Overview

• The live Miami Vibes episode on 17 August featured a mix of musical guests and TV personalities including Doro, Skip Martin, Magic Affair, Night Fever, Malik Harris, Jacob Elias, Oana Nechiti and Erich Klann.
• Producers foregrounded auto-tuning stunts and a Ferrari entrance alongside live crocodiles, prompting viewers on X to complain that the car showcase eclipsed the promised Miami aesthetic.
• During the broadcast Andrea Kiewel described parts of the show as “a bit fake” and likened a viewer’s vehicle to “solid sex twice a month,” remarks that drew social-media attention.
• ZDF reiterated that Kiewel, who travels from Israel, covers her own commuting costs and that established emergency plans remain in place after recent weather-driven evacuations.
• The episode highlights the ongoing balance ZDF-Fernsehgarten seeks between bold staging experiments and its audience’s expectations for the familiar summer-variety format.