Overview
- ARD inserted an extra ‘Maischberger’ on Monday, 6 October at 22:50 because of the current security situation, while keeping the regular Tuesday and Wednesday slots.
- The Monday edition focused on migration and social‑reform timelines plus Germany’s drone alert and rearmament course, featuring Jens Spahn, Wolfgang Ischinger and Oskar Lafontaine with commentary from Anja Kohl, Robin Alexander and Alev Doğan.
- On air, CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn said the statutory retirement age will have to continue rising step by step, adding to the week’s headline policy signals.
- Tuesday’s program marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and examined coalition and health‑system reforms with Natalie Amiri, Carlo Masala and Karl Lauterbach.
- Tonight’s edition is set to press the government’s direction on social reforms, migration and drone defense with Heidi Reichinnek, SPD general secretary Tim Klüssendorf and military historian Sönke Neitzel.