The ORF broadcaster group reached the spectacular ski broadcasts from Kitzbühel and Schladming in January 2025, with the ÖSV eagles on the four-hill tour, with sporty show highlights such as Melissa Naschenwengs “Celebrities, Pistetratsch” from Kitzbühel or the “Hermann Maier’s Star Challenge ”, with fictional entertainment such as“ Bergdoktor ”or“ Landkrimi ”, the“ New Year’s concert ”and the current reporting on domestic policy events, a market share of 40.6 percent and a daily range of 4.016 million viewers, which corresponds to 53 percent of the TV -Population. The ORF has thus reached the Jänner top value since 2010. ORF1 has reached the best January value since 2014, ORF 2 with 22.6 percent MA with a 14.9 percent market share in the target group 12+. 2012.
More key facts for January 2025
ORF 1: 2.414 million seers: inside (14.9 percent market share), ORF 2: 3.117 million seers: inside (22.6 percent MA), ORF 1 and ORF 2 Total: 37.5 percent MA, ORF transmitter group in core zone (5 p.m. to 11 p.m.): 44.7 percent MA
The ten top pitches
“Time in the picture” (January 6th)
1.831 million viewers: inside, 65 percent market share
“Vier hesight tour: jumping in Bischofshofen” (January 6th)
1.499 million viewers: inside, 57 percent market share
“State today” (January 28th)
1.348 million viewers: inside, 57 percent market share
“Giant slalom of men in Schladming”, 2nd DG (January 28th)
1.342 million viewers: inside, 46 percent market share
“Slalom of men in Schladming” (January 29)
1.245 million viewers: inside, 41 percent market share
“Time in the picture special” (January 4)
1.244 million viewers: inside, 46 percent market share
“Departure of the men in Kitzbühel” (January 25th)
1.165 million viewers: inside, 74 percent market share
“Slalom of men in Kitzbühel”, 2nd DG (January 26th)
1.157 million viewers: inside, 66 percent market share
“Slalom of women in Flachau”, 2nd DG (January 14th)
1.027 million viewers: inside, 35 percent market share
“New Year’s concert” (January 1)
952,000 spectators: inside, 55 percent market share
Jänner top values in ORF 1
-a total of 5 million (most widespread vision circle) saw the long Kitzbühel weekend on ORF, which is 66 percent of the domestic TV population from the age of twelve; Up to 795,000 (top value for a patrol super-G since 2018) in 64 percent market share (59 and 76 percent MA in the young target groups) saw the Super-G on Friday, January 24th, up to 1.375 million at 74 Percent market share (70 and 78 percent MA for boys) The departure on January 25th and up to 1.274 million with an average of 1.157 million and 66 percent market share (65 and 83 percent MA at E-49 or E-29) The decisive second round of slalom from the Ganslernhang on January 26th
-In addition to the sporting events, the ORF Kitzbühel in 2025 depicted in all program areas and in all media and was therefore extremely successful: On January 26, up to 683,000 and an average of 639,000 was 23 percent on January 26th MA (25 and 33 percent MA in the young target groups) “Celebrities, parties, slope gossip” with Melissa Naschenweng do not escape
-With 418,000 reach, the “Sport am Sonntag” edition of January 26th was the most watched since 2020
– up to 1.495 million did not miss the first Nightrace in Schladming on January 28th; On average, 1.342 million winter sports fans were 46 percent market share (47 and 61 percent MA in the young target groups) live in the 2nd round via ORF 1; The slalom on January 29 saw up to 1.595 million and an average of 1.245 million with 41 percent MA and 42 and 50 percent at E-49 or E-29
-Overall, the Schladming double in ORF reached 3.407 million fans (most visual vision circle), which is 45 percent of the local TV population aged 12 and over
-How big the anticipation for the Ski World Cup in Saalbach is already at sports fans is also showing the public interest on the “Hermann Maier’s Star Challenge 2025” held on January 13, which exceeded the excellent values from the previous year: Up to 802,000 and an average of 690,000 with a 25 percent market share (26 and 36 percent in the young target groups) were included in the ORF 1 main evening
– Speaking of Flachau: The night slalom on January 14, up to 1.220 million and an average of 1.027 million winter sports fans in 35 percent market share (36 and 51 percent MA in the young target groups) did not miss live via ORF 1; The Nightrace has thus reached the top value since 2021
