Nitro (German TV channel)

Not to be confused with Nitro (Spanish TV channel).

NITRO is a German free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Deutschland. It was launched on 1 April 2012 as RTL Nitro. It was renamed Nitro on 30 July 2017.

NITRO

Country	Germany
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	RTL Group
Parent	RTL Deutschland
Sister channels	RTL VOX n-tv Super RTL RTL Zwei RTL Up VOX Up RTL Crime RTL Living RTL Passion GEO Television
History
Launched	1 April 2012 (2012-04-01)
Former names	RTL Nitro (2012–2017)
Links
Website	www.nitro-tv.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel numbers vary on each region

Conception

NITRO's slogan is „Fernsehen für Helden“ (television for heroes). It describes itself as a "premium entertainment channel" ("Premium-Unterhaltungssender") for a broad audience.^[1] It mainly targets males aged between 20 and 59.^[2]

The channel contains many of old German and American series and films, but also first runs of some American series such as Modern Family, Nurse Jackie or Chase.

On 2 April 2012, the video on demand site RTL Nitro Now launched, where several shows can be viewed seven days after airing.

Nitro HD

Nitro HD, a high-definition simulcast of Nitro, was launched on 28 August 2012 on cable provider Kabel Deutschland, and became available via NetCologne on 1 September 2012.^[3] Broadcast of RTL Nitro HD via Satellite started on 8 April 2014, available with an HD+ subscription.

Logo History

Logo from 2012 until 2017

Programming

Original programming (from RTL Group)

Magazines

• Auto Mobil, car magazine show (2012—present)

Entertainment

• Ab ins Beet – Die Garten-Soap, docu-soap (2012—present)
• Anwälte der Toten, docu-soap (2012—present)
• Die Autohändler, docu-soap (2012—present)
• Die Küchenchefs, docu-soap (2012—present)
• Die lustigsten Schlamassel der Welt, clip show (2012—present)
• Das perfekte Promi-Dinner, cooking (2012—present)
• Das Strafgericht, court show (2012—present)
• Die Trovatos – Detektive decken auf, docu-soap (2012—present)
• Höllische Nachbarn, comedy (2012—present)
• Schneller als die Polizei erlaubt, docu-soap (2012—present)
• Unter Volldampf!, documentary (2012—present)
• Recht & Ordnung (2012—present)

TV Series

• Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei, action series (2012—present)
• Balko, comedy drama (2012—present)
• Im Namen des Gesetzes, drama (2012—present)

Imported programming

Entertainment

Current

• American Pickers (American Pickers - Die Trödelsammler) (2013–present)
• Border Security: Canada's Front Line (Border Patrol Canada - Einsatz an der Grenze) (2018–present)
• Forensic Files (Medical Detectives – Geheimnisse der Gerichtsmedizin) (2013–present)
• MythBusters (MythBusters - Die Wissensjäger) (2018–present)
• Nothing to Declare UK (Border Control UK - Schmugglern auf der Spur) (2019–present)
• Pawn Stars (Die Drei vom Pfandhaus) (2013–present)
• The First 48 (The First 48 - Am Tatort mit den US-Ermittlern) (2015–present)
• Top Gear (2014—present)

Former

• Ice Road Truckers (2012—2014)
• Mayday (2012)
• Takeshi's Castle (2017-2021)

TV series

Current

• According to Jim (Immer wieder Jim) (2018—present)
• Airwolf (2015–present)
• ALF (2013—present)
• Batman (2019—present)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI: Den Tätern auf der Spur); crime series (2012—present)
• CSI: Miami; crime series (2012—present)
• CSI: New York; crime series (2012—present)
• Family Matters (Alle unter einem Dach) (2014—present)
• Hogan's Heroes (Ein Käfig voller Helden) (2016—present)
• Home Improvement (Hör mal, wer da hämmert) (2012—present)
• JAG (J.A.G. - Im Auftrag der Ehre) (2018–present)
• Knight Rider (2012—present)
• Law & Order (2012—present)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013—present)
• Leverage (2016–present)
• Leverage: Redemption (Leverage 2.0) (2022—present)
• M*A*S*H (2014—present)
• Magnum, P.I. (Magnum) (2016–present)
• Matlock (2013–present)
• Miami Vice (2016–present)
• Renegade (Renegade - Gnadenlose Jagd) (2014—present)
• Stargate SG-1 (2017–present)
• The A-Team (Das A-Team) (2016–present)
• The Fall Guy (Ein Colt für alle Fälle) (2013–present)
• The King of Queens (King of Queens) (2015–present)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (2012–present)
• White Collar (2018—present)

Former

• 12 Monkeys (2016)
• 21 Jump Street (21 Jump Street - Tatort Klassenzimmer) (2013)
• 24; drama series (2012)
• Alcatraz (2012—2013)
• American Dad! (2012—2016)
• Anger Management (2014-2017)
• Breakout Kings (2013, 2015–2016)
• Charlie's Angels (Drei Engel für Charlie) (2012—2013)
• Chase (2012—2014)
• Cheers (2013-2015)
• CHiPs (2015–2017)
• Columbo (2012—2019)
• Covert Affairs (2013)
• Earth 2 (2015)
• From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (From Dusk Till Dawn - Die Serie) (2017–2019)
• Kevin Can Wait (2018)
• Kojak (2013–2015)
• Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (Kung Fu - Im Zeichen des Drachen) (2015-2017)
• Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2015–2018)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Superman - Die Abenteuer von Lois & Clark) (2014-2016)
• Longmire (2014-2019)
• Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm mittendrin) (2019-2020)
• Married... with Children (Eine schrecklich nette Familie) (2014—2015)
• Modern Family (2012—2016)
• Moonlighting (Das Model und der Schnüffler) (2013-2015)
• Mr. Robot (2017)
• My Name Is Earl (2013-2017)
• Nurse Jackie (2012—2013)
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (Parker Lewis − Der Coole von der Schule) (2016)
• Prison Break (2012—2015)
• Psych (2017)
• Quantum Leap (Zurück in die Vergangenheit) (2014—2017)
• Quincy (2012—2013)
• Raising Hope (2012—2014)
• Riptide (Trio mit vier Fäusten) (2013-2016)
• Russian Dolls: Sex Trade (Matrioshki - Mädchenhändler) (2014)
• Scrubs (Scrubs - Die Anfänger) (2019)
• Seinfeld (2014-2015)
• Simon & Simon (2012—2020)
• Sliders (Sliders - Das Tor in eine fremde Dimension) (2016-2017)
• Smallville (2012)
• T. J. Hooker (2017–2019)
• The Equalizer (Der Schutzengel von New York) (2012)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Der Prinz von Bel-Air) (2014/2018)
• The League (2013-2014)
• The Office (2012)
• The Rockford Files (Detektiv Rockford – Anruf genügt) (2012—2015)
• The Unit (The Unit - Eine Frage der Ehre) (2014-2015)
• 'Til Death (Ehe ist …) (2013-2014)
• Who's the Boss? (Wer ist hier der Boss?) (2012—2015)

Audience share

Germany

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Annual average
2012[4]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.3%
2013[5]	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	1.0%	0.7%
2014[6]	1.0%	1.0%	1.2%	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%
2015[7]	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	1.4%	1.5%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%
2016[8]	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%	1.4%	1.4%	1.3%
2017[9]	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	1.7%	1.5%	1.6%
2018