Alarm für Cobra 11 / Balko

For a channel named after two iconic German crime series, the programming is surprisingly narrow. Tune into Alarm für Cobra 11 / Balko live, and you'll find endless reruns, Semir Gerkhan chasing speeding trucks on the Autobahn, or Balko solving gritty Berlin cases. Daytime is almost entirely Cobra 11, with episodes plucked from the late 90s and early 2000s. Evening slots hand over to Balko, but the rotation is predictable. Don't expect a carefully curated film lineup. Yes, the channel falls under the Movies category, but movies are the exception, not the rule. Occasionally a German action film appears, but it's a rare break from the series loop. The appeal is pure nostalgia: if you grew up watching RTL on Saturday nights, this is comfort viewing. You can watch Alarm für Cobra 11 / Balko online via Tvivu, and the stream quality varies, older episodes look soft, newer ones are fine. As a Movies TV Germany channel, it's a misnomer. But for die-hard fans of German TV action, it's the only place to get this fix.