Overview

• DWDL measured about 2.65 million viewers and a 14.8% market share for ARD’s Die große Maus-Show, roughly 350,000 more than the previous edition and the strongest overall share since 2021.
• The audience skewed older, with just 9.1% in the 14–49 demographic, while ZDF’s Erzgebirgskrimi led the night with 5.49 million viewers and a 27.8% share.
• Florian Silbereisen served as a one-off substitute for Esther Sedlaczek during her maternity leave, marking his quiz-show premiere on the network.
• He acknowledged stage fright and leaned on a ritual, wearing a new red ‘lucky’ underwear gifted by Barbara Schöneberger, continuing a talisman tradition dating back to his 2004 ARD live debut.
• Trade outlet DWDL praised his performance as a confident, playful turn and suggested he could step beyond his Schlager image more often.