Overview

• ZDF’s Markus Lanz aired at 22:45 with Carsten Linnemann, Ulrike Herrmann, Thomas Reichart and Efrat Machikawa discussing the pledged “Herbst der Reformen” and the situation in Israel after a Gaza peace ceremony and a recent hostage release.
• ARD’s Maischberger followed at 23:05 with Armin Laschet, Johannes Varwick and Richard David Precht focusing on prospects for lasting peace in the Middle East and on concerns about free speech.
• Episodes of Markus Lanz become available shortly after the TV broadcast in the ZDF-Mediathek, while Maischberger is accessible from the time of airing in the ARD-Mediathek.
• Maischberger includes commentary from Constantin Schreiber, Georg Restle and Susanne Gaschke to frame the debates.
• Recent audience figures cited in coverage note up to roughly 1.8 million viewers for Maischberger and about 1 million for Markus Lanz.