Stefan Raab's spectacular comeback ends in the quotachias!

Stefan Raab's spectacular comeback ends in the quotachias!

Vienna, Österreich - Stefan Raab's comeback show "You don't win the million" ended on June 12, 2025 with a last episode that left the audience in confusion. The odds were disappointing because the show appealed only 0.72 million viewers and thus lowered the million mark. This was a drastic decline compared to the start, in which 1.59 million viewers had switched on. The market share fell on a lean 3.6 percent, while the ZDF format "File number XY ... unresolved" had over six times as many spectators at the same time. RTL then had to stop the show after 32 episodes, since the mixture of quiz, games show and comedy did not achieve the desired success on linear television.

The grand finale was a "Bachelor" special, which served to advertise the new season of the popular dating show, which starts on June 18. Raab's humorous swipes on celebrities, including a joke about Harald Glööckler, as well as an interview with the new "Bachelors", Martin Braun and Felix Stein, shaped the episode. Elton took over the part of the game director during the show, which was less shaped by spectacular highlights, but rather by confusion.

upcoming projects and surprises

Despite the difficult farewell season, Raab left room for a surprise: he announced that the show will continue in September with a new concept, even if the final end was announced beforehand. A teaser referred to a new show entitled "Stefan & Bully against some Schnulli", which is to be broadcast on August 23, 2025. This live show marks the collaboration with the comedian Bully Herbig and could represent a new direction for Raab's TV career.

"You don't win the million here" was advertised as the "First Entertainment Quiz Competition Hybrid Show in the World" and debuted on September 18, 2024 at RTL+, before she was seen on linear television from February 2025. However, despite the initial positive response in the streaming area, the show could not convince the audience on classic television. RTL's program boss Inga Leschek said that hybrid formats were generally difficult to establish and did not work the mixture of different genres.

A look back at Raab's TV career

Raab's return to TV after almost ten years began in 2024 with a boxing match against Regina Halmich. This spectacular moment set high expectations for his new show. Nevertheless, the million remained unmatched throughout the season, which increased the disappointment with the final. While earlier formats such as "TV Total" regularly attracted over two million viewers, the spectator interest on "You don't win the million" was quickly sunk.

Overall, the end of the show shows the challenges of TV formats in today's media landscape. It remains to be seen whether Raab will be able to build on previous successes with his new projects. The coming months could provide information about where the TV landscape and the career of one of the best-known moderators in Germany will develop. More on this reports vienna.at href = "https://www.brigitte.de/aktuell/-du-gewinnst-hier-nicht-die-million---stefanab-verabschiedets-mit--bachelor--special-14002144.html"> brigitte.de and RuHR24.de In addition in the details.