page_title: Heute-show
section_title: Broadcast
hierarchical_section_title: Heute-show / Broadcast
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Oliver Welke in der TV-Aufzeichnung "Ich stelle mich" des WDR vom 30. Mai 2017
context_page_description: The heute-show is a German late-night satirical television program airing every Friday evening on public broadcasting channel ZDF. A conceptual adaptation of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, it is presented by German comedian and journalist Oliver Welke. Heute show presents the weekly news with funny or sarcastic and cynical comments, especially focusing on issues that are subject of the latest political discussions in Germany. Welke argues that he might help to make people interested in politics and might help to point out "what goes the wrong way" in parliamentary debates, in ministries, in institutions, and in parties. Sometimes, he simply mocks "people who deserve it" in his show.
context_section_description: The first two episodes of the show aired on 26 May and 23 June 2009 as pilot episodes. The first season started shortly afterwards on 8 September 2009 and ended on 30 December 2009 with a Best-Of. The show was first aired at 11 PM on Tuesdays, their weekly slot, however, was later on moved to 10:45 PM on Wednesdays.
  The second season started on 22 January 2010 and again ended with a Best-of on 8 June 2010. The second season as well as the first changed their weekly slot. While the first few episodes aired at 10:30 PM on Fridays later episodes were moved back to 11 PM on Tuesdays. ZDFneo aired weekly reruns of the newest episode.
  The third season started on 27 August 2010 and ended on 17 December with a Best-Of. The show was moved back to Fridays.
  From the fourth season on (21 January 2011) they had earned a consistent weekly slot on Fridays. The show always airs on ZDF first and then reruns are aired on other ZDF channels.
  Like the preceding seasons the fourth season ended with a Best-of.
  The fifth season aired between 16 September and 16 December 2011. It is the first season that does not end in a Best-of, but in a review of the year's events.
  Several seasons followed, usually there are two per year:
  The first one airs between January and June and ends with a Best-of, followed by a summer break, the second one begins at the end of summer and ends in December usually with a review of the year's events.
  From the twelfth season on the show aired from a new and redesigned studio.
  Sometimes the show was not aired due to recent events interfering with it (e.g. on 24 March 2015 when the Germanwings flight 9525 crashed in the Alps or on 13 November 2013 during the 2013 Paris attacks).
  The shows popularity gradually increased and the TV ratings are generally high.
  In 2017 the show was produced and aired in High-definition for the first time, which in comparison to other TV-shows happened quite late.
  The current season (season 18) ended on 8 June 2018.
caption: Oliver Welke, anchorman and author of the Heute-show
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