ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) 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 subscripti ...

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owned by

ProSiebenSat.1 Media ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (officially abbreviated as P7S1, formerly ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG) is a German mass media & digital company. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the Fran ...

. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company. Although ProSieben produces some of its programming itself, it also airs many American imports. On 3 May 2012, the network launched a pay-TV channel called ProSieben Fun. A third channel called ProSieben Maxx started broadcasting on 3 September 2013. The three different feeds of the channel are: ProSieben (for Germany), ProSieben Austria (for Austria), and ProSieben Schweiz (for Switzerland and Liechtenstein). The main difference is that they have different advertisements and news for each target country. The channel uses an English slogan: "We love to entertain you." ProSieben broadcasts from the Astra 1L and 3A satellites and is uplinked by MX1 (now part of SES Video).

History

1988–1993

On 13 October 1988, ProSieben Television GmbH was founded as a successor to Eureka TV. The founding partners were Gerhard Ackermans (51%) and Thomas Kirch (49%). Shortly after, Kirch took complete control of the channel. On 1 January 1989, ProSieben (known at the time as "Pro 7"), began broadcasting nine hours of programming a day from

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. The CEO was Georg Kofler from

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

. ProSieben had 70 employees at that time and claimed to reach 2.44 million viewers. The station began broadcasting on the

DFS Kopernikus DFS Kopernikus (meaning ''Deutscher Fernmeldesatellit Kopernikus'') was the name of three geostationary satellites of Deutsche Bundespost and later Deutsche Telekom AG. They are no longer in use. DFS Kopernicus-3 When DFS Kopernikus-3 was nea ...

satellite in July 1989. Broadcasting hours were gradually increased to 17 hours a day. ProSieben was also awarded the first terrestrial

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in Munich for a private broadcaster. Starting on 8 December 1989, the station was broadcast via

Astra 1A Astra 1A was the first satellite launched and operated by SES (Société Européenne des Satellites), launched in December 1988. During its early days, it was often referred to as the Astra Satellite, as SES only operated one satellite origina ...

satellite. On 1 March 1990, the television station moved from Munich-Schwabing to

Unterföhring Unterföhring is a municipality in Upper Bavaria. It lies adjacent to the northeast side of Munich, and is one of the nearest suburbs to Munich's central district. History Before the establishment of Munich around 1158, an important crossing ex ...

near Munich. At that time, ProSieben had 120 employees. ProSieben has broadcast its programs around the clock since 1 October 1990. In 1991, ProSieben created a

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called Teledirekt GmbH to promote the spread of satellite technology in Germany. In 1992, although ProSieben was still losing money, it co-founded a special-interest channel, Der Kabelkanal, with German Bundespost TELEKOM. ProSieben held a 45% share. Since initially the channel could only be received via cable connection, the channel helped attract new customers to for Telekom's cable television network. In 1995, ProSieben bought the channel outright and renamed it Kabel 1 and began broadcasting it on the

SES Astra SES Astra SA was a corporate subsidiary of SES, based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, that maintained and operated the Astra series of geostationary communication satellites between 2001 and 2011. Formed in 1985 as Société Européenne de ...

satellite. In July 1992 MGM Media Gruppe München ( SevenOne Media today) was established. It was responsible for selling advertising on ProSieben channels. On 24 September 1993, SZM Studios (broadcasting center in Munich, since June 2004: ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion GmbH) were inaugurated. At the end of 1993, ProSieben made a profit for the first time.

1994–1999

In 1994, ProSieben started a

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service. On 24 October 1994, it started using a new station logo. Turnover in 1994 was DM 1.192 billion (now about €786 million) and

pre-tax profit In business and accounting, net income (also total comprehensive income, net earnings, net profit, bottom line, sales profit, or credit sales) is an entity's income minus cost of goods sold, expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest, ...

was DM 144 million (today about €95 million). On 19 December 1995, ProSieben Television GmbH was transformed into a joint-stock company called ProSieben Television AG (after 1996 ProSieben Media AG, since 2000 ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG). Thomas Kirch remained the main shareholder and the Rewe Group was a co-shareholder with 41.6 percent. The

