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"SOKO Munich: Countdown": Dominik Morgenstern (Joscha Kiefer, left) is interviewed by Nicola Wolkenstein (Bettina Mittendorfer) and David Brenner (Thomas Lettow).
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A shot fired in self-defense poses problems for "SOKO Munich" (ZDF). Kai Pflaume invites you to the XXL edition of "Who knows something" (Das Erste). In "Passenger 23" (RTL), a psychologist experiences mysterious things on a cruise ship.
8:15 p.m., ZDF, SOKO Munich: Countdown, crime series
Two days before Arthur's (Gerd Silberbauer) retirement, a kidnapping escalates. Dominik (Joscha Kiefer) has to shoot the hostage taker to save his life. What nobody knows at first, Dominik fell victim to a "suicide by cop". While he fights in front of the internal audit to have his shot recognized as a self-defense, Resi (Mersiha Husagic) and Franz (Christofer v. Beau) set about investigating what happened. Is it an act of jealousy where a man shot his girlfriend's lover and then took her hostage?
8:15 p.m., the first, who knows something like that XXL, knowledge quiz
In the comedy duel with Jürgen von der Lippe and Torsten Sträter, not only do two outstanding live stage performers compete against each other, but two of the best German readers also meet. Will the old master von der Lippe, who took first place on the Spiegel bestseller list with his audio book "The King of the Animals", or Torsten Sträter, who with his fine feel for nuances guarantee genuine listening pleasure, win the duel? Kai Pflaume moderates.
8:15 p.m., RTL, passenger 23 – disappeared on the high seas, thriller
The police psychologist Martin Schwartz (Lucas Gregorowicz) lost his wife and son years ago during a trip on a cruise ship – nobody knows what exactly happened. Now he is called again on the transatlantic liner from back then. There is evidence of what happened to his family. Martin never wanted to set foot on a ship again, but then a girl who disappeared on board weeks ago reappears. With his son's teddy bear in his arms.
8:15 p.m., Sat.1, my blind date with life, comedy
Saliya Kahawatte (Kostja Ullmann) has a visual impairment. However, that doesn't stop him from pursuing his goals. He manages to get a training position as a hotel manager in the noble Bayerischer Hof in Munich. Together with his trainee colleague Max (Jacob Matschenz), who knows about Sali's limitation, he skilfully navigates his way through the daily challenges. But then Sali's painstakingly maintained facade threatens to collapse.
8:15 p.m., ZDFneo, The Thomas Crown Affair, crime romance
Self-made millionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) seeks and finds his tickle in the theft of priceless works of art by famous painters. One day he succeeds in a brilliant coup when he steals the most expensive painting from a New York museum. The attractive insurance detective Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) tracks down the millionaire and engages him in an erotic game of cat and mouse. The two opponents notice that they are on the same wavelength. And again and again the question arises: does she want the picture or him? But then Catherine sets a trap for the master thief.