# German television programming trends

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/german-television-programming-trends
> Updated: 2026-10-12T04:01:45.000Z. Sources: 24. Developments: 2.

German television programming is characterized by cast changes in long-running series and a variety of new reality and scripted broadcasts.

In established ZDF crime series, Marisa Burger is departing ‘Rosenheim-Cops’ after two decades, and Holger Stockhaus has left ‘Friesland’ after eleven years. New reality programming includes RTLZWEI’s ‘Der Promihof’, the sixth season of ‘Are You The One? Realitystars in Love’ on RTL+, and the third season of ‘Love Island VIP’. ProSieben is also featuring ‘Schlag den Star’.

Scheduled broadcasts include the ZDF crime drama ‘Sarah Kohr: Drecksarbeit’, the entrepreneurship show ‘Die Höhle der Löwen’ on VOX, and international films such as ‘Jack Reacher: Kein Weg zurück’ on ProSieben and ‘Meine erfundene Frau’ on kabel eins.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-12: German television programming highlights for Monday

Monday TV highlights in Germany include the crime drama ‘Sarah Kohr’ on ZDF, ‘Die Höhle der Löwen’ on VOX, ‘Jack Reacher’ on ProSieben, and a comedy on kabel eins.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/german-television-programming-highlights-for-monday

### 2026-10-06: German television sees cast changes and new reality show launches

German television features major cast departures from ZDF series ‘Rosenheim-Cops’ and ‘Friesland’, alongside new reality show seasons on RTL and ProSieben.

19 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/diana-amft-met-husband-arne-regul-on-doctors-diary-set

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