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was Georg Kofler. In 1996, ProSieben was granted a nationwide broadcast license and launched its Internet site. That same year, ProSieben bought AT & TV Merchandising Concepts GmbH and Merchandising München KG. Sales rose to DM 1.69 billion. Wholly owned subsidiaries of Pro Sieben Media AG in 1998 (incomplete list): *''Asta Vista'' *''Starwatch Navigation'' *''MGM Mediagruppe'' *''Agentur für Urheberrechte'' *''Pro Sieben Business Communication'' *''Pro Sieben Home Entertainment'' *''ddp'' news agency Advertising slots were added for Switzerland in 1997 and Austria in 1998. ProSieben Austria also had its own news broadcast (ProSieben Austria News, formerly ProSieben Austria TopNews). Together with RTL, ProSieben operated a combined slot in Switzerland, which was cancelled after seven months in the spring of 2000. In Austria, there is a program slot on ProSieben Austria, Sat.1 Österreich and kabel eins Austria, which has been continuously expanded. In cooperation with the Austrian station

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, the three-hour morning show ''Café Puls'' has been broadcast on all three stations since 2004. On 7 July 1997, ProSieben went public, the shares were oversubscribed 50-fold. This way a nonvoting preference was used to divide up the shares. A year later, the company was added to MDAX.

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brought the inauguration of the DM 12 million ProSieben building in 1998. Kirch Media AG held 58.4% of ProSieben Media AG in 1998. A

news channel News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting various news events and other information via television, radio, or the internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or telev ...

, N24 was started in 1999, it went on the air in early 2000. ProSieben wanted to compete with

n-tv n-tv is a German free-to-air television news channel owned by the Bertelsmann Media's RTL Group. n-tv broadcasts news and weather every hour and half-hour in the morning. It also broadcasts magazine shows and documentaries. History n-tv beg ...

, which was very popular, mainly because of the stock market boom, and enlarge its family of channels. N24 now has a bigger audience share than n-tv, but is no longer owned by the company. In 1998, ProSieben took over the news agency ddp. On 19 September 1999, ProSieben began broadcasting digital multichannel sound in Dolby Digital format.

2000–2007

At the end of 1999, Thomas Kirch brought over his shares in

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, his father's company, which then made up the majority shares of Sat.1 and ProSieben-Gruppe. On 1 February 2000, the Swiss business lawyer Urs Rohner was appointed CEO of ProSieben; Georg Kofler, who was the CEO of ProSieben since its inception, resigned from the company. Urs Rohner had no experience in the television business. He was appointed at the request of

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to legally secure the fusion between Sat.1 and ProSieben. In March 2000, the ProSieben subsidiary SevenSenses was established, to which in June 2004 merged with the SZM Studios to create the ProSiebenSat.1 Produktion GmbH. On 13 October 2000, 12 years after the founding of ProSieben, the first shares from ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG were traded at the

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. In the following month, the merger of the marketing companies occurred between Media Group Munich (ProSieben) and MEDIA 1, creating SevenOne Media. With the merger came the founding of the ProSieben Television GmbH, which operates the ProSieben television station. Managing director of ProSieben was Nicolas Paalzow in 2000. He was succeeded in May 2004 by Dejan Jocic, who was then replaced in December 2005 by Andreas Bartl - who was previously CEO of kabel eins. In May 2008, Thilo Proff became chief of the station, followed by Jürgen Hörner (April 2011). Since August 2012, Wolfgang Link is the managing director of ProSieben. After 2003, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media belonged to a group of investors surrounding

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. In 2005,

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wanted to take over ProSieben for about €2.2 billion, which would have created the third-largest media group in Europe. This purchase, however, at the end of 2005 / beginning of 2006 was not authorized by the Federal Cartel Office and the Commission on Concentration in the Media. On 31 January 2006, Springer finally announced the failure of the takeover. Saban stuck to the intention to sell the channel. On 14 December 2006, the investment companies KKR and

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took over a majority shares (50.5%) of the stock capital of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and became new majority shareholder. In 2007, through the initiative of KKR and Permira, ProSieben bought the

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, for €3.3 billion and financed the acquisition largely through loans.

Programmes

Current foreign series

* '' 2 Broke Girls'' * '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (''Apartment 23'') (reruns) * ''

Are You There, Chelsea? ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' (formerly known as ''Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea'') is an American television sitcom created by Dottie Zicklin and Julie Ann Larson for NBC. It is based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 best-selling book '' Are Y ...

'' (2013–present) * ''

Brickleberry ''Brickleberry'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Waco O'Guin and Roger Black for the basic cable network Comedy Central. Executive produced by O'Guin, Black, and comedian Daniel Tosh, the series follows a group of park rangers ...

'' (reruns) * ''

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 ...

