Overview

• The ARD Programmdirektion and dpa announced Möhring as the new team captain alongside Bernhard Hoëcker, with Kai Pflaume and the actor expressing enthusiasm for the change.
• New episodes are being taped with an audience at the ARD Studio Hamburg between September 3 and October 29.
• Das Erste will air the new season from October 13 on weekdays at 18:00, preceded by a Wer weiß denn sowas XXL special on October 11 at 20:15.
• The duration of Möhring’s engagement remains open, with DWDL reporting an initial booking through the first recording block, after ARD initially declined to discuss speculation.
• The quiz show has recently averaged around 3.3 million viewers with strong market shares, and early online reactions to the casting range from skeptical to supportive.