Overview
- The long-running Sunday schlager show will conclude after the current season, with ARD/Das Erste scheduling 13 live episodes, a farewell special on 6 September and a highlights broadcast on 13 September.
- SWR cites a strained financial position as the reason for the cancellation and plans to partly save the freed budget while investing the remainder in developing digital entertainment.
- Host Stefan Mross, who has led the show since 2005, has described the end as painful for him and the schlager scene and intends to stage a concert tour called "Immer wieder Stefan" next year across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
- Stefanie Hertel will return for two appearances in the final run, including the last show, and the SWR has also altered the show's signature Sommerhitparade this season by splitting competitors into separate Volksmusik and pop-schlager blocks.
- The program has been an important national platform for schlager acts and Nachwuchstalente, drawing more than one million viewers on average in 2025, so its end narrows televised entry points for new performers.