'' (reruns) * ''

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' (2015, 2017–present) * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' (reruns) * ''

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'' (''Fringe – Grenzfälle des FBI'') (2009–present) * ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'' (reruns) * '' Gotham'' (2015–present) * ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...

'' (''Grey's Anatomy – Die jungen Ärzte'') * '' How I Met Your Mother'' (2008–present) * '' Last Man Standing'' (2017–present) * ''

Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American Time travel in fiction, time travel superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klem ...

'' (2016–present) * '' Malcolm in the Middle'' (''Malcolm mittendrin'') (reruns) * '' Man with a Plan'' (2017–present) * ''

Mike & Molly ''Mike & Molly'' is an American television sitcom created by Mark Roberts on CBS. It premiered on September 20, 2010, and aired 127 episodes over six seasons. The series stars Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy as the eponymous Mike and Molly ...

'' (reruns) * '' Mom'' (2014–present) * ''

My Boys ''My Boys'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. The show deals with a sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois, played by Jordana Spiro, and the men in her life, including her brother and her best friend. Th ...

'' (reruns) * ''

Pure Genius ''Pure Genius'' (originally titled ''Bunker Hill'') is an American medical drama television series created by Jason Katims that aired on CBS from October 27, 2016 to January 26, 2017. The series stars Augustus Prew as James Bell who is a Silicon ...

'' (2017–present) * '' Scrubs'' (''Scrubs – Die Anfänger'') (reruns) * ''

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'' (''Mysterious Mermaids'') (2018–present) * ''

Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action- drama television series created by Stacy McKee for ABC that premiered on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of '' Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Practice''). Set in Seattle, the series focuses on ...

'' ''(Seattle Firefighters - Die jungen Helden)'' (2018–present) * ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

'' (2016–present) * '' Superstore'' (2017–present) * ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on C ...

'' (2009–present) * ''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' (2015–present) * '' The Great Indoors'' (2018–present) * '' The Mick'' (2017–present) * '' The Middle'' (reruns) * ''

The Millers ''The Millers'' is an American sitcom television series that was created by Greg Garcia and stars Will Arnett as Nathan Miller and Margo Martindale as Carol Miller. The multi-camera series aired from October 3, 2013 to July 18, 2015 and ran 3 ...

'' ''(Die Millers)'' (2014–present) * ''

The Orville ''The Orville'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as series protagonist Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels in the 25th century. ...

'' (2018–present) * ''

The Real O'Neals ''The Real O'Neals'' is an American single-camera sitcom that aired on ABC from March 2, 2016, to March 14, 2017. The series, based on an idea by Dan Savage (who also served as executive producer), was picked up to series on May 7, 2015. The se ...

'' (2018–present) * ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' (''Die Simpsons'') (1994–present) * ''

This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...

'' (2017–present) * ''

Two and a Half Men ''Two and a Half Men'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. Originally starring Charlie Sheen in the lead role alongside Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones, t ...

'' (first season named ''Mein cooler Onkel Charlie'') (2005–present) * ''

Young Sheldon ''Young Sheldon'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' and begins with the ...

'' (2018–present) * '' Younger'' (2018–present)

Current German programmes

* '' Galileo'' (1998–present) * '' Galileo Big Pictures'' (every few weeks, another episode with a different topic is released) (2009–present) * ''

Germany's Next Topmodel ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' (often abbreviated as ''GNTM'') is a German reality television series, based on a concept introduced by Tyra Banks with ''America's Next Top Model''. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum who also serves as the lea ...

'' * '' Late Night Berlin'', hosted by

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(2018–present) * ''

Newstime Newstime is a German television news program on ProSieben, presented by journalists Michael Marx and Laura Dünnwald. The first broadcast took place on 1 January 1989, the day ProSieben itself started broadcasting. ''Newstime'' airs live at 18 ...

'' * '' Prankenstein'' (2015–present) * '' ProSieben Spätnachrichten'' * '' red! Stars, Lifestyle & More'' * '' Schlag den Star'' (since 2016 with

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as host) * ''

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'' (1995–present) * ''

Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt (English: Joko vs. Klaas – The Battle around the World) is a German reality series, broadcast on the German television network ProSieben on prime time. It is a show that pins its two stars against on ...

'' (3 episodes a year, usually starting around November) * '' Joko und Klaas gegen ProSieben'', hosted by

and

Joko Winterscheidt Joachim "Joko" Winterscheidt (born 13 January 1979) is a German television host, producer and actor. He became known as part of the duo ''Joko & Klaas'' alongside Klaas Heufer-Umlauf in TV programs like ''Circus HalliGalli''. Winterscheidt grew ...

