Overview
- The long‑running ARD drama resumed original episodes after its summertime break with Folge 1145, which aired on Tuesday, September 1 and was made available in the ARD‑Mediathek.
- The episode centers on Dr. Kai Hoffmann's grief over his late wife and a patient, start‑up founder Tara Czarnetzki, who offers to recreate Maria Weber as a digital avatar.
- Tara’s avatar is built from photos, videos and voice messages so Kai can speak to a digital version of his wife, a plotline that links a medical case to questions about mourning and AI.
- The premiere drew strong linear TV audience numbers with 3.30 million viewers reported, and the franchise earlier achieved a peak of about 3.67 million viewers for a high‑profile on‑screen death in March.
- The show continues to be a staple of ARD programming since 1998 and will coordinate with the franchise’s spin‑off return when In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte starts new episodes on October 8.