Overview
- Tonight on ZDF's Markus Lanz at 23:15, Paul Ziemiak, Melanie Amann, Carlo Masala and Harald Martenstein examine CDU party decisions, Friedrich Merz's re‑election, security concerns in Poland and the Baltic region, plus debate over a potential AfD ban.
- Maybrit Illner airs at 22:15 with the theme "Epstein's network – scandal with a system?" featuring Marie‑Agnes Strack‑Zimmermann, Jürgen Trittin, Margot Käßmann, Daniel Laufer and Annett Meiritz, with a phoenix repeat Friday at 16:00 and streaming in the ZDF‑Mediathek.
- The previous Lanz edition (overnight to Thursday) probed stalled reforms, a higher top‑tax threshold and the Union's prospects after its party congress with guests Carsten Linnemann and Ulrike Herrmann.
- Maischberger's Wednesday program focused on Trump's State of the Union direction for the United States and four years of war in Ukraine with guests Sandra Navidi and Iris Berben, plus commentary from Theo Koll, Anna Lehmann and Marc Felix Serrao.
- Public broadcasters continue to publish day‑of guest lists and provide near‑immediate streaming in the ARD‑ and ZDF‑Mediatheken, underscoring the shows' role in linking foreign policy issues with Germany's domestic debates.