2024-09-18 21:55:34
A few days after his football match against Regina Halmich, Stefan Raab is back as the host of a new show. “You won’t win a million here” sounds suspiciously familiar when you first look at it. And Raab? You agree.
Rarely does a new television show have such a good marketing campaign. Last Saturday, Stefan Raab was again in the ring with former professional boxer Regina Halmich; The third episode of the unequal fight became an infomercial for Raab, whose old successes were shown in sound and image, among the famous B were allowed to say compliments about the actor into the camera – then the fight itself was clearly in favor of Halmich then only the ramp for Raab’s announcement that he would be back on the air in four days.
Namely on RTL, the entertainer’s new home channel. Raab has nothing to do with ProSiebenSat.1, his former home. His old production company Raab TV no longer exists, but many of the old Raab formats do, but the owner has started from scratch with his new company Raab Entertainment – and has devoted himself to RTL for five years, while which has developed a whole series of appropriate formats. The Cologne broadcaster has been in a carnivalesque mood since Raab’s news became known; Joko & Klaas will be easy.
Now “You won’t win a million here with Stefan Raab” only runs on them Streaming platform RTL+. The sports team still wants and needs to grow; “Germany is looking for a superstar” was shown on the RTL television line on Wednesday evening when “You won’t win a million here” was played for paid subscribers. Of course, you should not forget that Raab-Sause can be watched at any time (“DSDS” too, of course), so fixed broadcast dates are not important. As long as people are willing to pay for the subscription. In any case, Raab is unlikely to give many young people who (re) won with “DSDS”.
The new show is probably aimed at Generation X, people who saw Raab on Viva in the 90s and who moved to “Total TV”. Speaking of which: In the ProSieben competition, “TV Total” is shown on Wednesday evening. With Raab’s successor Sebastian Pufpaff, who did his job well. The signal that Raab sent with his appointment to compete directly against his own invention was like a direct punch in the face. If ProSieben has a face. Is it revenge? Having fun? Raab did it because he could. The group “TV Total” Heavytones also broke directly to their former boss.
Long Introduction, but that fits as a change: How was the show, which was about 90 minutes? In the first third, it’s pretty much like “TV Combination”, the last episode of which Raab recorded at the end of 2015. With old clothes (pants and a white shirt over a black T-shirt) and a new background, but it’s not important. Raab shows funny differences with television stars who, like him, came ten, twenty or thirty years ago. Florian Silbereisen, Peter Maffay, Jürgen Milski (one from “Big Brother”) and Stefan Morss.
“Shut up Maul”
Little meanies against RTL are quite funny; The boxing atmosphere against Halmich was certainly discussed again in detail, Raab sang his hit song “Pa aufs Maul”, the people in the audience rose, the mood was good.
Then the fight for the promised millions of euros lasted almost an hour. What will be difficult for the candidates, because of the questions in which there is no joke in contrast with the typical “Beat Raab” contests. In the first episode, the contestants had to make their way through a path with a chain link fence (a wave with a fence post), change car tires and throw tennis balls at an office chair and stop. If the answer is wrong or the contest is lost, a contestant is out. With a dozen steps to a million, the chances aren’t even good.
The first competitor, Oliver (31) from Karlsruhe, made it to the second match, but he did not have a good hand when picking up the tennis ball. The second one, Sören (36) from Berlin, wins the first game because a wheel nut on Raab is still loose. Then 90 minutes comes up – you are allowed to come back in the second broadcast. It will probably be a while before RTL has to transfer a million euros to a competitor’s account – but the broadcaster will spend most of the money on Raab and his company. Oh, and Elton’s eternal “internship show” also has to pay – Raab’s friend is now one of the top sports stars in the industry.
The mix of the show is not new, but rather familiar. And that’s the last tip. It’s not a remake of the television show, but a return to what some viewers may have missed. Half-way or wrong jokes, Raab’s big face (ie his words, not his mouth, but he still has a toothy smile in a good mood), his do-it-just attitude, which is set perfectly . Raab hides himself on the stars who used to be guests on “Total TV” to promote songs or movies;
Will this be successful? Hard to say, to be honest. The barrier to entry is much lower when you subscribe to RTL+, but it’s not negligible either. Raab will undoubtedly give the streaming service a push. But is the combination of “Total TV” and “Schlag den Raab” good enough to hold people out of curiosity? Let’s see. The first speech didn’t really disappoint, Raab delivered Raab, that’s enough for now. The games can get boring in the long term – if they are actually only those because you want to see Raab lose (who wins enough times).
How many viewers of the show will probably not communicate in the beginning; If “You won’t win a million here” is shown on the television line at some point, then the appropriate conclusions can be drawn from it. In any case, the show will be a kind of personal competition for Raab – in which he wants to prove once again to himself and the entire television industry that he is a true champion of the sport. You have a title to defend.
Christian Meier is media editor for WELT. He used to watch “Total TV” regularly, but at some point he stopped watching it. He still doesn’t know if he’ll ever watch Raab’s new show.
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