After the finalists had presented three titles each, most viewers called in to vote for Thomas Godoj, establishing him as the new German pop idol. Love is you, the song written specially for him, will be released as a single this Friday.

The final sing-off was watched by up to 7 million viewers. In the 14- to 49-year-old demographic, 3.28 viewers watched the finale, which translates to 30.9 per cent of the market. Once again, Deutschland sucht den Superstar,  was the most popular Saturday-evening show on German television.

An average 29.3 per cent of 14- to 49-year-old viewers watched season five of the talent show. The show’s overall average number of viewers was 5.33 million viewers, putting it well above the channel average. RTL Television is very happy with its performance. “Our market shares are, with few exceptions, very stable, approaching 30 per cent among young audiences, and that’s in season five. Deutschland sucht den Superstar is the most popular show series on German TV among 14- to 49-year-olds,” said Tom Sänger, head of entertainment at RTL Television. “We have every reason to be extremely satisfied, and will take now our time to review what we could do even better.”