Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt surprises as a guest at the Cologne Treff!

Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt surprises as a guest at the Cologne Treff!

It's always exciting to see what surprises the television world has in store. Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt, known as the presenter of the “NDR Talk Show”, will appear as a guest in the “Kölner Treff” on July 4, 2025. The show, hosted by Susan Link and Micky Beisenherz, starts at 10:30 p.m. Meyer-Burckhardt can look back on a long list of appearances in the “Kölner Treff” and most recently thrilled viewers with his personal stories on March 18, 2022 and November 29, 2019. az-online.de reports that on these occasions he spoke about his cancer and the difficult relationship with his abusive father.

The “NDR Talk Show”, which has been broadcast since the mid-90s, had a short break between 2001 and 2008 when Meyer-Burckhardt did not moderate. Interestingly, in a recent interview he also expressed thoughts about his own funeral and his health. This leaves us thinking – a sign of change in life. Still, he seems to be a constant in the talk show world.

Short break for the talk shows

But not everything stays the same. On June 20, 2025, both the “NDR Talk Show” and the “Kölner Treff” will have to take a break, which is due to ARD’s austerity measures. ARD is planning savings totaling 588 million euros by 2028. As a result, from 2024, five ARD media companies will take over each other's Friday evening talk shows. The programs “3nach9” and “Riverboat” are now running on MDR instead of the two popular formats. calf has worked out the details of the guests invited as replacements - names like Heiner Lauterbach and Gisa Flake are sure to pique the interest of the audience.

The program “3nach9”, which is considered to be the oldest German talk show still running, is broadcast every four weeks on Friday evenings on various channels and has well earned its place on German television. Guest presenters such as Wolfgang Menge and Giovanni di Lorenzo have shaped the show. This shows how complex and dynamic the talk show landscape in Germany is. taschenhirn.de lists which formats have thrilled viewers over the years and which developments also affect talk shows.

A look at talk show history

The talk show culture in Germany has been an integral part of the television world for decades. From “Beckmann” to “Anne Will” to “Markus Lanz” – many formats have covered a wide variety of topics and stimulated viewers to think. With these new changes and the focus on savings, the question will also arise as to what the future of these formats will look like and what new faces television viewers can expect in the coming months.

So, dear readers, we can only hope that Meyer-Burckhardt and his colleagues will come back to the screens soon. Because in the world of talk shows there is always a lot to talk about and discuss.