Overview
- RTL’s 19th Dschungelcamp season begins January 23 with 17 nightly episodes at 20:15, hosted by Sonja Zietlow and Jan Köppen, with Dr. Bob providing medical support.
- Gil Ofarim says in new interviews he wants to show who he is now and restart his performing career, describing the show as a personal reset.
- Viewer backlash continues on social media with boycott threats, and contestants including Nicole Belstler-Boettcher and Hardy Krüger Jr. say they plan to question Ofarim on camera.
- A pre-show video featuring Ofarim drew extra attention after he stumbled over the program’s signature call, fueling online reaction.
- Media reports name Peter Klein and Brenda Brinkmann as standby replacements in Australia, while RTL declines to confirm any backup candidates.