Chaos at Schlagerchampions: Fireworks failed, lack of viewers!

Chaos at Schlagerchampions: Fireworks failed, lack of viewers!

Berlin, Deutschland - On January 17, 2025, the live show "Schlagerchampions-The Great Festival of the Best" by Florian Silbereisen (43) in Berlin experienced a spectacular fiasco. Planned as an atmospheric evening, the event ended in chaos when a fireworks were out of control at the appearance of Frank Schöbel (82) and several dancers suffered slight burns, as Schlager.de Fortunately, there was a doctor on site who took care of the injured. While the spectators stayed in front of the screens, the technical disaster was also pressing out in further breakdowns: Melissa Nüschenweng (34) had to present their new single without sound, and even Florian's microphone failed during an interview with Matthias Reim (67).

The show, which has been able to convince with high ratings in the past, experienced a dramatic decline in the number of spectators. With only 3.87 million viewers, "hit champions" ranked far behind the ZDF series "Wilsberg", which recorded 6.8 million viewers. This is a decline of almost a million spectators compared to the previous year, which is a painful blow for the producers. In view of these quotas and the technical problems, the question of how things go with silver iron.

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