Observed Signal · Jul 23, 2026 · Programming · Source: DWDL · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
RTLzwei revives comedy slot with 'Dinge gibt's!'
RTLzwei will relaunch a dedicated comedy evening on Thursdays starting 13 August 2026 and will air previously unaired episodes of the game show 'Dinge gibt's!' featuring Panagiota Petridou at 21:15. The show's second season had been pulled last autumn after only two episodes following weak ratings in the core 14–49 demo. Early episodes in 2024 were moderated by Oliver Pocher. The Thursday lineup will begin with repeats of 'Genial daneben' and continue with archived stand-up and stage programs from the RTL archive. The revived scheduling is a programming move to reuse produced content within a comedy repeat strand.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- RTLzwei announced it will declare Thursday evening a comedy night starting 13 August 2026.
- Unaired episodes of 'Dinge gibt's!' with Panagiota Petridou will be broadcast at 21:15 as part of the new comedy evening.
- RTLzwei had halted broadcast of the second season last autumn after two episodes when the market share in the core target fell to 1.6%.
- The first two episodes in 2024 had been moderated by Oliver Pocher; individual episode shares included 4.0% and 1.7% among 14–49 year-olds.
- RTLzwei's Thursday schedule will include repeats of 'Genial daneben' and archived stand-up/stage programs sourced from the RTL archive.
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“RTLzwei draws on the RTL archive and will show stage programs and archived comedy material from RTL.”
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