Johannes B. Kerner has already received several awards. In 1996 he was awarded the "Golden Lion" by the private broadcaster "RTL" and by the magazine "Sport-Bild" as "Most popular sports presenter".
awarded, as which he was also in the following year.
For his work during the 1998 World Cup in France, he received the “Best
commentator”. In addition, Kerner received the “Goldene
Camera” in the “Best Talk Show” category
Moderation” and the “Golden Pen”.

In a survey conducted by the program magazine “TV Total”, Kerner took first place among the most popular talk presenters on German television. The readers of the magazine "TV-Spielfilm" also voted him "Talker of the Year". He currently has his own weekly show on SAT 1.