{{Short description|2005–2013 German television channel}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Das Vierte | logo = Das Vierte Logo (2009-2013).svg | logo_size = 250px | logo_caption = | logo_alt = | image = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2005|9|29|df=y}} | closed_date = {{End date and age|2013|12|31|df=y}} | picture_format = 576i (4:3 SDTV) | network = | owner = NBCUniversal (2005–2008)<br>Mini Movie International / Dmitry Lesnevsky (2008–2012)<br>The Walt Disney Company (2012–2013) | parent = | slogan = | motto = | country = Germany | language = German | area = Germany, Austria, Switzerland | affiliates = | headquarters = Munich, Germany | former_names = | replaced = NBC Europe (in Germany) | replaced_by = Disney Channel (Germany)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/neuer-tv-sender-disney-channel-ersetzt-ab-januar-das-vierte-a-894856.html |title=Neuer TV-Sender: Disney-Channel ersetzt ab Januar Das Vierte - Spiegel Online |publisher=Spiegel Online |date=17 April 2013 |accessdate=11 February 2014|language=German}}</ref> | sister_channels = | timeshift_service = | website = {{URL|www.das-vierte.de}} | terr_serv_1 = | terr_chan_1 = | sat_serv_1 = | sat_chan_1 = | cable_serv_1 = | cable_chan_1 = | sat_radio_serv_1 = | sat_radio_chan_1 = | iptv_serv_1 = | iptv_chan_1 = | online_serv_1 = | online_chan_1 = | 3gmobile serv 1 = }}
'''Das Vierte''' (English: '''The Fourth''') was a German entertainment channel replaced in January 2014 by Disney Channel.
==History== Das Vierte was launched by NBC Universal Global Networks (NUGN) in 2005 as an all-drama programming channel. The channel reached its 1% first-year goal with the expectations of doubling in two to three years. In 2008, NUGN sold the station to Mini Movie International Channel,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kemp|first=Stuart|title=NBCU Global Networks selling Das Vierte|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcu-global-networks-selling-das-113257|accessdate=18 February 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=5 June 2008|author2=Scott Roxborough}}</ref> owned by Dmitri Lesnevsky, as the station was losing money. Lesnevsky expected to turn the station around through rebranding then reselling it. In 2010, Phoenix Media planned to buy the station but that fell through.
As of 2011, the station had a market share of 0.2%.
In September 2012, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to purchase Das Vierte.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney Buys German Channel Das Vierte|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-eyeing-german-channel-das-vierte-373833|accessdate=18 February 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=25 September 2012}}</ref> Disney closed on the deal by December 2012. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would close to re-launch Disney Channel in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Walt Disney to Launch Free-TV Channel in Germany|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/walt-disney-launch-free-tv-441396|accessdate=18 February 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=17 April 2013}}</ref> Disney closed the channel on 31 December 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Das Vierte verabschiedet sich|url=http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/Das-Vierte-verabschiedet-sich.111093.0.html|accessdate=17 April 2014|publisher=Digitalfernsehen.de|date=31 December 2013|language=German}}</ref>
==Programming== Das Vierte started with the slogan "''Wir sind Hollywood''" (We are Hollywood). The programming later moved away from Hollywood productions and towards a cooperation with the Anixe TV network.
