Overview
- The broadcast is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 20:15 on ARD from FC Bayern’s Basketballarena in Munich, with the live show slated to end at 00:20 on Jan. 1.
- Florian Silbereisen is set to present the midnight fireworks at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate during the program.
- Confirmed guests include Roland Kaiser, Howard Carpendale, Maite Kelly, Andy Borg, Heinz Rudolf Kunze, Samantha Fox, DJ Ötzi, Vincent Gross and Unheilig’s Der Graf, with Nicole, Ben Zucker and Pietro Basile also announced.
- ZDF will counterprogram with its first Hamburg-based ‘Willkommen 2026’ hosted by Andrea Kiewel and Johannes B. Kerner, which explains the absence of Kerstin Ott and Oimara from ARD’s lineup.
- The 2024 ‘Silvester-Schlagerbooom’ drew 4.65 million viewers and a 24.5% market share, a performance cited in coverage as the driver for this year’s return.