Markus Lanz (talk show)

Markus Lanz is a German talk show on ZDF named after the moderator Markus Lanz, first aired on June 3, 2008.[1] The 75-minute show airs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night. Normally, the program is recorded a few hours in a television studio in Hamburg-Altona before it is broadcast, but sometimes, the show is also live.

Moderator Markus Lanz in 2009
Markus Lanz
GenreTalk show
Presented byMarkus Lanz
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodes1200+
Production
Running time75 minutes
DistributorZDF
Release
Picture format16:9
Original releaseJune 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)
External links
Website

Content

The program does not have a general topic. In each issue, Lanz has four to five guests, with whom he usually speaks individually. At the beginning of the program, he introduces the guests, who are sitting together in a group, with some information on the respective topic. Lanz writes the texts for the introduction of the guests himself.[2] Then he speaks to the guests one by one. The topics are about current political and social developments, news from the entertainment industry (for example a new film or book), sporting events or the individual life story of the conversation partner.

If it emerges from the situation, the other guests participate in the individual conversation or discuss it. Especially with current stories, sometimes several guests are invited on the same topic, for example a politician and a journalist. Musical or sporty duos and relatives can also perform together.

If a musical guest is on the show, he will often end up playing a current song. He is accompanied by the moderator on the piano.

Audience ratings
Year Episodes Average range Range

(14–49 year olds)

 Market share

(total audience)

 Market share

(14–49 year olds)

2008[3] 029 1,32 mio. 0,31 mio.[4][# 1] 11,2 % 5,4 %[4][# 1]
2009[3] 053 1,26 mio. 0,33 mio.[5][# 1] 12,1 % 6,3 %[5][# 1]
2010[3] 096 1,29 mio. 0,27 mio.[6][# 1] 10,9 % 5,1 %[6][# 1]
2011[3] 116 1,46 mio. 0,33 mio.[7][# 1] 12,2 % 5,9 %[7][# 1]
2012[3] 135 1,49 mio. 0,35 mio.[6][# 1] 13,1 % 6,8 %[6][# 1]
2013[3] 124 1,60 mio. 0,34 mio.[8][# 1] 14,3 % 6,9 %[8][# 1]
2014[3] 129 1,42 Mio. 12,9 %
2015[3] 126 1,40 mio. 12,4 %
2016[3] 131 1,55 mio. 13,2 %
2017[3] 129 1,58 mio. 13,5 %
2018[3] 070[# 2] 1,66 mio. 13,3 %
Notes
  1. The value refers to the average of the season ended in the year mentioned. Programs from the previous year are taken into account if they belong to the same season.
  2. Only the parts of the first half of the year are taken into account.

Criticism

In January 2014, an online petition was sent to the ZDF, which demanded the dismissal of Lanz.[9] It received over 230,000 signatures within a few days.[9] The petition responded to a conversation with the German politician Sahra Wagenknecht, during which the moderator repeatedly interrupted her and asked her suggestive questions.[10] Lanz then regretted his behavior, which he described as „rustikal und sogar persönlich“ ("rustic and even personal").[11]

References
  1. KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co, Markus Lanz (in German), retrieved 2020-08-19
  2. Unfried, Peter (2020). Moderator Markus Lanz: Er will’s wirklich wissen. taz.
  3. "Zehn Jahre: Markus Lanz". ZDF – Hauptabteilung Kommunikation. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. Manuel Weis (2013-09-08). "Quotencheck: «Markus Lanz» (1. Staffel)". Quotenmeter.de. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  5. Christian Richter (2009-08-31). "Quotencheck: «Markus Lanz» (2. Staffel)". Quotenmeter.de. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  6. Sidney Schering (2012-08-13). "Quotencheck: «Markus Lanz» (5. Staffel)". Quotenmeter.de. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  7. Manuel Nunez Sanchez (2011-07-15). "Quotencheck: «Markus Lanz» (4. Staffel)". Quotenmeter.de. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  8. Manuel Nunez Sanchez (2013-08-06). "Quotencheck: «Markus Lanz» (6. Staffel)". Quotenmeter.de. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  9. "Raus mit Markus Lanz aus meinem Rundfunkbeitrag! - Online petition". openPetition. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  10. Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt- (2014-01-23). "Der Wagenknecht-Streit kommt für Markus Lanz zur Unzeit". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  11. "Markus Lanz räumt Fehler beim Talk mit Wagenknecht ein. - DER SPIEGEL - Kultur". www.spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
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