Overview
- The 75-year-old left "Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert" before its scheduled end, thanking the audience and exiting with his wife to prolonged applause.
- In an on-air conversation with Günther Jauch, he identified an epithelioid angiosarcoma and described partial removal of bladder and ureter, a cut thigh muscle during surgery, and 33 radiation sessions.
- He cited ongoing "brainfog" from treatment as a reason late-night shows are difficult and said he will withdraw from public life.
- Longtime friend Mike Krüger delivered a reworked tribute song, briefly lost the lyrics, and finished to cheers.
- The farewell drew about 2.41 million viewers overall and a 16.7% share among 14–49s, giving RTL the young-audience win as the format moves on without the original trio.