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Markus Lanz Returns Tonight as Germany’s Political Talk Shows Resume

Mid‑year analyses highlight a U.S.-centric agenda with climate topics underrepresented.

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Markus Lanz kehrt aus der Sommerpause zurück.
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Overview

  • ZDF schedules the first new episode of "Markus Lanz" for Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 22:45, with the series returning to its usual Tuesday–Thursday rhythm.
  • Producers will reveal guests and topics shortly before airtime to stay responsive to fast-moving news.
  • Caren Miosga resumes on Sunday, 31 August; Maybrit Illner returns on 11 September; "Hart aber fair" comes back on 15 September; Sandra Maischberger restarts on 16 September.
  • An RND evaluation reports extensive attention to U.S. politics, while climate coverage has been comparatively scarce across ARD and ZDF talk formats.
  • ZDF’s U.S. expert Elmar Theveßen was the most frequent guest in the first half of 2025 with 19 appearances, and "Markus Lanz" averaged 1.59 million viewers with a 16.2% market share.