Overview
- This week’s coverage marks the 20th anniversary of Carrell’s death on July 7, 2006 and highlights that his Saturday‑evening shows once drew audiences of up to about 30 million.
- Several leading German presenters say Carrell shaped modern light entertainment and mentored or boosted younger hosts such as Thomas Gottschalk, Harald Schmidt and Florian Silbereisen.
- Reports recall his exacting work methods, heavy smoking and volatile temper, including accounts that staff once staged a pre‑show strike over his demands.
- Coverage also reexamines major controversies from his career, most notably a 1987 14‑second TV montage that provoked mass protests in Tehran, diplomatic expulsions and the 'Ruditollah' label in the German press.
- Carrell’s daughter and interviewees underline mixed memories—pride in his craft and influence alongside posthumous criticism of his treatment of colleagues and women, and there are no major new revelations in this round of retrospectives.