Underplayed Gems

Anke Late Night (2004)

Anke Late Night poster
Genre
late-night talk show
Country
Germany
Length
2 seasons, 68 episodes
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A German late night talk show hosted by Anke Engelke. It featured a house band and guests discussing daily news topics. The show struggled with ratings and was cancelled after a few months.

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What happens

Anke Late Night was a German late night talk show hosted by Anke Engelke and produced by Brainpool. The show first aired on 17 May 2004 on Sat.1, in the same timeslot as Die Harald Schmidt Show. The stage band for the show was the "Electric Ladyband" led by Claus Fischer, who was previously the bassist for the TV total band. To generate publicity before the show's premiere, a €10,000 bet was arranged between Rudi Carrell and Olli Dittrich. Carrell bet that the show would bomb, a bet which he later took back. The show was not able to fulfill the expectation of many viewers and the ratings for it dropped significantly in the first week. It had been announced in advance that people relating to daily news themes would be invited on a regular basis, but the show could not fulfill this promise. From 5 to 30 August 2004, there was an interruption of the broadcasting of the show, contrary to announcements made in advance. The show was soon cancelled on 21 October 2004, due to low viewer ratings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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