The eleventh season of the reality series Das Sommerhaus der Stars
has officially launched online on RTL+ ahead of its free-TV premiere on RTL on September 8, 2026.
Das Sommerhaus der Stars in Bocholt
In a small town in NRW, the contestants must not only live together under one roof but also prove themselves in various challenges. It is about more than just skill and nerves. For the eleventh time, the private broadcaster RTL is sending celebrity couples to the „Sommerhaus der Stars“ in Bocholt in the Münsterland region. For the eleventh time in the RTL show „Das Sommerhaus der Stars,“ celebrity couples are moving into the legendary country house in Bocholt-Barlo. There, they compete against each other in various challenges to win prize money and the title of „THE Celebrity Couple of the Year.””
Broadcast Schedules, Streaming Tiers, and Online First Releases
RTL and RTL+ Broadcast Dates
For Season 11, „online first“ applies. After the first episodes were already available on RTL+, it now starts on linear television as well. The „Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare starts on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 8:15 PM on RTL. On September 8, „Sommerhaus der Stars“ 2026 finally begins on free-TV. RTL will then show the first episode of the new season. Online, this episode was available with a two-week lead. New episodes will subsequently air every Tuesday at 8:15 PM; additionally, there will be one Thursday date in the starting week and in the fourth broadcast week. The new season of the reality show comprises ten episodes. On television, it starts on Tuesday, September 8, at 8:15 PM and will be broadcast weekly – with two Thursday episodes on September 10 and October 1. The finale comes to TV on November 3.””
In streaming, it started earlier: Episode 1 has been available on RTL+ since Tuesday, August 25, 2026. After that, a new episode appears every Tuesday – until the grand finale. However, on the streaming service RTL+, it already started on August 25 with a new episode every Tuesday; accordingly, the finale is available from October 27. On November 3, when the finale airs on RTL, the „Reunion Show
featuring host Frauke Ludowig can be seen
exclusively on RTL+.
The Contestants and the Rules of the Bocholt Compound
Julian F. M. Stoeckel as a Contestant
Eight celebrity couples, one house and plenty of strife: „Das Sommerhaus der Stars“ enters its eleventh round in 2026. For the contestants, participation means one thing above all: two weeks of living together in cramped quarters, without luxury and with plenty of potential for conflict. Because in the „Sommerhaus der Stars,“ the couples must take care of their own daily lives. Cleaning, washing dishes and cooking are just as much a part of it as sharing the sleeping quarters. Bocholt · Psychiatry, Instagram or TV formats brought the contestant couples together. In the reality classic „Das Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare
there is once again plenty of laughing, backbiting, and arguing.
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Among the contestants this time, as a replacement couple, are Julian F. M. Stoeckel – reality star and presenter – and his partner.
Censorship Decisions and Streaming Variations
Bild and RTL on the Intimate Scenes
However, the version on the streaming service RTL+ is different from the one for television. RTL confirmed this upon inquiry from Bild. Accordingly, two scenes will be cut for the TV broadcast. Bild also learned the reason in advance. Some images shown had to be removed so that there was a clearance from youth protection for television. The broadcaster explains: „The first episode of ‚Das Sommerhaus der Stars‘ is available on RTL+ in a version for ages 16 and over, because intimate scenes are shown.“ This phrasing could be considered an understatement. The word „intimate“
conveys only a weak impression of what is partially visible, with RTL showing sexual intercourse involving Sommerhaus residents on two separate occasions in scenes censored for the 2026 season of Das Sommerhaus der Stars, noting that this involves…
