BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Tuesday is traditionally a feast for series fans in Germany - this week is no different. The new season of the ZDF early evening series "Die Rosenheim-Cops" with Marisa Burger and Dieter Fischer started at 7:25 p.m. with an impressive 4.01 million viewers (17.6 percent). The legal series "Die Heiland - Wir sind Anwalt" with Christina Athenstädt and Sina Reiß also did well - an average of 4.50 million (17.9 percent) tuned in from 8.15 p.m. on. After that, 4.19 million (17.1 percent) tuned in to the long-running hospital show "In aller Freundschaft" with Saskia Vester and Thomas Rühmann.

The evening's other formats couldn't quite keep up. The ZDF documentary series "Return of the Dictators?" was still of interest to 2.37 million (9.4 percent). RTL's reality show"Das Sommerhaus der Stars - Kampf der Promipaare" drew 1.78 million (7.4 percent) to their TV sets. Sat.1 had the American crime series "Navy CIS," with David McCallum, Sean Murray and Brian Dietzen, in its lineup - 1.55 million (6.2 percent) watched.

The regional crime thriller "München Mord: Schwarze Rosen" with Bernadette Heerwagen, Marcus Mittermeier and Alexander Held brought 1.20 million (4.8 percent) to select ZDFneo. Vox had the docu-series "Wir werden groß! Endlich Urlaub ohne Eltern!", which drew 840,000 reality fans (3.5 percent).

Kabel eins aired the U.S. animated flick "Puss in Boots," which drew 710,000 cartoon fans (2.9 percent). RTLzwei's social documentary "Armes Deutschland - Stempeln oder abrackern?" was watched by 560,000 people (2.3 percent). The ProSieben series "Incredible! Spectacular Moments on Camera" was watched by 490,000 viewers (2.0 percent)./bok/DP/ngu