''Klinik am Alex'' is a German television series.
Klinik am Alex was the title of a television series by
Sat.1
Sat.1 is a German free-to-air 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'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...
. The series dealt with the medical staff of a clinic on Berlin's
Alexanderplatz
() ( en, Alexander Square) is a large public square and transport hub in the central Mitte district of Berlin. The square is named after the Russian Tsar Alexander I, which also denotes the larger neighbourhood stretching from in the nort ...
. The series was produced by teamWorx in the former building of the Heckeshorn lung clinic in
Berlin-Wannsee
Wannsee () is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger ''Großer Wannsee'' (Greater Wannsee, "See" means lake) and the ...
. The international trade center (IHZ) on Friedrichstrasse served as the facade of the clinic.
Since the ratings were below the channel average of Sat.1, the program with episode five was discontinued on February 26, 2009. The series returned on March 10, 2012 beginning with episode one in the program of Sat.1. However, the series only reached 1.11 million viewers, which corresponded to a
market share
Market share is the percentage of the total revenue or sales in a market that a company's business makes up. For example, if there are 50,000 units sold per year in a given industry, a company whose sales were 5,000 of those units would have a ...
of 4.4%. From the sixth episode, the episodes were broadcast on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. as the first German broadcast. From the twelfth episode, the remaining episodes were broadcast on the pay TV channel
Sat.1 emotions
Sat.1 emotions is a ProSiebenSat.1 Media pay-TV channel. It started broadcasting on May 3, 2012 at 8:15 pm. It replaced Sat.1 Comedy. ProSiebenSat.1 Media also operates the two pay-TV channels kabel eins classics and ProSieben Fun.
Sat.1 emotion ...
.
See also
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List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present)
* ''Babylon Berlin'' (Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–presen ...
External links
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German medical television series
Television shows set in Berlin
2009 German television series debuts
2009 German television series endings
German-language television shows
Sat.1 original programming
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