-The ÖSV overflowers not only ensured a triple victory on the four-hill tour, but also also incredible TV quotas on ORF: up to 1.670 million ski jumping fans followed the final competition in Bischofshofen on January 6; On average, the second round reached 1.499 million viewers in 57 percent market share (55 and 71 percent in the young target groups); The Bihofen jumping in 2025 was the most viewed ORF ski jumping transmission in TV history
– On January 7th, the “Landkrimi: to my soul is cold” celebrated its premiere, with up to 907,000 spectators, an average of 895,000 in 32 percent market share did not want to miss the case
-to the start of the ORF-1 premiere Monday, the duo “Pizzera and Jaus” prepares “Puled Pork” on January 6th, an average of 605,000 in 20 percent market share (and 30 percent in E-2 years) watched the crime comedy
Jänner top values in ORF 2
-Large public interest in the live reporting from the election Sunday in Burgenland on January 19: A total of 3.103 million viewers (broadest visual group) were there from 3:30 p.m. in ORF 2, which is 41 percent of the domestic TV population from the age of twelve; The top value achieved the “Time in the picture” at 7.30 p.m. with a range of 1.430 million in 56 percent market share, the first extrapolation just after 4 p.m. in ORF 2 saw 513,000
– The premiere of “The conversation” with Susanne Schnabl immediately reached record values on January 12th: up to 639,000 and an average of 581,000 politicians in 29 percent market share (target group 12+) did not miss the first edition- with it could be achieved ” The conversation “a record on the Sunday evening broadcaster (without the special editions for the Federal President election) since April 2022
-from 3 January to January 6, the ORF information reported a total of around 30 hours about the domestic developments: with the result that 5.164 million people in Austria (broadest visual group) are 68 percent of the domestic TV Population from the age of 12, always up -to -date; The top value reached the “Time in the Bild” at 7.30 p.m. on January 6th with a range of 1.831 million in 65 percent market share
-Up to an average of 859,000 “Bergdoktor” fans in January with new episodes of season 18, the cult series reached 785,000 range in 27 percent in the month.
-The 67th TV broadcast of the New Year’s concert watched up to 973,000 spectators on January 1 alone; On average, 952,000 music fans enjoyed the (rangwit ranger) second part of the concert with a market share of 55 percent (12+); The interest in the young target group E12-29 was remarkable: there the market share at the second concert part reached a record value of 72 percent; Overall, the New Year’s concert matinee in ORF 2, including Dacapo in ORF III, reached 1,855 million people (most visual vision circle), which corresponds to 25 percent of the domestic TV population 12+
-The “Universum” documentary to the Ski World City of Saalbach “Where nature and humans meet” saw on January 21, up to 599,000 at 21 percent MA
-The “Eco Special” edition to arrest René Benko on January 23 reached a shipment record with a 35 percent market share
Jänner top values in ORF III
-The top range of “ORF III currently special: for coalition negotiations” on January 3. With 202,000 range at 9 percent MA, before “Special: Government Education for FPÖ” on January 6 with RW at 6 percent and “Special: Austria in the crisis” on January 5 with 155,000 RW at 6 percent MA
Record in streaming use
Record also says for the ORF video streams, because in January they were used as strongly as ever: the live streams and video-on-demand in Austria achieved a total of 19.5 million net views (coherent usage processes) and 122 million Bruttoviews (video starts) and a total usage volume of 579 million minutes (preliminary numbers). This means the highest monthly values so far since the introduction of online moving image measurement (AGTTT/GfK Teletest Zensus). The interest of the online audience was high both at streams on orf on and in news.orf.at and sport.orf.at. The big winter sports events of the January from Kitzbühel to Schladming to the four-hill tour were also a hit online. Streams from the information area (special reporting around the coalition negotiations and the change at the ÖVP tip, Trump-Inauguration or Burgenland election programs) were also particularly demanded. And the New Year’s concert as well as fictional and entertainment formats such as “Welcome Austria”, “Good Night Austria”, “Landkrimi”, “Bergdoktor” or “School of Champions” also contributed to the strongest monthly performance of the ORF video streams. Top live stream in January was the 2nd round of the men’s slalom from Schladming (average range 63,000), the strongest video-on-demand was the “Bergdoktor” sequence of January 2 (average range 48,000).