Veterinarian Dr. Mertens: Attention, new season ensures quota fever!

The series "Veterinarian Dr. Mertens" celebrates a successful return with the eighth season, which is shot in the Leipzig zoo.
The series "Veterinarian Dr. Mertens" celebrates a successful return with the eighth season, which is shot in the Leipzig zoo. (Symbolbild/NAG)

Veterinarian Dr. Mertens: Attention, new season ensures quota fever!

The fans of the popular series "Veterinarian Dr. Mertens" can be happy: The veterinarian returns with her eighth season! The first episode, which is entitled "Between all chairs", was broadcast on June 11th and reached a proud 3.683 million viewers. The series was able to achieve a market share of 16.1 percent and thus took third place in the ratio, behind the Tagesschau and a special report about the killing spree in Graz, such as thueringen24.de reported.

The main character, Dr. Susanne Mertens, played by Elisabeth Lanz, is the head of the Zoo Leipzig. In the latest episode, tensions are fighting, especially because of the introduction of the figure Sina, the Dr. Mertens and her colleagues present new challenges. A central strand of action is about Matteo, a veterinarian who has lost his license to practice and on the support of Dr. Mertens is dependent.

successful return and new season

Despite prior announcements about the end of the series, it was decided to continue to delight the viewers with new episodes. The filming of the season has already started and run at the Leipzig Zoo until November and at various locations in Central Germany. According to zoo-leipzig.de The spectators were enthusiastic about decade.

"Veterinarian Dr. Mertens" always surprises with emotional family stories and exciting animal content, which is also reflected in the ratings. The relay opener even had 4.58 million viewers, which corresponds to a market share of 18.0 percent. Although this start compared to the predecessor with 400,000 spectators was less, the series is very popular among the spectators. In the age group of 14- to 49-year-olds, a market share of 7.7 percent was achieved in this episode, such as

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popularity remains unbroken

The ratings of the series clearly show that the audience continues to be very interested in Dr. Have Mertens and their animal patients. With emotional stories and gripping animal cases, both in the zoo and outside, the series appeals to a wide audience and brings new spectators to the screens every week. The poor animals and their concerned owners are always the focus, while Dr. Mertens does your best to help and heal.

The series thus consolidates its place on German television and shows that "veterinarian Dr. Mertens", despite all the challenges, also reaches many hearts in season eighth. The sequel promises some exciting twists and emotional moments that the audience should not miss.

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