Overview

• The premiere drew about 1.36 million viewers and a 10.5% share in the 14–49 demo, improving on last year, according to DWDL figures cited by Promiflash.
• The season airs Thursdays on ProSieben and Fridays on Sat.1, with full streaming and catch-up on Joyn at no extra cost.
• Coaches this year are Shirin David, Rea Garvey, Nico Santos, and the duo Michi Beck & Smudo, with Calum Scott running the Comeback Stage that can place two artists directly into the semifinals.
• Blocks returned as a tactical tool and a new one-time Joker (a Jukebox coin usable in the Blind Auditions) was introduced, with its precise effect still under wraps.
• Early episodes featured tense exchanges—most notably between Shirin David and Rea Garvey—while Allstars reappeared and teams began to fill during the second-night auditions.