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First Regular Episode With New Captain Prompts Complaints Over Noisy Studio

Many viewers say a loud studio crowd with muddled audio overshadowed Wotan Wilke Möhring’s first week on the ARD quiz show.

Overview

  • Following an XXL debut on October 11, the first weekday episode aired Monday with Möhring facing Bernhard Hoëcker alongside guests Atze Schröder and Paul Panzer.
  • Reactions on social media ranged from branding the casting a “Fehlbesetzung” to calls for patience, with some viewers praising Möhring as a worthy, different successor.
  • Comments on ARD pages and on X and Facebook complained that laughter, applause and interjections from the studio crowd made dialogue difficult to understand at home.
  • Host Kai Pflaume corrected Möhring after an answer mix‑up during the XXL debut, while Möhring later answered the Masterfrage with Schröder to secure €3,000 for the audience.
  • NDR said Möhring’s new quiz duties will not reduce his Tatort work, with the number of episodes remaining unchanged.