RTL II

RTL II is a commercial, privately owned, general-interest German television channel. In 2013 the channel had a market share of 4,2% among viewers aged over three.[6]



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[hide]  *1 History  ==History[ edit] == RTL II started broadcasting on 6 March 1993 at 6:09 a.m. with the movie Ein reizender Fratz. ==Ownership[ edit] == The channel is operated by RTL2 Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG., which was founded in 1992 and employs a staff of approximately 210 people. Since June 2014 its Managing Director has been Andreas Bartl.[7]  The company was originally headquartered in Cologne, but is now run in the municipality of Grünwald, to the south of Munich; only its news department is still based in Cologne, in order to share the production facilities of RTL news. The company is jointly owned by: RTL Group S.A. (35.9%),[8]  Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG (31.5%),[9]  Tele München Fernseh GmbH & Co. Medienbeteiligung KG (31.5%, of which the Tele München Gruppe and The Walt Disney Company hold 50% each).[8]  andBurda GmbH (1.1%)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rtlgroup1_8-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[8] ==Programming<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Programming pillars are daily episodes of the local Big Brother in access prime-time, and a prime-time lineup consisting mostly of "docu-soaps", movies and licensed series such as 24 and Stargate SG-1. Recent efforts to move further towards quality programming with science magazines and documentaries have met with an indifferent audience response.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]
 * 2 Ownership
 * 3 Programming
 * 3.1 Afternoon programming
 * 3.2 Access prime-time
 * 3.3 Prime-time
 * 3.4 Anime and children's programming
 * 3.5 German premiers
 * 4 Programming aired by RTL II
 * 4.1 From Australia
 * 4.2 From Canada
 * 4.3 From Japan
 * 4.4 From the United Kingdom
 * 4.5 From the United States
 * 4.6 German Reality Shows
 * 4.7 Anime
 * 4.8 Other Animated Series
 * 5 See also
 * 6 External links
 * 7 References

