Beat-Club
Seen it?1965 | 10 seasons | 60 min | Reality
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 10 seasons and 105 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 105 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- A big time investment at 10 seasons.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
Beat-Club was a German music program that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. It is notable for being the first German show to be based around popular music, and featured artists such as The Equals, Grateful Dead, Zager and Evans, Cream, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, Gene Pitney, Ten Years After, Rory Gallagher, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Ike & Tina Turner, The Who, Black Sabbath, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, Chicago, The Doors, Kraftwerk and Robin Gibb in its seven-year run. In 1972, it was replaced by Musikladen.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 10 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 6 is the high point.
- Season 11965 · 3 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21966 · 12 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 31967 · 12 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 41968 · 11 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 51968 · 12 episodesNot rated yet
Season 61969 · 12 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday- Season 71970 · 12 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 81971 · 11 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 91980 · 17 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 101981 · 3 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
- Gerd AugustinSelf - Host
- Uschi NerkeSelf - Host