(2019–present) * ''

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'' (2008–present) * ''Watch Me – Das Kinomagazin'' (2016–present) * ''

The Voice of Germany ''The Voice of Germany'' is a German reality talent show created by John de Mol, based on the concept ''The Voice of Holland'' and its international series. It began airing on ProSieben and Sat.1 on 24 November 2011. There are five differen ...

'' (2011–present)

Event show

* ''

Bundesvision Song Contest The Bundesvision Song Contest (often shortened BSC or BuViSoCo) was a song competition held annually between the sixteen states of Germany. Created by German entertainer Stefan Raab and aired live on ProSieben, the show was loosely based on t ...

'' (annually) * ''Die Beste Show der Welt'' (''The Best Show in the World'' – 8 episodes) * TV total events: **'' Turmspringen'' (

diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

, annually) ** ''PokerStars.de-Nacht'' ( poker, monthly) ** ''Stock Car Crash Challenge'' (like

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on a muddy indoor track, annually) ** '' Wok-WM'' (annually) ** ''Autoball'' (football with cars and a very big ball, every two years)

Former foreign series

* '' 8 Simple Rules'' (''Meine wilden Töchter'') * '' 90210'' (2009) * ''

Alias Alias may refer to: * Pseudonym * Pen name * Nickname Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film * ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006 * ''Alias the ...

'' (''Alias – Die Agentin'') (2003–2004, 2007–2008) * ''

Aliens in America ''Aliens in America'' is an American teen sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim ...

'' (2009, 2015) * ''

American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the '' American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...

'' (2013) * ''

Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inclu ...

'' (''Angel - Jäger der Finsternis'') (2001–2005) * ''

Body of Proof ''Body of Proof'' is an American medical/crime comedy-drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011, to May 28, 2013, and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Christopher Murphey and ...

'' (2011) * '' Booker'' (1993–1994) * '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2007) * '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (''Buffy – Im Bann der Dämonen'') (1998–2005) * '' Charmed'' (''Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen'') * ''

Chuck Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer * C ...

'' (2009, 2013–2016) * '' Code Black'' (2016–2017) * ''

Cold Case A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or r ...

'' (''Cold Case – Kein Opfer ist je vergessen'') * ''

Crisis A crisis ( : crises; : critical) is either any event or period that will (or might) lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affair ...

'' (2016) * ''

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 that ran from 1998 to 2003. T ...

'' (2001–2004) * '' Desperate Housewives'' * ''

Devious Maids ''Devious Maids'' is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry, produced by ABC Studios, and executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, P ...

'' ''(Devious Maids - Schmutzige Geheimnisse)'' (2014) * '' Diagnosis: Murder'' ''(Diagnose: Mord)'' (1993–1998) * '' Doctor Who'' (2008) * '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (''Apartment 23'') * ''

Early Edition ''Early Edition'' is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996, to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each ''Chicago Sun-Times' ...

'' (''Allein gegen die Zukunft'') * ''

'' (2015–2017) * '' ER'' (''Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme'') * ''

Eureka Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...

'' (''EUReKA – Die geheime Stadt'') (2008–2013) * ''

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...

'' (''Alle hassen Chris'') * ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch an ...

'' (''Alle lieben Raymond'') * '' Falling Skies'' (2011–2012, 2015) * ''

Family Matters ''Family Matters'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on ABC on September 22, 1989, and ended on May 9, 1997. However it moved to CBS, where it was shown from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A spin-off of '' Perfect Strangers, ...

'' (''Alle unter einem Dach'') (1995–2003) * '' FlashForward'' (2010) * '' Friends'' (2000–2006, 2015) * '' Ghost Whisperer'' (''Ghost Whisperer - Stimmen aus dem Jenseits'') * ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...

'' * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Grounded for Life ''Grounded for Life'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on the network until being canceled only two episodes into ...

'' (''Keine Gnade für Dad'') * ''

Harper's Island ''Harper's Island'' is an American horror mystery limited series created by Ari Schlossberg for CBS. Schlossberg, Jeffrey Jackson Bell and Jon Turteltaub served as executive producers. The series features an ensemble cast led by Elaine Cassidy ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''

Highway to Heaven ''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth in order to help people in need. Victo ...

'' ''(Ein Engel auf Erden)'' (1991–1992) * ''

Homeland A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial 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 ethn ...

