Stefan Raab becomes political talker
German TV host Stefan Raab wants to shake up political talk with his own show starting Nov. 11. Political talk shows should not be left to the public broadcasters, the 45-year-old said in a Spiegel interview.
Otherwise, "you might as well let the dog guard the sausage supply." Raab's show "Absolute Majority. Meinung muss sich wieder lohnen" is to be broadcast once a month on Sundays after the 8:15 p.m. feature, a Pro Sieben spokesman said Sunday. This puts Raab, who also hosts shows like the Wok World Cup or "Schlag den Raab," in competition with Günther Jauch's political talk show on ARD. ARD's editor-in-chief Thomas Baumann said they were accepting the challenge.
Raab said in the Spiegel interview, "I want to make the only relevant talk show on private television." In his show, five guests - "two to three professional politicians, one celebrity and one ordinary citizen" - are to discuss four socially relevant topics one after the other. Viewers are to decide directly via hotline which panelist they favor. Anyone who has less than five percent of the viewers behind him or her will not be allowed to take part in the discussion. If one of Raab's guests manages to win more than 50 percent of the viewers' votes, he or she will receive a prize of 100,000 euros to use as they wish, according to the broadcaster. If no contestant succeeds in doing so, the prize money will go into the jackpot for the next show. Raab will be supported by Pro Sieben Sat.1 news director Peter Limbourg, who will summarize and analyze the events at the end of each round of talks. (SDA)
Teaser image: Prosieben.de
