In “Friesland: Feuerteufel” (ZDF), a series of fires keeps the investigators on tenterhooks. In the “Small versus Big” duel (Das Erste), celebrities face their young challengers. RTL is also showing the Christmas special of “Because they don’t know what’s happening”.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, Friesland: Feuerteufel, crime thriller
A series of fires rocks the region, barns are on fire. But it doesn’t just stop at material damage. The police officers Süher Özlügül (Sophie Dal) and Henk Cassens (Maxim Mehmet) begin the investigation. Henk is convinced that the arsonist did not kill the farm owner Johann Mors intentionally, but that it was an accident. But just a few days later there was another fire and another person was killed: a holiday guest on the Otto couple’s farm.
8:15 p.m., The First, Small against Large – The incredible duel, show
The brand new edition “Small versus Big – The Incredible Duel” with Kai Pflaume: ten thrilling duels between highly motivated little experts and prominent guests, including Mario Barth, Martina Hill, Nora Waldstätten, Thorsten Schröder, Alexander Wurm, Ben Zucker, Jan Josef Liefers, Wincent Weiss, Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl.
8:15 p.m., RTL, Because they don’t know what’s happening – Nice presents – The big Christmas show, show
The 40th edition of “For They Don’t Know What Happens” is about the imminent Christmas! Drawing on the childhood memories of Barbara Schöneberger, Günther Jauch, Thomas Gottschalk and those watching, this show’s motto is “We are waiting for the Christ Child.”! An entertaining evening with prominent guests, exciting quizzes and action-packed games will help you forget the pre-Christmas stress.
8:15 p.m., ProSieben, The Masked Singer, music show
On “The Masked Singer,” ten stars from all walks of life compete in oversized, elaborate costumes that make them completely unrecognizable. One can only speculate about the identity of the prominent undercover singers. Viewers vote for their favorites. At the end of the show, the masked celebrity with the fewest votes will have the secret revealed: which star is hidden under the mask?
9:45 p.m., ZDF, Erzgebirgskrimi: A murder for Christmas, crime thriller
When the miners’ band with Saskia Bergelt (Teresa Weißbach) and her father Georg (Andreas Schmidt-Schaller) move into the tunnels in the snow-covered Ore Mountains for the Metten shift, they hear a death scream. Bernhard Markert (Thomas Mehlhorn), managing director of the largest manufactory for Erzgebirge art in town, was murdered. A smoker in his jacket pocket poses a mystery. Inspectors Winkler (Kai Scheve) and Szabo (Lara Mandoki) investigate at the Christmas market in the middle of candle arches.