'' * ''

Hope & Faith ''Hope & Faith'' is an American television sitcom, starring Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa as Hope Shanowski and Faith Fairfield. Hope is a homemaker and mother of three and Faith is her sister, a soap opera star whose character is killed off, leadi ...

'' (2013) * ''

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 ...

'' (1994) * ''

Human Target The Human Target is the name of two fictional characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, while the second is private investigator and bodyguard Christopher Chance who assumes the identities of clients tar ...

'' * ''

Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horac ...

'' (2008–2011) * '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' ''(Kung Fu - Im Zeichen des Drachen)'' (1994–1997) * ''

Kyle XY ''Kyle XY'' is an American science fiction television series produced by ABC Family. The central character is a teenage boy (Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newbo ...

'' (2007–2010) * ''

Legend of the Seeker ''Legend of the Seeker'' is an American television series created by Sam Raimi, based on the fantasy novel series ''The Sword of Truth'' by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series f ...

'' (''Legend of the Seeker - Das Schwert der Wahrheit'') * ''Limitless (TV series), Limitless'' (2017) * ''Lipstick Jungle (TV series), Lipstick Jungle'' * ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' (2005–2014) * ''Lucifer (TV series), Lucifer'' (2017) * ''Married... with Children'' (''Eine schrecklich nette Familie'') * ''Matlock (TV series), Matlock'' (1992–1997, 2001) * ''Medical Investigation'' * ''Moonlight (American TV series), Moonlight'' (2008, 2010–2011, 2014) * ''My Wife and Kids'' (''What's Up, Dad?'') * ''New Girl (TV series), New Girl'' * ''Nip/Tuck'' * ''Numb3rs'' ''(Numb3rs - Die Logik des Verbrechens)'' (2005) * ''One Life to Live'' ''(Liebe, Lüge, Leidenschaft)'' (1989–1990) * ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' (2007–2008) * ''Perfect Strangers (TV series), Perfect Strangers'' (''Ein Grieche erobert Chicago'') * ''Primeval (TV series), Primeval'' (''Primeval – Rückkehr der Urzeitmonster'') * ''Primeval: New World'' * ''Private Practice (TV series), Private Practice'' * ''Pushing Daisies'' * ''Quantico (TV series), Quantico'' (2016) * ''Queer as Folk (2000 TV series), Queer as Folk'' * ''Reaper (TV series), Reaper'' * ''Roseanne'' * ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' (''Sabrina – total verhext!'') * ''Scream Queens (2015 TV series), Scream Queens'' * ''Seinfeld'' (1998–2003) * ''Sex and the City'' (2001–2008) * ''Sliders (TV series), Sliders'' (''Sliders – Das Tor in eine fremde Dimension'') * ''Space: Above and Beyond'' (''Space 2063'') * ''Spartacus: Vengeance'' * ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2010) * ''Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'' * ''Suburgatory'' (2012–2015) * ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural'' * ''Surface (2005 TV series), Surface'' (2006–2007) * ''T. J. Hooker'' (1992–1994) * ''Taz-Mania'' (''Tazmania'') (1994–1998) * ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' * ''Terra Nova (TV series), Terra Nova'' (2012) * ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2015–2016) * ''The 4400'' (''4400 – Die Rückkehrer'') (2006–2009) * ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' (1989-1994) * ''The Good Wife'' (2010) * ''The L Word'' (''The L Word – Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben'') * ''The Muppets (TV series), The Muppets'' (2016–2017) * ''The New Normal (TV series), The New Normal'' (2013) * ''The O.C.'' (''O.C., California'') * ''The Odd Couple (2015 TV series), The Odd Couple'' (''Odd Couple'') * ''The Royals (TV series), The Royals'' (2015) * ''The Shield'' ''(The Shield - Gesetz der Gewalt)'' (2004) * ''The Smurfs (1981 TV series), The Smurfs'' (1995) * ''The Strain (TV series), The Strain'' (2015) * ''The Tudors'' (2008-2011) * ''The Vampire Diaries'' * ''The X-Files'' (''Akte X – Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI'') * ''Three's Company'' ''(Herzbube mit 2 Damen)'' (1993–1995) * ''Touch (American TV series), Touch'' (2012) * ''V (2009 TV series), V'' (''V – Die Besucher'') (2011) * ''Weeds (TV series), Weeds'' (''Weeds – Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn'') (2007) * ''Without A Trace'' (2003-2004)

