Stefan Raab's new present: Through the chain hyperlink fence | EUROtoday

Rarely has a brand new TV present had such a superb advertising marketing campaign. Last Saturday, Stefan Raab as soon as once more acquired into the ring with former skilled boxer Regina Halmich; the dwell broadcast had virtually six million viewers. The third incarnation of the unequal battle become a long-running business for Raab, whose previous successes have been proven in sound and picture, in between B-list celebrities have been allowed to say praises concerning the entertainer into the digital camera – after which there was the battle itself. It clearly went in Halmich's favor, however was then simply the ramp for Raab's announcement that he could be again on the air in 4 days.

And that’s at RTL, the entertainer's new residence channel. Raab not has something to do with ProSiebenSat.1, his previous residence. His previous manufacturing firm Raab TV not exists, however numerous previous Raab codecs do, however the grasp is beginning afresh together with his new firm Raab Entertainment – and has dedicated himself to RTL for 5 years, throughout which he’s to develop an entire collection of codecs. The Cologne-based channel has been in a carnivalesque frenzy because the Raab information broke, and the dedication is being celebrated as if the German TV leisure crown had been awarded for years to come back. Joko & Klaas will take it straightforward.

Now, “You won’t win the million with Stefan Raab” is barely operating on the streaming platform RTL+. The leisure firm needs and wishes to extend its attain there, as that is the place the longer term lies. On linear RTL tv, “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” was operating on Wednesday night when “You won’t win the million with Stefan Raab”. Of course, we should not overlook that the Raab get together might be considered at any time (“DSDS” too, in fact), so fastened broadcast dates are principally irrelevant. As lengthy as persons are keen to pay for a subscription. Raab is unlikely to encourage the very younger people who find themselves (additionally) gained over by “DSDS”.

The new present is extra seemingly geared toward Generation X, the individuals who noticed Raab on Viva within the Nineties after which moved on to “TV Total”. Speaking of which: ProSieben’s competitor “TV Total” was broadcast on Wednesday night. With Raab’s successor Sebastian Pufpaff, who’s doing a superb job. The sign that Raab despatched by setting the date to go head-to-head together with his personal present invention is sort of a punch within the face. If solely ProSieben had a face. Is it revenge? Fun? Raab does it as a result of he can. The “TV Total” band Heavytones additionally defected on to the previous boss.

Long introduction, but it surely's a superb transition: What was the 90-minute present really like? The first third was just about like “TV Total,” whose final episode Raab recorded on the finish of 2015. With the previous garments (denims and a white shirt over a black T-shirt) and a brand new backdrop, however that doesn't matter. Raab reveals humorous clips with TV stars who, like him, existed ten, twenty or thirty years in the past. Florian Silbereisen, Peter Maffay, Jürgen Milski (from “Big Brother”) and Stefan Mross.

“Pa aufs Maul”

The little imply issues in opposition to RTL are fairly humorous. As the brand new head of the station, he takes away Dieter Bohlen's delicate focus and takes on the function of Jesus in “Passion” (a weird Easter spectacle). The boxing match in opposition to Halmich is in fact mentioned intimately once more, Raab sings his beat-up music “Pa aufs Maul”, the folks within the viewers rise up, the temper is sweet.

Then there’s the battle for the promised million euros for nearly an hour. This will likely be troublesome for the candidates, as a result of quiz questions, for which there isn’t a joker, alternate with typical “Beat the Raab” competitions. In the primary episode, the opponents should shoot their method by means of a course with a wire mesh fence (a touch), change automotive tires and throw tennis balls onto an workplace chair in order that they keep the place they’re. If a solution is fallacious or a contest is misplaced, a candidate is out. With round a dozen steps to the million, the probabilities will not be significantly good.

The first candidate, Oliver (31) from Karlsruhe, makes it to the second sport, however isn’t very fortunate when throwing the tennis ball. The second candidate, Sören (36) from Berlin, wins the primary sport as a result of Raab's wheel nut continues to be free. The 90 minutes have been up – he can come again within the second present. It will in all probability be some time earlier than RTL has to switch 1,000,000 euros right into a candidate's account – however the broadcaster then spends lots of the cash on Raab and his firm. Oh, and the everlasting “show intern” Elton additionally needs to be paid – Raab's buddy is now one of many highest-earning leisure stars within the business.

The mixture of the present isn’t new, however relatively acquainted. And that’s in the end the idea. Not the reinvention of tv leisure, however the return to what some viewers could have missed. Half-way or apparently incorrect jokes, Raab's huge mouth (his sayings, not his mouth, however he's nonetheless good on the toothy grin), the “just do it” angle, which is then completely organized. Raab saves himself the celebs who was once visitors on “TV Total” to advertise songs or movies, they largely bored him anyway.

Will it’s profitable? It's exhausting to say, to be trustworthy. The barrier to entry isn’t that small with a subscription to RTL+, but it surely's not insurmountable both. Raab will undoubtedly give the streaming service a lift. But is the mix of “TV Total” and “Schlag den Raab” adequate to maintain individuals who come out of curiosity? We'll see. The first version wasn't actually disappointing, Raab delivered Raab, and that's sufficient for now. In the long term, the video games may get boring – they're actually solely attention-grabbing since you wish to see Raab lose (he wins typically sufficient).

How many viewers the present may have will in all probability not be communicated at first; not like rankings measurements on linear tv, viewing figures from streaming platforms have thus far not often been introduced. If “Du gewinnst hier nicht die Million” does air on linear tv sooner or later, then applicable conclusions may very well be drawn from this. In any case, the present will likely be a type of private competitors for Raab – wherein he needs to show to himself and all the tv business as soon as once more that he’s a real champion of leisure. He has a title to defend.

Christian Meier is a media editor at WELT. He used to observe “TV Total” commonly, however then stopped. He doesn’t but know whether or not he’ll watch Raab’s new present commonly.