Overview

• The August 10 broadcast marked Fernsehgarten’s first live showcase of competitive sauna Aufguss within its variety format
• Swiss duo Edisa Abdic and Agica Hrncic, 2024 team vice world champions, delivered a choreographed hand-towel “show Aufguss” narrative
• Viewers on social media expressed embarrassment and derision, calling the segment overly absurd for a mainstream entertainment program
• Anticipating parody, Kiewel addressed Sebastian Pufpaff and the TV total team on air and granted permission to reuse the clip for comedy compilations
• The sauna Aufguss inclusion underscores Fernsehgarten’s strategy of blending niche sports and performance art to push live television boundaries