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

Nitro is a German free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Deutschland. It was launched on the first day of April 2012, during the April Fools Day, as RTL Nitro. On the last day of July 2017, it became Nitro.

Conception

The slogan of Nitro is „Fernsehen für Helden“ (television for heroes). It describes itself as a "premium entertainment channel" ("Premium-Unterhaltungssender") for a widespread audience.^[1] It is mainly targeted at males aged between 20 and 59.^[2]

The program contains many 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 a HD+ subscription.

Logo History

Programming

Original programming (from RTL Group)

Magazines

• Auto Mobil, car magazine (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

Former

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

TV series

Current

Former

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