Overview
- ARD preempted the 14:10 and 15:10 afternoon slots on Thursday and Friday to air Paralympic Winter Games events from Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
- Friday’s broadcast day started at 9:00 with the men’s giant slalom and also featured biathlon and ice hockey before a 16:40 switch to the Oslo ski jump.
- Regular programming resumes in the evening, with Tagesschau at 17:55 followed by the usual lineup.
- The telenovelas return to linear TV on Monday, March 16, with Rote Rosen at episode 4,301 and Sturm der Liebe at episode 4,554.
- The short-notice schedule change reflects a common public-broadcaster practice of prioritizing major international sports, briefly disrupting ARD’s established afternoon serials.