Overview

• ARD confirmed multi‑year renewals for Caren Miosga, Maischberger and Hart aber fair through 2026–27, with Louis Klamroth also developing Mediathek and town hall formats.
• Maischberger’s Sept. 30 edition centered on social‑policy reforms and Russia’s hybrid war, featuring Philipp Amthor, Ines Schwerdtner, Rüdiger von Fritsch and Trump adviser Bryan Lanza.
• On Oct. 1 at Maischberger, Kanzleramtschef Thorsten Frei rebuffed Green leader Felix Banaszak’s climate‑policy accusations as “absoluter Quatsch,” with the program also touching on economic recovery, pensions and Pflegegrad 1.
• Markus Lanz on Sept. 30 examined Trump’s 20‑point Gaza plan and the Trump–Netanyahu meeting, while a later appearance by Green leader Katharina Dröge drew sharply critical reader reactions reported by Focus Online.
• Tonight’s Markus Lanz (Oct. 2, 23:20) spotlights security, migration and recent drone incidents with NRW interior minister Herbert Reul, taz editor‑in‑chief Ulrike Winkelmann and NATO analyst Florence Gaub.