Overview

• ZDF’s Die Giovanni Zarrella Show devoted a full evening to Carpendale, recorded at Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle and broadcast on Sept. 20.
• The telecast averaged 2.89 million viewers for a 16.3% market share, making it Saturday night’s most-watched program.
• Jürgen Drews made a rare return for a duet despite retiring in 2022 due to polyneuropathy, and Carpendale said it might have been their last time performing together.
• Wayne Carpendale’s on-stage homage, featuring clips from his documentary, prompted an emotional thanks from his father for all he has done.
• The guest roster spanned generations, including Beatrice Egli, Kerstin Ott, Sasha, Ben Zucker and Paul Young, and reactions ranged from praise to critiques of a familiar, older-skewing format; the episode is available in the ZDF Mediathek.