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The channel's prime-time newscast RTL II News is frequently criticized<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]  for its selection of news stories, which are seen to cater to a young audience; for example, it has been known to put a CD release or the launch of a new gaming console in the second headline slot directly after the day's top event.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[original research?]  This unconventional approach has brought RTL II's broadcasting licence into jeopardy at least once, as a German commercial broadcaster has to feature minimum amounts of serious informational and cultural programming to be allowed a full channel licence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]  In addition to its own newscast formats (RTL II News, ''RTL II Spezial. Das Magazin and Das Nachrichtenjournal''), the channel commissions independent producers to create its own productions, which it airs in the afternoons. ===Afternoon programming<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">In the afternoon, the channel now primarily features its own docu soap and reality show productions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[10] ===Access prime-time<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">During access prime-time RTL II airs the soaps Köln 50667 and Berlin – Tag & Nacht on weekdays, movies on Saturdays, and science magazines Welt der Wunder andSchau dich schlau! on Sundays. ===Prime-time<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Among its prime-time line-up the channel's own docu soap productions such as Die Geissens – Eine schrecklich glamouröse Familie and Frauentausch are particularly successful. Various US shows such as Game of Thrones<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[11]  and The Walking Dead<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[12]  have been, and continue to be, the most successful series of RTL II's prime-time slot. Its late-night line-up also features US series such as Autopsy – Mysteriöse Todesfälle and Flashpoint.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Movies also account for a major share of the channel's prime-time and late night content. In addition to the large number of Hollywood movies, RTL II also broadcasts Indian Bollywood movies in this slot since 2004. ===Anime and children's programming<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">RTL II has offered the largest anime content of all free-to-air German-language TV channels.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]  Among others, it has aired shows such as Dinosaur King,Dragon Ball, Naruto, Blue Dragon, Pokémon, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh!] and Digimon. In addition, it broadcast cartoons such as Di-Gata Defenders, Pucca and Magi-Nation. On weekdays, RTL II also airs an anime afternoon under their children/youth banner "Pokito". Following tensions with media authorities, RTL II's standards and practicesdepartment is believed<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[by whom?]  to be especially sensitive about children's programming. As a consequence, the channel cuts scenes in anime series like Detective Conan,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[13]  InuYasha,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[14]  One Piece<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[15]  and Naruto,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[16] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[17]  for which it has received criticism from anime fans. Some episodes where the original version had previously been given a FSK 6 rating, meaning that it is suitable for children ages 6 up and may legally be aired at all hours of the day have even been edited down.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed] In February 2013 RTL II announced that its Sunday morning children's programme would be discontinued as of 21 April 2013. A separate online channel for anime was launched in April.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[18] ===German premiers<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">RTL II was the first channel to introduce various foreign TV formats on German television such as:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">- The Final Countdown: a show aired at the start of the new millennium lasting 24 hours and showing celebrations in various locations all over the world. - Popstars in 2000 was the first casting show aired on German television. - Jack Point Jack in 2003 was the first interactive movie on German television. - Bollywood movies: On 19 November 2004 RTL II aired Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness (German: In guten wie in schweren Tagen - original title: Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham), the first dubbed Bollywood movie on German television, and achieved an audience share of over 12.3% among the target group of 14 to 49 year-olds.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[19]  Due to its great success Indian movies have been regularly aired on the channel ever since. Previously, Bollywood movies had been broadcast in Hindi with German subtitles on ARTE and VOX. ==Programming aired by RTL II<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===From Australia<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===From Canada<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===From Japan<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===From the United Kingdom<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===From the United States<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===German Reality Shows<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Anime<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Other Animated Series<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * Water Rats (Water Rats – Die Hafencops)
 * Blood Ties
 * Flashpoint (Flashpoint – Das Spezialkommando)
 * Whistler (starting 2009)
 * The Listener (The Listener - Der Gedankenjäger)
 * Takeshi's Castle
 * Torchwood (starting 2009)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[20]
 * 24 (season 1-5)
 * The A-Team (Das A-Team)
 * According to Jim (Immer wieder Jim)
 * Andromeda
 * Angela's Eyes (Angela Henson – Das Auge des FBI)
 * Battlestar Galactica
 * Bewitched (Verliebt in eine Hexe)
 * The Brady Bunch (Drei Mädchen und drei Jungen)
 * Californication
 * Dead Like Me (Dead Like Me – So gut wie tot)
 * The Dead Zone (Dead Zone)
 * Dexter
 * Dog the Bounty Hunter (Dog – Der Kopfgeldjäger)
 * Dream On
 * The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Der Prinz von Bel-Air)
 * Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Hercules)
 * Heroes
 * Home Improvement (Hör mal, wer da hämmert!)
 * I Dream of Jeannie (Bezaubernde Jeannie)
 * I Love Lucy (Ich liebe Lucy)
 * Laverne & Shirley
 * Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order: New York)
 * Little House on the Prairie (Unsere kleine Farm)
 * Matlock (Matlock [Fernsehserie])
 * Rodney
 * Sleeper Cell
 * Smallville
 * Stargate SG-1 (Stargate – Kommando SG-1)
 * Stargate Atlantis
 * Stargate Universe
 * True Blood
 * Xena: Warrior Princess (Xena)
 * Big Brother
 * Wife Swap (Frauentausch)
 * Attack No. 1 (Mila Superstar)
 * Beyblade
 * Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Sailormoon – Das Mädchen mit den Zauberkräften)
 * Captain Tsubasa (Die tollen Fußballstars)
 * Detective Conan (Detektiv Conan)
 * Cat's Eye (Ein Supertrio)
 * Chibi Maruko-chan
 * Crayon Shin-chan (Shin Chan)
 * Digimon
 * Digimon Adventure
 * Digimon Adventure 02
 * Digimon Tamers
 * Digimon Frontier
 * Digimon Data Squad
 * Dr. Slump (2nd series)
 * Dragon Ball
 * Dragon Ball Z
 * Dragon Ball GT
 * Flint the Time Detective (Flint Hammerhead)
 * Ganbare, Kickers! (Kickers)
 * Gormiti
 * Hikari no Densetsu (Die kleinen Superstars)
 * Hamtaro
 * Inuyasha
 * Inazuma Eleven
 * Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (Jeanne, die Kamikaze-Diebin)
 * Little Women (1987 TV series) (Eine fröhliche Familie)
 * Little Women II: Jo's Boys (Missis Jo und ihre fröhliche Familie)
 * MegaMan NT Warrior
 * Monster Rancher
 * Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Die Macht des Zaubersteins)
 * Naruto
 * Naruto Shippuden
 * Ojamajo Doremi
 * One Piece
 * Pokémon
 * Adventures on the Orange Islands
 * The Johto Journeys
 * Johto League Champions
 * Master Quest
 * Advanced
 * Advanced Challenge
 * Advanced Battle
 * Battle Frontier
 * Diamond and Pearl
 * DP: Battle Dimension
 * DP: Galactic Battles
 * DP: Sinnoh League Victors (DP: Sieger der Sinnoh-Liga)
 * Black & White (Schwarz & Weiß)
 * BW: Rival Destinies (Schwarz & Weiß: Rivalen des Schicksals)
 * Power Stone
 * Princess Sarah (Die kleine Prinzessin Sara)
 * Futari wa Pretty Cure (Pretty Cure)
 * Ranma ½
 * Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
 * Shaman King
 * Taro the Space Alien (Taro Alien)
 * The Adventures of Mini-Goddess
 * The Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Jeannie)
 * The Rose of Versailles
 * The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) (Im Land des Zauberers von Oz)
 * Wedding Peach
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
 * Yu-Gi-Oh!
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters
 * Action Man
 * Alice's Birthday (Geburtstag Alice)
 * Calimero
 * Care Bears
 * Casper the Friendly Ghost (Casper)
 * The Chipmunks (Alvin und die Chipmunks)
 * Duck Dodgers
 * Duckman
 * Gargantua
 * Get Ed
 * He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
 * Huntik
 * Isnogud
 * Jackie Chan Adventures
 * The Mézga Family (Die Abenteuer der Familie Metzger)
 * Mystery of the Third Planet (Die Adventure Alisa)
 * Mucha Lucha
 * The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<span class="plainlinks noprint Inline-Template" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;">[disambiguation needed]
 * Winx Club
 * Xiaolin Showdown