Overview
- Maischberger begins at 22:50 on ARD with a focus on bureaucracy relief for businesses and citizens plus a segment on facts versus fake news and Silicon Valley’s influence.
- Confirmed guests at Maischberger include Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger (CDU), Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and journalist Claus Kleber, with commentary from Oliver Kalkofe, Victoria Reichelt and Annett Meiritz.
- Markus Lanz airs at 22:45 on ZDF with a discussion of the pension dispute featuring Karl Lauterbach, JU leader Johannes Winkel, journalist Karina Mößbauer and economist Hans‑Werner Sinn.
- Both programs are available via each broadcaster’s livestream and on demand in the ARD and ZDF Mediatheken.
- Maischberger is produced for WDR with recordings in Berlin‑Adlershof or WDR Cologne studios, while Lanz has evolved into a politics‑focused late‑night format often taped without a studio audience.