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Kiewel Leads ‘Fernsehgarten’ ‘Zeitreise’ as Director Cuts Guest’s Mic

The live edition highlighted stricter control, from a cut microphone to removed Facebook insults.

Overview

  • ZDF’s Sunday show aired its ‘Zeitreise’ theme from Mainz with Andrea “Kiwi” Kiewel hosting her 25th season.
  • Announced performers included FrontM3n, Francine Jordi, Matt & Sem, Paso Doble, John LeesBarclay James Harvest, Die Lärmer, Impulso Tenors, Versengold, Jay Alexander & Kevin Pabst, and Dämmerland.
  • During a performance, Jay Alexander kept addressing the crowd after the song ended until the control room muted his microphone so the program could continue.
  • Thorsten Legat appeared for a medieval ‘knight training’ segment and reacted in surprise, saying, “Nicht dein Ernst jetzt.”
  • The show’s Facebook page said it removed insulting comments and urged users to follow its netiquette policy.