Overview
- Menowin Fröhlich, who accompanied his 17-year-old daughter to Saturday’s casting, performed at the judges’ request and received a recall ticket into the Top 30.
- His daughter, Jiepen Fröhlich, was turned down by the panel, and juror Isi Glück voiced sympathy for the setback.
- Season 22 has aired on RTL and RTL+ since April 4 with a new jury of Dieter Bohlen, rapper Bushido, and singer Isi Glück under a reworked format that adds a Golden Room and recall tickets and drops the golden CDs.
- Following Tuesday’s episode four, audience tracker DWDL reported a season low of about 1.58 million viewers and a 7.8 percent share overall, including roughly 500,000 viewers aged 14 to 49.
- RTL+ launches a ten-part companion series, DSDS Reality, on April 21 that follows contestants’ shared-flat life and daily training with vocal coach Juliette Schoppmann.