===Reality series=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' (''Gene Simmons Family Jewels - Papa war ein Kiss'') (2007-2009) * ''Ghost Hunters'' (2009-2010) * ''Ghost Hunters International'' (2009-2010) {{div col end}} <ref>{{cite web|title=Wunschliste|url=https://www.wunschliste.de/serien|website=wunschliste.de|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref>
===Series=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''7th Heaven'' ''(Eine himmlische Familie)'' (2008) * ''Air America'' (2013) * ''Airwolf'' (2006-2009) * ''Alias'' ''(Alias - Die Agentin)'' (2009-2010) * ''B.L. Stryker'' (2005-2006) * ''Baywatch'' ''(Baywatch – Die Rettungsschwimmer von Malibu)'' (2007-2008) * ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (2006) * ''Charlie's Angels'' ''(Drei Engel für Charlie)'' (2007-2008) * ''Ein Haus voller Töchter'' (2010-2013) * ''Fat Actress'' (2007) * ''Get Smart'' ''(Mini-Max)'' (2013) * ''Hart to Hart'' ''(Hart aber herzlich)'' (2007-2009) * ''Hawaii Five-O'' ''(Hawaii Fünf-Null)'' (2006) * ''It Takes a Thief'' ''(Ihr Auftritt, Al Mundy)'' (2006-2007) * ''Knight Rider'' (2005-2009) * ''Law & Order'' (2006-2008) * ''Magnum, P.I.'' ''(Magnum)'' (2006) * ''Melrose Place'' (2006) * ''Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' ''(Mike Hammer)'' (2007) * ''Murphy Brown'' (2013) * ''Northern Exposure'' ''(Ausgerechnet Alaska)'' (2005–2006) * ''Once and Again'' ''(Noch mal mit Gefühl)'' (2013) * ''Quincy, M.E.'' ''(Quincy)'' (2005-2006) * ''Remington Steele'' (2007-2009) * ''Roswell'' (2009-2010) * ''Sea Patrol'' (2011-2013) * ''Simon & Simon'' (2005-2006) * ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2007-2008) * ''Tarzán'' ''(Tarzan)'' (2011-2013) * ''The Bill Cosby Show'' ''(Bill Cosby)'' (2013) * ''The Fall Guy'' ''(Ein Colt für alle Fälle)'' (2007-2009) * ''The Persuaders!'' ''(Die 2)'' (2007–2010) * ''The Professionals'' ''(Die Profis)'' (2007–2010) * ''The Rockford Files'' ''(Detektiv Rockford – Anruf genügt)'' (2006–2008) * ''The Saint'' ''(Simon Templar)'' (2007-2010) * ''The Sullivans'' ''(Die Sullivans)'' (2013) * ''The Time Tunnel'' ''(Time Tunnel)'' (2013) * ''Unhappily Ever After'' ''(Auf schlimmer und ewig)'' (2013) * ''Viper'' (2013) * ''Zorro'' ''(Zorro - Der schwarze Rächer)'' (2011–2013) {{div col end}} <ref>{{cite web|title=Wunschliste|url=https://www.wunschliste.de/serien|website=wunschliste.de|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref>
==Availability== Das Vierte was available via terrestrial transmission in Berlin and Bremen, as well as Europe wide on Astra digital satellite service.
Via the air waves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|title=Disney Betting on Pixar Movies, ABC Series in German Network Launch|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-betting-pixar-movies-abc-655983|accessdate=February 18, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 14, 2013}}</ref>
==Audience share== ===Germany=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto; background:#ffffff;" ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#FFFFFF;" width="35px"| ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|January ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|February ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|March ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|April ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|May ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|June ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|July ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|August ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|September ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|October ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|November ! style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="60px"|December ! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;" width="75px"|Annual average |-align="center" |'''2005<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2005|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2005.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075524/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2005.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''|| – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – ||0.5% ||0.5% ||0.5% ||0.5% |-align="center" |'''2006<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2006|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2006.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208053549/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2006.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.6% ||0.5% ||0.6% ||0.6% ||0.6% ||0.5% ||0.7% ||0.6% ||0.7% ||0.7% ||0.7% ||0.7% ||{{increase}} 0.6% |-align="center" |'''2007<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2007|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2007.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063320/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2007.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.7% ||0.7% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.9% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.7% ||{{increase}} 0.8% |-align="center" |'''2008<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2008|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2008.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208051855/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2008.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.9% ||0.8% ||0.7% ||1.0% ||0.9% ||0.8% ||0.8% ||0.9% ||0.9% ||0.8% |-align="center" |'''2009<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2009|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2009.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208064703/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2009.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.8% ||0.7% ||0.7% ||0.6% ||0.6% ||0.7% ||0.7% ||0.7% ||0.5% ||0.4% ||0.4% ||0.5% ||{{decrease}} 0.6% |-align="center" |'''2010<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2010|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2010.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045246/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2010.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.1% ||{{decrease}} 0.2% |-align="center" |'''2011<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2011|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2011.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055949/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2011.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.1% ||0.2% |-align="center" |'''2012<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2012.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223815/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2012.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.2% |-align="center" |'''2013<ref>{{cite web|title=KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013|url=http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2013_.pdf|website=kek-online.de|accessdate=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085629/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2013_.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.2% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||0.1% ||{{decrease}} 0.1% |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
{{Television in Germany}}
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