Last but not least: Punctuality must be

 After viewers of "Schlag den Raab" had already proven a full five hours of seat leather on Saturday night to see if Raab would be defeated by his opponent, the show broke off in the middle of a question. Imagine that: It's long past midnight, for hours viewers had already been holding out in front of the flicker box, and connoisseurs of the show unanimously concluded it had been one of the most exciting - ever. But shortly before the finale, the coitus interruptus occurred: in the middle of a question, the show broke off, and instead viewers got to see the preview of "Ball & Chain," an action comedy from 2002. Swiss viewers never found out whether candidate Peter was able to defeat the TV presenter, while in Germany the show ended as normal. The Swiss were cheated out of the end because of the proverbial Swiss punctuality: Raab was already 90 minutes behind schedule, which is quite considerable and clearly too much for the program designers at Pro Sieben Switzerland. What's too much is too much. And so Swiss viewers were unable to watch challenger Peter pocket a million euros. They were also unable to vent their anger directly, as only the telephone answering machine at Pro Sieben Schweiz answered the phone. That, at least, is understandable from the point of view of those responsible for Pro Sieben Schweiz.