The Tagesschau ("View of the Day") is a news show which is broadcast several times every day on German language television stations.

Tagesschau on ARD

In Germany, the Tagesschau is both the oldest and highest rated current affairs show on television. The first show was on December 26, 1952 and at first it was only broadcast three times per week on NWDR (Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk). Starting in 1956 it was shown from Monday to Saturday, and since 1961 it can be seen every day. The Tagesschau has an approximate daily audience of 10 million viewers, which is equivalent to ratings of around 33 %. Today it is produced by the NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) in Hamburg.

The most popular edition of the show is broadcast every day at 20:00. The other show times vary, but commonly other, shorter editions are shown at 15:00 and at 17:00. In 1971 the late edition of the Tagesschau was replaced by the Tagesthemen ("Subjects of the Day"). At about 00:30, the Nachtmagazin ("Night Magazine") is broadcast, offering a version of the Tagesschau expanded by more detailed analysis.

In addition to the Tagesschau, the ARD expanded the range of its news shows to include the Tagesthemen ("Subjects of the Day") and the Wochenspiegel ("Mirror of the Week").

Anchors of the Tagesschau

• 1964 - 1987: Karl-Heinz Köpcke (newsreader since 1959)
• 1987 - 1995: Werner Veigel (newsreader since 1966)
• 1995 - 1999: Dagmar Berghoff (newsreader since 1976)
• 2000 - 2004: Jo Brauner (newsreader since 1974)
• 2004 - today: Jan Hofer (newsreader since 1986)

Current Newsreaders

by number of years on the Tagesschau team

• Jan Hofer , since 1986
• Ellen Arnhold , since 1987
• Eva Herman , since 1989
• Jens Riewa , since 1994
• Claus-Erich Boetzkes , since 1995
• Katharina Wolkenhauer , since 1995
• Thomas Bade , since 1997
• Susanne Daubner , since 1999
• Thorsten Schröder , since 2000
• Laura Dünnwald , since 2001
• Marc Bator , since 2001
• Susanne Holst , since 2001
• Silke Jürgensen , since 2002

Former Newsreaders

in alphabetical order

• Ina Bergmann , 1997-2001
• Jo Brauner , 1974-2004
• Elfi Marten-Brockmann , 1981-1984
• Lothar Dombrowski , 1967-1974
• Klaus Eckert , 1978-1983
• Karl Fleischer , 1960-1994
• Jan Thilo Haux
• Georg Hopf , 1975-1985
• Horst Jaedicke
• Franz Laake , 1988-1993
• Siegmar Ruhmland , 1960-1963
• Diether von Sallwitz
• Manfred Schmidt , 1962-1964
• Robert Schröder , 1988
• Susan Stahnke , 1992-1999
• Wilhelm Stöck , 1965-1984
• Martin Svoboda
• Harry Teubner , 1978-1980
• Martin Thon
• Cay Dietrich Voss , 1952-1962
• Wilhelm Wieben 1972-1998
• Daniela Witte , 1985-1988
• Günter Wiatrek , 1974-1975
• Claus Wunderlich , 1959-1962

Tagesschau on SF DRS

The Tagesschau is also a current affairs show on Swiss public television (SF DRS). The main edition is broadcast at 19:30 and further editions are shown around noon and at the end of daily broadcasting. In 1990, another news show called 10 vor 10 ("10 to 10") was added.

External links

• http://www.tagesschau.de (German)
• http://www.tagesschau.ch (German)
• http://www.tagesthemen.de (German)
• http://www.wochenspiegel.de (German)

See also: List of television programs