Overview
- ZDF moved the 17 September Markus Lanz edition with Boris Becker and Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro to 0:00 on 18 September to accommodate Champions League coverage.
- The Becker interview centered on his turbulent past including 231 days in prison, and the episode aired in a shorter-than-usual format.
- A separate Markus Lanz edition airs on 18 September at 23:45 with Peer Steinbrück and Janine Wissler discussing Germany’s industrial future, social-state policy and possible flexibilization of the retirement age.
- Sandra Maischberger’s 17 September ARD program began at 22:50 and examined the 2025 federal budget, a planned energy-policy realignment and political radicalization with six guests.
- ZDF posts Markus Lanz shortly after transmission in the ZDF-Mediathek, and ARD adds Maischberger to the ARD-Mediathek with multiple linear repeats listed.