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Cowardly attack in the "crime scene"
"Tatort: Deadly flood": Falke (Wotan Wilke Möhring) does not get through to Imke (Franziska Hartmann)
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The attack on a journalist concerns Commissioner Falke in "Tatort" (Das Erste). Matt Damon has to fight his way through space alone in "Der Martianer" (Sat.1). On RTL, Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson are looking for a traitor in "Central Intelligence".
8:15 p.m., Das Erste, crime scene: Deadly flood, crime series
When the investigative journalist Imke Leopold (Franziska Hartmann) asks Thorsten Falke (Wotan Wilke Möhring) for help in clearing up a supposedly illegal real estate deal on Norderney, he initially reacts skeptically. When Imke is the victim of an attack shortly afterwards, which she survived only by luck, Falke regrets his hesitation and asks Julia Grosz (Franziska Weisz) to investigate with him on the island. Does the attack have something to do with a large-scale construction project that was waved through with the approval of some local politicians on the island?
8:15 p.m., ZDF, a summer on Elba, romance
Maja (Regula Grauwiller) would have imagined the vacation together differently. Even if she is divorced from Thorsten (Janek Rieke), in her opinion there should be a certain sense of unity. Thorsten and her teenage boys Erik (Levis Kachel) and Anton (Henry Horn) prefer to let themselves drift – each for himself. Maja starts pondering. Because actually the three behave as they always do. Without further ado, she leaves them alone to accept the invitation from Lorenzo (Robert Schupp), whom she met by chance when she arrived at the port.
8:15 p.m., Sat.1, The Martian – Save Mark Watney, Sci-Fi Survival Adventure
A dangerous sandstorm occurs during a space mission to explore the planet Mars. When the mission is canceled, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is seriously injured and is separated from his comrade in an unconscious state. While everyone believes he is dead, Watney struggles to survive alone in space. He has to survive four years until the next mission to Mars starts, which is his only hope.
8:15 p.m., RTL, Central Intelligence – Two buddies against the CIA, action comedy
Calvin (Kevin Hart) can't believe his eyes when he sees his former schoolmate Bob (Dwayne Johnson) again. Bob, once fat and wobbly, is now a well-trained hammer guy. And a secret agent in need. Bob is on the trail of a traitor within the CIA. In order to expose this, Bob needs Calvin's help. Calvin has no idea what hell of a ride he is embarking on.
10:15 p.m., ZDF, Inspector Barnaby: doll murders, crime novels
At a charity event, a very wealthy property owner is shot from behind by an unknown person in a room full of people. Inspector Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) is amazed when he learns about the murder weapon. It is a Swedish pistol from the First World War. A main suspect is also quickly found: building manager Wesley Peters (Thomas Dominique), just released from prison.