This statistic shows the distribution of TV show genre viewership in German in 2016. The results come from a representative survey conducted by Statista. The majority of respondents, 61 percent, preferred comedy shows. Half of respondents watched action shows and 45 percent liked science fiction and fantasy.
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Which TV show genres do you watch?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Comedy (sitcom, satire etc.)
61%
Action (superheroes, adventure etc.)
50%
Science fiction and fantasy
45%
International crime dramas (crime)
44%
Mystery/ Horror
42%
Drama (thriller, politics etc.)
39%
Hospital/ Doctors
32%
German/ European crime drams
30%
Soaps/ Telenovelas
23%
Historical
22%
Homeland/ family
17%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents61%61%50%50%45%45%44%44%42%42%39%39%32%32%30%30%23%23%22%22%17%17%Comedy (sitcom, satire etc.)Action (superheroes, adventure etc.)Science fiction and fantasyInternational crime dramas (crime)Mystery/ HorrorDrama (thriller, politics etc.)Hospital/ DoctorsGerman/ European crime dramsSoaps/ TelenovelasHistoricalHomeland/ family
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Statista-Umfrage. (July 25, 2016). Which TV show genres do you watch? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/600041/most-popular-tv-show-genres-germany/
Statista-Umfrage. "Which TV show genres do you watch?." Chart. July 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/600041/most-popular-tv-show-genres-germany/
Statista-Umfrage. (2016). Which TV show genres do you watch?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/600041/most-popular-tv-show-genres-germany/
Statista-Umfrage. "Which Tv Show Genres Do You Watch?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/600041/most-popular-tv-show-genres-germany/
Statista-Umfrage, Which TV show genres do you watch? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/600041/most-popular-tv-show-genres-germany/ (last visited July 16, 2025)
Which TV show genres do you watch? [Graph], Statista-Umfrage, July 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/600041/most-popular-tv-show-genres-germany/
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