Overview
- The 2025 season wraps on Sunday, 28 September, with a live Oktoberfest‑themed edition from Mainz‑Lerchenberg.
- ARD presenter Stefan Mross appears on the show for the first time and is set to bring Stefanie Hertel.
- Confirmed performers include Die Draufgänger, voXXclub, Antonia aus Tirol, Die Jungen Zillertaler, Relax Mountain Crew and Die Schürzenjäger.
- Coverage presents the finale as a possible effort to recover from the 21 September ratings drop driven by competing ARD programming.
- Longtime host Andrea Kiewel anchors the broadcast, continuing the decades‑running ZDF variety format produced in Mainz.