Former German programmes

* ''17 Meter - Wie weit kannst du gehn?'', hosted by

and

(2011–2012) * ''18 – Allein unter Mädchen'' (2004–2007) * '':de:Absolute Mehrheit, Absolute Mehrheit'' (talk show on politics, every three months) (2012–2013) * ''Alles außer Sex'' (2005–2007) * ''Arabella (show), Arabella'', hosted by Arabella Kiesbauer (1994–2004) * ''Arabella (show), Arabella Night'', hosted by Arabella Kiesbauer (1996–1997) * '':de:Avenzio – Schöner leben!, Avenzio – Schöner leben!'' * '':de:Axel! will's wissen!, Axel! will's wissen!'' * ''Bravo TV (TV series), Bravo TV'' (2005–2007) * '':de:Bully & Rick, Bully & Rick'' * ''Bullyparade'' (1997–2011) * '':de:CineTipp, CineTipp'' * '':de:Circus HalliGalli, Circus HalliGalli'', hosted by

and

(2013–2017) * ''comedystreet'' (2002–2013) * '':de:Crazy Competition, Crazy Competition'' * ''Das Duell um die Geld'', hosted by

and

(2016–2017) * '':de:Das Geständnis – Heute sage ich alles, Das Geständnis – Heute sage ich alles'' * ''Der kleine Mann'' * ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde'' * ''Die ProSieben MorningShow'' (2009) * ''Die Reporter'' (1992–2000) * ''Focus TV'' (1996–2009) * ''Fort Boyard (TV series), Fort Boyard'' (2000, 2002) * '':de:Galileo Mystery, Galileo Mystery'' * '':de:Joko und Klaas – Die Rechnung geht auf uns, Joko und Klaas – Die Rechnung geht auf uns'' * ''Kalkofes Mattscheibe'' (2003–2008, 2010, 2012) * '':de:Lebe deinen Traum!, Lebe deinen Traum!'' * ''Mein bester Feind'', hosted by

and

(2014–2016) * '':de:Night-Loft, Night-Loft'' (2005–2011) * '':de:Noch Besserwissen, Noch Besserwissen'' (reruns) * ''Oblivious (UK TV series), Ahnungslos'' * ''Popstars'' (2003–2012) * ''Prompt'' (2004–2005) * '':de:ProSieben Funny Movie, ProSieben Funny Movie'' * '':de:ProSieben Reportage, ProSieben Reportage'' * '':de:ProSieben Spätnachrichten, ProSieben Spätnachrichten'' * ''Prosieben Spezial – Wissen Weltweit'' * ''Quatsch Comedy Club'' (1997–2015) * '':de:Quizboxen, Quizboxen'' (lit. ''quiz boxing'') * ''SAM'' (1995–2009) * '':de:Schlag den Henssler, Schlag den Henssler'', hosted by :de:Elton, Elton (2017–2018) * ''Schlag den Raab'', hosted by Steven Gätjen (2006–2015) * ''Stromberg (TV series), Stromberg'' (2004–2015) * ''Enissa Amani, Studio Amani'' (2016) * ''superspots – Die besten Clips im Umlauf'' (reruns) * '':de:Switch – TV gnadenlos parodiert, Switch'' (reruns) * '':de:Switch reloaded, Switch reloaded'' * ''talk talk talk'' (1999–2016) * ''talk talk talk fun'' (2006–2007) * ''The Next Uri Geller'' (2008–2009) * ''TV total'', hosted by Stefan Raab (1999–2015) * ''U20 – Deutschland, deine Teenies'' * ''Unter fremden Decken'' * ''Wunderwelt Wissen''

Former programming blocks

*Trick 7 (1991–2004)

Logos

Pro7 logo alt.svg, Logo from 1989 to 23 October 1994 ProSieben logo.svg, Logo used since 24 October 1994 ProSieben HD Logo.svg, - 12 February 2015 ProSieben HD Logo 2015.svg, since 12 February 2015

Audience share

Germany

The average age of the viewers is 37.4 years (as of 2016).

Trivia

* The ProSieben TV channel and its show ''Newstime'' were briefly shown twice in ''Captain America: Civil War''. The first time was in a hotel room in Berlin while Helmut Zemo was studying a Soviet diary on ''Bucky Barnes, The Winter Soldier''. Michael Marx and Laura Dünnwald starred as themselves.

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prosieben ProSieben, Television stations in Germany Television stations in Austria Television stations in Switzerland ProSieben original programming, * Television channels and stations established in 1989 ProSiebenSat.1 Media 1989 establishments in West Germany Mass media in Munich