2023-08-07 19:53:53
The show on November 25th will be the last edition with Thomas Gottschalk. Just like his first show, he will moderate the last one alone.
This year’s edition of “Wetten, dass..?” on November 25th is supposed to be the last edition with Thomas Gottschalk. This was announced by ZDF on Monday evening. The show comes on Saturday evening and will be “the 154th edition for showmaster Thomas Gottschalk – and at the same time his last”.
“I thank the audience, who has faithfully accompanied me through my life as a show host and I am happy to host the show for the last time on this special occasion,” quoted ZDF Gottschalk (73) in a statement. The “Bild” said the entertainer: “Yes, that’s right, it will be my last ‘bet, that..?’ be. The time for the big live entertainment on Saturday nights is simply over. However, it is not my farewell to television. Asked by “Bild” if he would feel lonely without Michelle Hunziker, Gottschalk says: “I moderated the first show alone and I will moderate the last one alone.”
The “Bunte” also said Gottschalk: “As far as Michelle is concerned, I agree with ZDF: beginning and end shake hands. I managed the first show on my own, I can do it with the last one too.
For years, Europe’s largest television show
Gottschalk took over “Wetten, dass..?” in 1987 from show inventor Frank Elstner (81) and moderated it until 2011 with a brief interruption by Wolfgang Lippert. For years, the program was considered the biggest television show in Europe.
In 2021, ZDF relaunched the TV classic as a one-time Saturday evening show with Thomas Gottschalk and Michelle Hunziker. After the great success with around 14 million viewers, two more editions for 2022 and 2023 were announced.
Whether and how the format will continue after Gottschalk’s last edition, “ZDF will decide in due course after the broadcast,” said the public broadcaster in Mainz on Monday. (APA)
1691443195
#Gottschalk #moderated #Wetten #dass #November