Overview

• Actor Wotan Wilke Möhring took over as team captain from Elton as the twelfth season’s first regular episode aired on October 13.
• Viewers on Facebook, X and ARD’s page criticized loud studio laughter, applause and interjections that made conversations hard to follow.
• Online reaction to Möhring ranged from calling him a “miscast” to praising him as authentic and a good fit.
• The episode featured Atze Schröder alongside Möhring, a reported audience split of 50 versus 74 seats, and a joking remark interpreted as a dig at Elton.
• Möhring and Schröder answered the final question correctly to win €3,000 for the studio audience, and NDR said his Tatort output remains unchanged.