Countdown - the hunt begins
Television series | |
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Original title | Countdown - the hunt begins |
Country of production | Germany |
original language | German |
Year (s) | 2009-2011 |
Production company |
filmpool film and television production |
length | 45 minutes |
Episodes | 24 in 3 seasons |
genre | Crime series |
Theme music | Man Up - The Blue Van |
production | Susanne Wagner |
music | |
First broadcast | January 14, 2010 on RTL |
occupation | |
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Countdown - The hunt begins ( Countdown for short ) is a German crime series produced by filmpool and broadcast on the private broadcaster RTL . Countdown is based on the Spanish crime series Cuenta atrás .
Between 2009 and 2011, three seasons with a total of 24 episodes were produced before it was discontinued due to falling audience figures.
content
The series is about a special unit of the LKA . The format is designed as a crime thriller in which the viewer is usually one step ahead of the investigators, which gives them insight into the motivations of the perpetrators. Short flashbacks show and explain the history of the crime and the motivations of the perpetrators. This is intended to blur the lines between good and bad.
The main task of the countdown team is to solve crimes and identify the perpetrators. There are always chase scenes and shootings.
characters
Jan Brenner
Jan Brenner is the non-conformist and headstrong leader of the team. During investigations, he mainly listens to his gut feeling, which is almost always correct. He likes to pick up a mallet and has no respect, neither for witnesses or perpetrators, nor for his superior. He is an eternal bachelor and absolutely unable to relate . He takes this point of view aggressively, especially towards his partner Leo, because she poses a danger to his carefree single life. He and Leo share a long cooperation and a night together, which has had serious consequences for their relationship since then Brenner has more feelings for Leo than he would actually like.
Leonie "Leo" Bongartz
In contrast to Brenner, she is always polite and nice and approaches the investigation more carefully. In addition to her police training, Leo studied psychology, which often helps her to find access to closed victims or witnesses. Often she has to show her colleague Brenner his limits and prevent him from doing something rash. She feels more for him than is good for her because she knows that she could never have a working relationship with him. Despite all the complications and tensions between her and Brenner, she blindly trusts him.
Broadcasting and production
The first season of Countdown ran from January 14, 2010 to March 4, 2010 on Thursdays at 9:15 p.m. on RTL. On March 5, 2010, RTL announced that a second season would be shot. The shooting began in the summer of 2010. RTL broadcast the second season from January 13, 2011 to March 3, 2011. Filming for the third season began in June and ended in November 2011. The eight new episodes have been broadcast on RTL since January 12, 2012. After the ratings of the third season, in contrast to those of the second season, fell sharply, RTL announced the discontinuation of the series in February 2012.
Episode list
Odds
The following table shows the ratings for the individual episodes when they were first broadcast.
Episodes No. (total) |
Episode (of season) |
Season No .: | German title | Band and song |
D odds (from 3 years) in millions |
D - market share (from 3 years) |
D quotas (14-49 yrs) in millions |
D market share (14-49 y.) |
source |
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1 | 1 | 1 | The witness | 4.49 | 14.1% | 2.59 | 19.6% | ||
2 | 2 | 1 | Sniper | 4.72 | 15.1% | 2.45 | 18.8% | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | Class reunion | Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven | 4.50 | 14.2% | 2.50 | 18.1% | |
4th | 4th | 1 | It was the baker | 4.20 | 13.4% | 2.37 | 18.7% | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | Lili | 3.68 | 11.5% | 2.06 | 16.2% | ||
6th | 6th | 1 | A death | 4.08 | TBA | 2.26 | 16.6% | ||
7th | 7th | 1 | Blood ties | 3.84 | TBA | 2.16 | 16.4% | ||
8th | 8th | 1 | The fire devil | 3.72 | TBA | 1.80 | 13.5% | ||
9 | 1 | 2 | The break | 3.86 | 12.0% | 2.00 | 15.1% | ||
10 | 2 | 2 | retribution | 4.81 | 15.2% | 2.49 | 19.6% | ||
11 | 3 | 2 | Singles | 4.31 | 13.5% | 2.36 | 18.1% | ||
12 | 4th | 2 | Old friends | 4.90 | 15.2% | 2.57 | 19.4% | ||
13 | 5 | 2 | Where love falls | 4.03 | 12.5% | 1.97 | 15.4% | ||
14th | 6th | 2 | word agains word | 4.21 | 13.3% | 2.23 | 17.3% | ||
15th | 7th | 2 | Kidnapped | 4.25 | 13.5% | 2.18 | 17.4% | ||
16 | 8th | 2 | Fallen from the sky | 3.91 | 12.5% | 2.01 | 16.5% | ||
17th | 1 | 3 | revenge | 3.55 | 11.2% | 1.68 | 13.5% | ||
18th | 2 | 3 | Hooker number 5 | 4.03 | TBA | 1.98 | 15.4% | ||
19th | 3 | 3 | suicide | 3.67 | 11.7% | 1.85 | 14.8% | ||
20th | 4th | 3 | School girl | 3.41 | TBA | 1.82 | TBA | ||
21st | 5 | 3 | The illegals | 3.16 | 10.1% | 1.74 | 13.7% | ||
22nd | 6th | 3 | The day after | 3.34 | TBA | 1.73 | TBA | ||
23 | 7th | 3 | Policewoman | 2.96 | TBA | 1.55 | TBA | ||
24 | 8th | 3 | Romeo and Juliet | 0.60 | TBA | 0.36 | TBA |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Manuel Weis: RTL sets «Daredevil» & «Countdown» . Oddsmeter.de . February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ RTL: Green light for second "Countdown" season . DWDL . March 5, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ↑ Christian Junklewitz: Countdown: Second season from January on RTL . Serial junkies . November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ↑ Countdown - The hunt begins: RTL orders 3rd season . serien-load.de . May 29, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, January 14, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Quota check: “Countdown - The hunt begins (1st season)” . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, January 22, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, January 29, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, February 4, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, February 11, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, February 18, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, February 25, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Primetime check: Thursday, March 4, 2010 . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ Series: “Countdown” with a low, “Lost” without a chance . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Quota check: "Countdown - The hunt begins (2nd season)" . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ↑ Quota check: "Countdown - The hunt begins (3rd season)" . quotenmeter.de . Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ↑ RTL series "Daredevil" and "Countdown" are growing . DWDL.de . Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ↑ Losses for “Countdown” and “Die Darufgänger” . Oddsmeter.de . Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ↑ Negative record for “Countdown” . Oddsmeter.de . Retrieved February 10, 2012.