Overview

• Airspace restrictions over Israel on June 15 stranded Kiewel in Tel Aviv and led Joachim Llambi and Lutz van der Horst to step in as substitute hosts.
• On June 19, ZDF announced that Kiewel had reached Germany via Egypt and would resume her hosting duties the following Sunday.
• Kiewel returned to the Mainzer Lerchenberg studio on June 22 to moderate the live “Sommer-Check” edition of ZDF-Fernsehgarten.
• The broadcaster clarified that all of Kiewel’s travel expenses to and from the production site are privately financed by the presenter.
• The June 22 show featured performances by Alcazar, Heinz Rudolf Kunze & Annett Louisan, Oceana and a broader summer lineup of musical guests.