Despite all the criticism: "Wetten, dass..?" 2023 stands

Others have long since enjoyed their pension at this age.

Despite all the criticism: "Wetten, dass..?" 2023 stands

Others have long since enjoyed their pension at this age. Thomas Gottschalk, on the other hand, already knows what he will do when he is 73: "Wetten, dass..?" moderate of course. The date for next year's edition should already be set.

He is the eternal zampano. But after the latest issue of "Wetten, dass..?" Thomas Gottschalk's image got a few scratches. More than once he seemed jittery during the presentation of the classic show. Some gags seemed out of place. And co-moderator Michelle Hunziker had to save the situation time and time again.

Gottschalk nonetheless nonchalantly let criticism of his appearance roll off. "There is no reason to justify yourself," he said without further ado, referring to the still high ratings.

In fact, the show, in which singers Robbie Williams and Herbert Grönemeyer and actor John Malkovich were among the star guests, once again had more than ten million viewers and could not complain about a lack of audience interest. However, compared to the first “Wetten, dass..?” comeback in 2021, the rate fell significantly. At that time, almost 14.5 million people tuned in.

But criticism regardless of quota - that "Wetten, dass ..?" Another issue will also be donated in 2023 is apparently already certain. The "Bild" newspaper named November 25 of the coming year as a specific date. After Nuremberg and Friedrichshafen, this time Offenburg is the venue of the spectacle.

"Together with over ten million viewers, 45 percent of them in the 'young target group', I believe that the format will continue and I'll be happy if it continues," the newspaper quoted the entertainer, who will celebrate his 73rd birthday next May, as saying . Hunziker will probably support him again in 2023 with the moderation. However, this is not official yet.