Overview
- Thursday’s lineup features CDU’s Wiebke Winter, SPD’s Dirk Wiese, economist Veronika Grimm and Tagesspiegel editor Daniel Friedrich Sturm to weigh Germany’s part‑time debate, reform priorities and growth outlook.
- Wednesday’s edition centered on the Abu Dhabi talks on Ukraine, with ZDF’s Armin Coerper joining from Abu Dhabi, reporter Ibrahim Naber from Ukraine, plus Norbert Röttgen, Bojan Pancevski and Mariam Lau assessing prospects for a deal.
- Tuesday’s program examined new Epstein Files disclosures and their potential consequences for US President Donald Trump, alongside analysis of the war in Ukraine and Europe’s security posture.
- The show aired this week at 23:05 on Tuesday, 23:35 on Wednesday and is scheduled for 23:15 on Thursday, with each episode streaming live and then on demand via the ZDF‑Mediathek.
- Lanz now runs three nights a week with a sharper political focus and continues without a studio audience, a choice producers say increases the depth of the conversations.