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“My mother wants a grandchild”: Rufus (Stephan Luca) has to get to know his daughter Mia (Linda Stockfleth) first.
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Unexpected addition to the family causes a stir in “My mother wants a grandchild” (Das Erste). At “Top Dog Germany” (RTL), dogs and owners have to prove that they form the perfect team. In “Ein Fall für Zwei” (ZDF), a hotel manager is suspected of murder.
8:15 p.m., The First, My Mother Wants a Grandchild, family comedy
Rufus (Stephan Luca) finally wants to regain his gourmet star, which he had mistakenly denied. The congress of chefs on the sunny island of Madeira offers the ideal opportunity. At home in the Eifel, meanwhile, his newly wedded wife Toni (Diana Amft) is looking forward to the opening of her mother Heidi’s (Margarita Broich) pension, who of course invited half the village to attend. Before it starts, however, two surprise guests are at the door: Rufus’ elegant ex-girlfriend Annette Olearius (Eva Verena Müller) accompanied by her 15-year-old daughter Mia (Linda Stockfleth)!
8:15 p.m., RTL, Top Dog Germany – Germany’s best dog, show
Let the dogs out! The new season of the successful physical dog show promises animal action again – and has some innovations in its luggage. New obstacles and a new expert, agility trainer Jan Dießner, are waiting for the numerous four-legged friends and their owners. The new episodes will again be moderated and commented on by Laura Wontorra, Jan Köppen and Frank “Buschi” Buschmann.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, A case for two: The farewell letter, crime series
Bianca Bronner (Michelle Barthel) seeks legal advice from Benni (Antoine Monot, Jr.). Her father, boss of the traditional Hotel Bronner, was arrested. He is said to have killed co-director Peter Solbach (Sebastian Müller-Stahl). The hotel was on the verge of bankruptcy a few years ago, but was saved by the investor Moritz Sturm (Ben Ruedinger), who got in with fresh money. Now a large hotel chain has made a takeover bid that has put the shareholders to the test.
8:15 p.m., RTLzwei, Killer’s Bodyguard, action comedy
Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is the world’s top security agent and is hired to protect hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson), with whom he has had more than one professional relationship. Kincaid is to testify before an international court against the criminal, Eastern European dictator Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman). But for that he has to get there on time and unharmed, which Dukhovich naturally wants to prevent.
8:15 p.m., ProSieben, Iron Man, superhero action
Cynical arms dealer and inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is kidnapped and forced to construct a particularly effective weapon. But instead, the ingenious technician builds a suit made of heavy metal, which he can use to escape. Back home in Los Angeles, he continues to refine the technique until the suit gives him superhuman abilities, so to speak. Little does he know that his fatherly friend Stane (Jeff Bridges) is the man who wants to get his hands on him.