What is currently on TV and which programs are still waiting for you? The following overview of the TV program tonight shows you what ARD, ZDF, SAT.1, Pro Sieben, RTL, VOX & Co. have to offer. Given the occasion, for example, both the first and second as well as the private broadcaster RTL decided at short notice to launch a News special to broadcast. The reason is the same in all three cases and should be taken seriously.
TV program today: You can see it in the evening until 8:15 p.m.
Even before prime time at 8:15 p.m., you can find what you are looking for in today’s TV program. Then the public and private broadcasters offer their respective audiences from 6 p.m. and until 8 p.m. following formats.
| The first | ZDF | RTL | SAT 1 | ProSieben |
| 18:00 Who knows what? (Quiz show) | 18:00 SOKO Kitzbühel (crime series) | 18:00 Explosiv – Das Magazin (tabloid magazine) | 18:00 Letters Battle (Quiz Show) | 18:00 Newstime |
| 18:50 Quiz duel Olympus | 18:30 Exclusive – the star magazine | 18:55 ran – SAT.1 football | 18:10 The Simpsons (animated series) | |
| 19:45 Sports show before eight | 18:45 RTL news | 18:40 The Simpsons (animated series) | ||
| 19:50 Weather before eight | 19:00 today | 19:03 RTL Aktuell – The weather | 7:30 p.m. ran – SAT.1 football | 19:05 Galileo (knowledge magazine) |
| 19:55 Stock exchange before eight (stock exchange report) | 19:19 weather | 19:05 Everything That Matters (Daily Soap) | 19:55 SAT.1 news | |
| 19:20 ZDF special: Fight against Omikron – Corona summit in Berlin | 19:40 Good times, bad times (Daily Soap) | |||
| 19:40 Betty’s Diagnosis (Hospital Series) | ||||
| 20:00 daily News |
| cable one | VOX | TELE 5 | ARTE |
| 18:55 Attention control! We’ll take care of it (Dokusoap) | 18:00 First Dates – A table for two (dating show) | 18:15 Stargate Atlantis (Sci-Fi series) | 18:30 Russia from above (documentary) |
| 19:00 The perfect dinner (cooking documentary soap) | 19:10 Stargate (Sci-Fi Series) | 19:20 ARTE Journal | |
| 19:40 Re: Hunting at the Arctic Circle (report) |
Primetime on the TV program tonight: All programs from 8:15 p.m.
| The first | ZDF | RTL | SAT 1 | ProSieben |
| 20:15 ARD extra: The Corona situation | 20:25 The Public Prosecutor (Home Series) | 20:15 RTL Aktuell Special: Corona crisis – Fight against Omikron: This is coming! | 20:00 ran – SAT.1 Bundesliga | 20:15 The First Avenger: Civil War (Superhero Adventure) |
| 20:30 Speechless in Ireland (Comedy) | 20:30 The ultimate chart show – the most successful live acts | 20:30 Soccer: 1st Bundesliga | ||
| 21:45 Daily Topics | 21:55 today journal special | |||
| 22:55 Snowpiercer (sci-fi action thriller) |
Spontaneous program changes on RTL, ZDF and ARD: That is the reason
The background to the three special broadcasts is the consultation taking place today between the prime ministers of the federal states and the federal government regarding the current situation of the corona crisis. The focus is on the new Omikron variant and the future procedure in view of its rapid spread.
It is assumed that there will be a steep increase in infections, the better control of which is to be made possible by new resolutions. Both RTL, ZDF and ARD will report on these decisions.
For RTL, presenter Maik Mauser presents interviews and analyzes, as well as a summary of the reactions to them. The current situation in intensive care units should also be examined more closely.
On ZDF, Andreas Klinner takes over the moderation of the special news about the corona crisis, the ARD Extra is presented by Wiebke Binder.
| cable one | VOX | TELE 5 | ARTE |
| 20:15 Criminal Minds (crime series) | 20:15 The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug (Fantasy) | 20:15 The China Syndrome (disaster thriller) | 20:15 Midsummer Murder: Dangerous Connections (TV crime series) |
| 21:15 Criminal Minds (crime series) | 21:45 Patti Smith: Poetry and Punk (Documentary) | ||
| 10:45 p.m. The three days of the Condor (agent thriller) | |||
| 23:30 vox news |
Program change in the ARD program tonight at 8:15 p.m.
The ARD shows around 8:15 p.m. an “ARD extra: The Corona situation” (As of: January 7th, 2022; 5:50 pm).
Program change in the ZDF program this evening at 8:15 p.m.
The second shows around 7:20 p.m. a “ZDF Special: Fighting Omikron – Corona Summit in Berlin” (As of: January 7th, 2022; 5:50 pm).
Program change in the RTL program tonight at 8:15 p.m.
RTL shows around 8:15 p.m. a “RTL Aktuell Special: Corona Crisis – Fighting Omikron: This is coming!“ (As of: January 7th, 2022; 5:50 pm).
Program change in the SAT.1 program this evening at 8:15 p.m.
Current program changes are currently not known (as of January 7th, 2022; 5:50 pm).
Program change in the ProSieben program this evening at 8:15 p.m.
On ProSieben “Snowpiercer” starts at 10.55 pminstead of 11:15 p.m. (as of January 7th, 2022; 5:50 p.m.).
Program change in the VOX program this evening at 8:15 p.m.
Current program changes are currently not known (as of January 7th, 2022; 5:50 pm).
Totally free television? Get today’s TV program in these ways
If you don’t own a TV set or don’t want to spend money on streaming, you can now watch TV programs online. Various media libraries offer various types of television free of charge. There are also various free Netflix alternatives that you can download and use as a simple app.
Always at a glance: today’s TV program (in the evening and 8:15 p.m.)
From now on we offer you the TV program from tonight as well as the TV program today at 8:15 p.m. in a practical overview. You also get an overview of the currently most popular films and series on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney +. In any case, this ensures individual television evenings, whether with linear TV formats on ARD, ZDF, SAT.1, ProSieben and kabel eins or via streaming.
Did you know that the average German household now receives more than 70 programs? Overall, however, there is a lot more. Because German television has grown to over 400 programs. This includes national, but also regional and local formats.
by the way: Netflix has that in January 2022. Of course, the offer doesn’t stop there. Amazon Prime Video also had good formats to offer in January 2022.
Sources: own research, DWDL, RTL