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ARD’s Early-Evening Revamp Puts ‘Wer weiß denn sowas?’ Ahead as ‘Gefragt – Gejagt’ Slides

The earlier start is already stressing viewers’ reliance on the ARD Mediathek.

Overview

  • ARD has shifted Gefragt – Gejagt to 17:10 and scheduled Wer weiß denn sowas? at 18:00 as a temporary double-quiz lineup through year-end.
  • Opening-night ratings showed a split: Wer weiß denn sowas? drew about 2.57 million viewers and a 17.7% share, while Gefragt – Gejagt fell to roughly 1.27 million and 11.6% (AGF data via DWDL).
  • A subsequent industry report indicated Wer weiß denn sowas? held its market share on Tuesday as Gefragt – Gejagt inched up to about 1.36 million viewers and a 13% share (Focus).
  • A technical error in the ARD Mediathek truncated Monday’s Gefragt – Gejagt stream before the finale, prompting complaints from viewers who could not watch live at 17:10.
  • ARD framed the shift as a Vorabend expansion; separately, quiz star Sebastian Klussmann reported from Antananarivo that he was trying to leave Madagascar during ongoing unrest.