Overview
- RTL reports 3.19 million average viewers for the Kennenlernshow (peak 3.84 million) and a 17.5% share among 14–59, with the post-show ‘Exclusiv Spezial’ drawing about 1.61 million and 13.9% in target groups.
- Joel Mattli won the overall vote in the opener, earning a direct ticket to the second regular decision show.
- Chief judge Joachim Llambi highlighted Jan Kittmann, Joel Mattli and Anna‑Carina Woitschack as early standouts, while criticizing performances from Vanessa Borck, Willi Whey and Bianca Heinicke.
- Bianca Heinicke said she suffered a rib-area injury during the final rehearsal but still performed, and Sonya Kraus noted she is officially not yet cancer-free under the five‑year benchmark.
- The 14 celebrity–pro pairings were revealed under hosts Victoria Swarovski and Daniel Hartwich, with Motsi Mabuse, Jorge González and Joachim Llambi returning to judge the coming weekly eliminations.