Overview
- The antiques show’s 15:05 weekday slot is off the air Jan. 14–16 as ZDF carries live winter sports coverage.
- Wednesday features the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding with the women’s 4×6 km relay, followed Thursday by the men’s 4×7.5 km relay.
- From Friday 12:00, ZDF airs the European Figure Skating Championships from Sheffield, Alpine Ski World Cup Wengen, ski jumping from Zhangjiakou, and the Skeleton World Cup in Altenberg, plus the women’s 7.5 km biathlon sprint.
- Other afternoon staples, including Die Küchenschlacht and heute Xpress, are affected by the schedule change, with coverage presented from sportstudio live by Alexander Ruda and biathlon expert Denise Herrmann‑Wick.
- Bares für Rares resumes Monday, Jan. 19 at 15:05, and recent episode reports highlighted notable sales such as a 1970s diamond ring bought by Susanne Steiger for €15,000 and a 1673 medical volume sold for €2,400.