Overview
- RTL says Saturday’s broadcast will also be the final edition for Barbara Schöneberger and Günther Jauch.
- Gottschalk recently underwent two operations and roughly 30 radiation sessions, so a stand-in is expected for the three-person format.
- RTL has not announced the replacement, with reports only speculating about candidates such as Stefan Raab or Giovanni Zarrella; Oliver Pocher filled in once in 2022 but is no longer with the network.
- The farewell caps nearly five decades on German television, including a 22-year run hosting “Wetten, dass..?” after taking over from Frank Elstner in 1987.
- Coverage leading into the send-off highlights his 1976 breakthrough with “Szene/Pop Stop,” his film work in the early 1980s, and personal milestones such as his 2024 marriage to Karina Mroß.