Overview
- The open-air Europa-Park show will air a final run from May 31, with an extra edition on September 6 and a best-of on September 13, then end after more than 30 years.
- SWR program director Clemens Bratzler called the move painful but said the broadcaster’s finances left no choice.
- ARD executive Christine Strobl said money saved from the cancellation will go into developing new digital entertainment.
- Singer Tom Mathis, who gained early fame on the program in 2012, called the end an immense loss and a rare springboard for young Schlager talent.
- Reaction has split, with Focus readers both cheering cuts and warning about sidelining older viewers, while TV Total host Sebastian Pufpaff mocked the show’s end and Stefan Mross has not commented.