Overview
- The network replaces its 15:05 afternoon slot from January 14 to 16 with live events including the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, starting Wednesday at 14:05 with the women’s 4x6 km relay and Thursday at 14:05 with the men’s 4x7.5 km relay.
- Friday’s schedule begins at 12:00 with extended coverage of the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, Alpine skiing in Wengen, ski jumping in Zhangjiakou, and the Skeleton World Cup in Altenberg, plus the women’s 7.5 km sprint and the docu-series Biathlon Nation.
- Regular programming returns on Monday, January 19, when 'Bares für Rares' resumes its usual Monday–Friday airing at 15:05 on ZDF.
- Other afternoon fixtures such as 'Die Küchenschlacht' and the short-news segment 'heute Xpress' are also displaced by the live sports broadcasts.
- As the series pauses on ZDF, recent episodes continue to draw interest, including a 2.01‑carat diamond ring sold to dealer Susanne Steiger for €15,000 and a rare 17th‑century medical book that fetched €2,400, with past episodes available free on ZDFmediathek and weekday reruns around 11:00 on ZDFneo.