Overview

• Attentive viewers flagged the missing live label on the Oct. 12 broadcast, and ZDF later confirmed on its website that the episode was recorded in advance.
• The show was taped on Oct. 3 at the Völklinger Hütte in Saarland as part of the annual stop in the state hosting German Unity Day celebrations.
• Host Andrea Kiewel offered an uncommon glimpse into her private life by describing how she distracts her fiancé during their table tennis matches to win points.
• A table tennis segment featured former world champion Steffen Fetzner, prompting playful and flirtatious remarks from Kiewel during an on-air challenge.
• The program has entered its winter pause, with 2026 ticket pre-sales set to open in early March and this season’s episodes available in the ZDF-Mediathek.