Overview
- The long-running 'Punkt 6', 'Punkt 7' and 'Punkt 8' editions signed off Thursday with emotional farewells, as Angela Finger-Erben told viewers "My heart is starting to race."
- Deutschland am Morgen launches Monday, May 4, airing from 6 to 9 a.m. on RTL and ntv and produced in ntv's new fully automated studio.
- Final ratings were weak, with AGF SCOPE data showing 'Punkt 8' at a 2.4% market share, while 'Punkt 6' drew 190,000 viewers and a 14.3% share in the 14–49 demo and 'Punkt 7' reached 170,000 with 8.4%.
- The shift follows RTL's January restructuring at RTL News that cuts about 230 jobs and streamlines brands, content and workflows.
- Hosts for the new show include Jan Malte Andresen, Sabrina Ilski, Jörg Boecker and Sibylle Scharr, with Sarah Oswald and Daniel Fischer added, while Finger-Erben moves to the midday magazine 'Punkt 12'.