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«TV total» is coming back – Pufpaff instead of Raab
A new host on “TV total”: Sebastian Pufpaff. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd / dpa
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A television classic from the noughties is back. The new landlord at «TV total», Sebastian Pufpaff, shows self-confidence before the premiere: He wants to judge, evaluate and punish.
“TV total” returns to German television with new episodes – but then without Stefan Raab as a presenter. This Wednesday, the comedy show should be back on ProSieben at 8:15 p.m., as the broadcaster announced on Monday in Unterföhring near Munich.
The new host will be the comedian Sebastian Pufpaff (“Pufpaffs Happy Hour”). The 45-year-old received the Grimme Prize for entertainment this year. “TV total” ran on ProSieben from 1999 to 2015. Back then, Stefan Raab had collected bizarre finds from the television world and dragged talk show guests through the cocoa as well as celebrities and politicians.
“We are there to judge, evaluate and punish,” said Pufpaff. He is ten years younger than «TV total» inventor Raab. However, the first trailer does not reveal any major changes to the show. The catchy melody should apparently stay the same.
The format is best known for clips of the strange appearances of talk show guests, which were sometimes torn out of context as a gag. For example, in 1999 Raab (55) composed the number one hit “Maschen-Draht-Zaun” from such an excerpt.
“TV total” is now a cult program that has produced many great television moments. Raab has won many prizes with it. In 2015, he surprisingly announced his screen farewell.
“Six years after Stefan moderated the last edition,” TV total “is back at ProSieben,” said channel boss Daniel Rosemann. «A lot of fun in its original version. From now on week after week at 8.15 p.m. ” In the past few days, ProSieben had already fueled speculation in the media about a return with a trailer. The show is scheduled to run at prime time on Wednesdays.
The comeback of “TV total” coincides with various other revivals of earlier show formats on German television. Last weekend, for example, ZDF had the Saturday night classic “Wetten, dass ..?” – first of all, once again – brought back from oblivion.