Overview
- RTL’s Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert airs Saturday, Dec. 6, as Gottschalk’s farewell and the final outing of the Jauch–Gottschalk–Schöneberger trio, with the 75-year-old appearing as a guest rather than working on stage.
- Gottschalk disclosed an epithelioid angiosarcoma removed at Munich’s LMU Klinikum and faces follow-up radiotherapy, while he and his wife say strong pain medication explains recent unfocused appearances.
- RTL confirmed the current moderator constellation is ending and scheduled a new edition for Dec. 13; a third presenter for the three-person format will be revealed by the production, and names mentioned in media reports remain unconfirmed.
- Ahead of the broadcast, Gottschalk posted on Instagram urging viewers to watch his RTL farewell while donating to ZDF’s concurrent Ein Herz für Kinder gala.
- Away from the studio, he and wife Karina Mroß are in the middle of a move to Gräfelfing and expect a quiet, improvised Christmas due to treatment demands and a delayed house setup.