Overview

• During a 15-minute RTL broadcast, a performer from Puppetry of the Penis did genital acrobatics unpixelated after an Instagram vote favored showing it without blurring.
• The Niedersächsische Landesmedienanstalt opened a review under JMStV rules following several complaints about the 20:15 broadcast.
• Regulators will assess whether the segment goes beyond poor taste to include content that could impair development for viewers aged 12 and up, the benchmark for that time slot.
• The NLM review pertains to the linear TV airing; RTL+ streams of the show carry an 18+ classification and are not part of the inquiry.
• RTL reported about 1.22 million viewers overall and a 12.1% share among 14- to 49-year-olds for the third short edition, as the rollout continued with a Dennis Schröder-branded episode and plans for longer Wednesday shows.