ZDF Magazin Royale: Season 9
Entertainment and relevance reach a new dimension in the ninth season of ZDF Magazin Royale. The show combines the roots of the traditional late-night format with journalistic research, welcoming a new era of social satire. Hosted by Jan Böhmermann, viewers are welcomed every Friday on ZDF to explore socially relevant topics paired with wit and irony. The series continues its run as a journalistically satirical late-
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Jan Böhmermann hosts the late-night satire show on ZDF.
- The series is broadcast every Friday evening following the heute-show.
- The format combines the roots of late-night shows with journalistic research.
- Episodes focus on presenting socially relevant topics paired with wit and irony.
Season overview
Entertainment and relevance reach a new dimension in the ninth season of ZDF Magazin Royale. The show combines the roots of the traditional late-night format with journalistic research, welcoming a new era of social satire. Hosted by Jan Böhmermann, viewers are welcomed every Friday on ZDF to explore socially relevant topics paired with wit and irony. The series continues its run as a journalistically satirical late-night show broadcast on Friday evenings following the heute-show, maintaining its established format of presenting investigative and comedic commentary on contemporary issues.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
Chronically ill, but Nobody believes You
Aug 30, 2024 · 30 min
Sometimes all you need is a cup of tea, and you'll be fine! The tiredness gets better if you put your phone away! This is what people in Germany have to listen to when they seek me
Why we can’t live with or without Dust
Sep 6, 2024 · 31 min
Dust can be created when feces and urine meet, dust can trigger allergies, be vacuumed, make movies magical, accelerate climate change, avenge colonial nuclear tests, and maybe eve
Cloudy with a Chance of Product Placement
Sep 13, 2024 · 31 min
Instead of working outdoors, weather forecasters are slumbering in stuffy TV studios, waiting to ruin everyone's evening with one word: "Rain." They deserve to be able to host a sh
Endangered Species: Local Journalism
Sep 20, 2024 · 31 min
In some regions of eastern Germany, there are free advertising papers that resemble local newspapers. In them, Grandpa Kurt finds obituaries, reports on club events, and the occasi
Gaming Communities: The last apolitical Place on Earth
Sep 27, 2024
Gaming, Twitch, Steam – even in the world of computer games, there's a catch: people, especially men, in internet subcultures. How apolitical can a scene be where racism, sexism, a
Gaming, Scrolling, Swiping – Trapped in the Net
Oct 4, 2024 · 30 min
Already that late? Just a quick check of my DM inbox. Oh, Jan Hofer uploaded a Reel. This TikTok shows how to make your own chocolate. A YouTube tutorial on how to build a pool. Be
The Ghost Office in Bismarckwald
Oct 11, 2024 · 32 min
In the heart of the beautiful Sachsenwald forest in Schleswig-Holstein, the promised land of the young CDU veteran Daniel Günther, one can often be puzzled while taking a break at
TOP SECRET: What Former Intelligence Chiefs do in Retirement
Oct 18, 2024 · 30 min
Some of the former intelligence chiefs want to give it another try in retirement: out of the German intelligence services and into the well-paid private sector. Perhaps the knowled
The Second-hand Business and its dark Sides
Oct 25, 2024 · 30 min
Humana, Think Twice, and even Picknweight. No vintage football jersey or fake leather jacket is safe from Jan. That's why the secondhand hunter has delved into the interesting hist
Show your Backbone!
Nov 8, 2024 · 31 min
Sticking to your word, standing up straight – there are many words for the proverbial backbone. What does it mean to show backbone, both in small and large ways? Does one have back
The Multi-Million Dollar Business with Refugee Accommodation
Nov 15, 2024 · 31 min
Accommodations for refugees are often run by private companies. This generates a lot of money. Where does it say that human rights and profit maximization are mutually exclusive?
The Final Fight – Why City Kids can’t park and Village Kids can’t listen
Nov 22, 2024 · 32 min
City dwellers think matcha latte comes straight from the purple cow, and villagers are afraid of electricity. There are many prejudices when it comes to the eternal battle between
The Last Swipe: Are Dating Apps on the Verge of Extinction?
Nov 29, 2024 · 33 min
To avoid being asked why you're still single this Christmas, dating apps are currently in full swing. But the companies behind them are apparently more concerned with something els
Nius: Where Rights get a Platform
Dec 6, 2024 · 32 min
In the fight against the woke zeitgeist of the German media landscape, a brave unit of online journalists at Nius is not deterred by annoying things such as journalistic diligence
How Exclusion is sold as Inclusion
Dec 13, 2024 · 32 min
Inclusion - Deficient! People with disabilities in Germany often face barriers. They cannot participate in activities that are taken for granted. Institutions such as special needs