On Saturday, February 21st, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy captivated millions of viewers, with the German women's two-man bobsleigh event drawing the largest audience. Over 5.7 million people watched the thrilling competition live on ARD starting at 9:23 PM, making it the day's most-watched program. This Olympic broadcast outperformed the crime drama "Stralsund – Jetzt komm ich!", which had attracted 5.4 million viewers earlier in primetime. In contrast, "The Voice Kids" saw a decline in younger viewers, with under a million in the 14-49 age demographic, despite maintaining similar overall viewership to previous years. The previous day, an ARD crime series had also bested the Olympic coverage in ratings.