Overview

• The June 1 installment marked the 40th season opener of ZDF’s ‘Fernsehgarten,’ filmed outdoors at Mainz-Lerchenberg despite German Weather Service thunderstorm warnings.
• Co-host Hans Sigl gifted Andrea Kiewel a non-transferable tandem skydive experience, playing on her longstanding acrophobia.
• A Titanic-inspired pool challenge with musician Tim Peters ended with Kiewel tumbling into the water twice after Sigl’s over-zealous rope pulls.
• Social media users criticized Kiewel’s light-blue knee-length dress and found her intimate questions about guest Philipp Steuer’s tattoos inappropriate.
• In a playful concession to the day’s mishaps, Kiewel advised future guests to decline ‘Fernsehgarten’ segments involving boats or pools.