Anne Will will end her political talk show on the first at the end of 2023. The contract is expiring, said the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and the moderator. According to a message from the broadcaster, Will explained that she would like to fulfill the contract by the end of the year, but that she would not like to extend it further. With her team, she wanted to “concentrate fully on the remaining programs”, but “2024 is a new start” with other projects and perspectives, explained Will.
With that, one of the best-known television journalists ends after 16 years of political talk shows on the first. According to NDR, your program is the most-watched political discussion program on German-language television. It runs in a prominent slot after the crime scene On Sunday. According to NDR information, an average of more than 3.6 million viewers followed the talk last year, which corresponds to a market share of 15.1 percent.
A possible successor for the Sunday evening format in the ARD community program is not yet known. The NDR and the ARD are in talks, the broadcaster said. Frank Plasberg had recently been on the talk show after many years Hard but fair stopped in the first. The show will continue to run on Monday nights under the same name with new presenter Louis Klamroth.