles anders'' (2010–present) *''Zwei bei Kallwass'', hosted by Angelika Kallwass (2001–2013)

Series

*''A.S. - Gefahr ist sein Geschäft'' (1995–1998, 2002, 2007) *'' Allein unter Bauern'' (2007) *'' Almost Human'' (2014) *'' Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP'' (1997–2010) *'' Anna Maria – Eine Frau geht ihren Weg'' (1994–1997, 1999, 2003–2004) *'' Anna und die Liebe'' (2008–2011) *'' Bis in die Spitzen'', German version of '' Cutting It'' (2005–2007) *'' Booker'' (1990–1992) *'' Broti & Pacek – Irgendwas ist immer'' (2002–2005, 2007–2008) *''

Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not Castration, castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e. cows proper), bulls have long been an important symbol cattle in r ...

'' (2017–present) *'' Cagney & Lacey'' (1987–1997) *''

Cougar Town ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons. AB ...

'' (2010-201?) *'' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'' ''(Criminal Minds: Team Red)'' (2011, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–present) *'' Crossing Lines'' (2013–2015) *''

Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college. It aired from January 20, 19 ...

'' (1999–2001, 2005, 2007) *''

Deception Deception is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Tort of ...

'' (2018) *'' Der Bergdoktor'' (1992–1998) *'' Der Bulle von Tölz'' (1996–2009) *'' Der letzte Bulle'' (2010–2014) *'' Danni Lowinski'' (2010–2014) *'' Edel & Starck'' (2002–2008, 2011–2012) *'' Ein Bayer auf Rügen'' (1993–1999, 2012) *'' Ein Mord für Quandt'' (1997–1999, 2001–2003) *'' Eine wie keine'' (2009–2010) *''Einstein'' (2017) *''

Eva Blond ''Eva Blond'' is a German television series that follows the detective Eva Blond (Corinna Harfouch) and her colleague Alyans (Erdal Yıldız). It aired from 2002 to 2006 on Sat.1. See also *List of German television series External links

* ...

'' (2002–2007) *'' Falcon Crest'' (1992–1995) *''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (scr ...

'' (1997–2004) *''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' (1996–1998) *'' Für alle Fälle Stefanie'' (1995–2010) *'' Geliebte Schwestern'' (1997–1999) *''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' (1988–1991) *'' GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben'' (2007–2008, 2012) *'' Hallo, Onkel Doc!'' (1994–2010) *'' Hand aufs Herz'' (2010–2011) *'' Hawaii Five-0'' (2011–present) *'' HeliCops – Einsatz über Berlin'' (1998–2005) *''

Homeland A homeland is a place where a national or ethnic identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic natio ...

'' (2013–2014, 2016) *''

Hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

'' (1987–1992) *'' House of Cards'' (2013) *''Im Visier der Zielfahnder'' (2002–2005) *''

Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...

'' (2018) *''Josephine Klick – Allein unter Cops'' (2014–2015) *'' Klinik am Alex'' (2009, 2012) *''

Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan. In ''Lethal Weapon'', a pai ...

'' (2017) *'' Loving'' ''(Wege der Liebe)'' (1994–1995) *''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' (2017–present) *''Mila'' (2015) *'' NCIS'' (200?-201?) *'' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2010-201?) *''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...

'' ''(Numb3rs – Die Logik des Verbrechens)'' (2007–2009) *'' Plötzlich Papa – Einspruch abgelehnt!'' (2008) *'' Profiling Paris'' (2015–present) *'' Public Morals'' (1999–2000) *'' R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten'' (2007–2008) *'' Rush Hour'' (2017–present) *'' Schmetterlinge im Bauch'' (2006–2009) *'' Schwarz greift ein'' (1994–1999, 2004–2005) *''

Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

'' (2015–present) *'' SEAL Team'' (2018) *'' SK Kölsch'' (2001–2007) *'' Stadt, Land, Mord!'' (2006–2010) *'' Stalker'' (2015) *'' Sylvia – Eine Klasse für sich'' (1998–2001, 2004–2005) *'' T. J. Hooker'' (1987–1991) *'' That's Life'' (2004–2010) *'' The Ellen Show'' (2007, 2011) *''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' ''(The Guardian – Retter mit Herz)'' (2004, 2006–2009, 2014) *''

The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series pre ...

'' ''(Love Boat)'' (1985–1991, 1994–1996) *''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, t ...

'' (2009-201?) *'' The Smurfs'' (2000) *'' The Unit – Eine Frage der Ehre'' (2007) *''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' ''(Schatten der Leidenschaft)'' (1993–1994) *'' Typisch Sophie'' (2004–2006) *'' V'' ''(V – Die außerirdischen Besucher kommen)'' (1988–1990) *'' Verliebt in Berlin'' (2005–2006) *'' Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1985) *'' Wolffs Revier'' (1992–2006) *''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

'' (2007, 2010) *''

Zorro Zorro ( or , Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American Pulp magazine, pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashin ...

'' ''(Zorro – Der schwarze Rächer)'' (1992–1995)

Sport

*''FuXX'' (1995–1999) *''Jump ran'', hosted by Lou Richter (1994–1995) *''ran fun'', hosted by Reinhold Beckmann (1995–1999) *''ran Fußball'' (1992–present) *''ran Boxen'' (1998–present) *''ranissimo – Sat.1 Fußball-Show'' (1992–1999) *''

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, commonly abbreviated as the DTM, is a sports car racing series sanctioned by ADAC. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The series currently races a modified version of Group GT3 gra ...

'' (2019–present)

Talk

*''Einspruch!'', hosted by Ulrich Meyer (1992–1994) *''Kerner'', hosted by Johannes B. Kerner (1996–1998) *''Schreinemakers Live'', hosted by

Margarethe Schreinemakers Margarethe Schreinemakers (born 27 July 1958) is a German television presenter, talk show host and journalist. Life Schreinemakers was born in Krefeld and studied sociology at the University of Bonn. She works as television presenter and jour ...

(1992–1996) *''Sonja'', hosted by Sonja Zietlow (1997–2001) *''Talk im Turm'', hosted by

Stefan Aust Stefan Aust (; born 1 July 1946) is a German journalist. He was the editor-in-chief of the weekly news magazine from 1994 to February 2008 and has been the publisher of the conservative leading newspaper since 2014 and the paper's editor until ...

and Erich Böhme (1990–1999) *''Vera am Mittag'', hosted by Vera Int-Veen (1996–2008)

Logos

File:Sat 1 Logo 1980.svg, 1 January 1985 until 1986 File:Sat1 1986 bis 1996.svg, 1986 until 1996 File:SAT.1 LOGO 1996 bis 31. August.2001.png, 1996 until 31 August 2001 File:Sat. 1 Logo transparent.png, 16 August 2011 until 11 October 2016 File:Neues Sat. 1 Logo transparent.png, Since 12 October 2016

Audience share

Germany

The average age of the viewers is 50.4 years (as of 2016).

References

External links

* {{Authority control Television stations in Germany Television stations in Austria Television stations in Switzerland Television channels and stations established in 1984 ProSiebenSat.1 Media 1984 establishments in West Germany Mass media in Munich