Wetten, dass..?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wetten, dass? was a long-running German-language entertainment television show. It was the most successful Saturday television show in Europe. Its format was the basis for the British show You Bet! and the US-American show Wanna Bet? The shows were broadcast live six to eight times a year from different cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. There were also seven open-air summer shows, broadcast from Amphitheatre Xanten, Plaça de Toros de Palma de Mallorca, Disneyland Paris, Waldbühne Berlin, and Aspendos Roman Theatre. Each of the shows, which were shown without commercial interruption, were usually scheduled to last for about two hours, but it was not uncommon for a show to run as much as 45 minutes longer. Wetten, dass..? has aired since 1981 television show in Germany. The show ended after nearly 34 years with the last episode on 13 December 2014 in Nuremberg. They considered the largest television event in Europe.

Series details

• Title: Wetten, dass..?
• Format: Game Show
• Language: German
• Premiere date: 1981-02-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ZDF
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 130 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24796
• IMDb ID: tt0081961
• TVDB ID: 270571

Cast and credited roles

• Thomas Gottschalk — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-02-14; final listed air date 1981-06-27.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-09-19; final listed air date 1982-05-15.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-09-04; final listed air date 1983-05-28.
• Season 4: premiered 1983-09-03; final listed air date 1984-05-19.
• Season 5: premiered 1984-09-01; final listed air date 1985-05-18.
• Season 6: premiered 1985-09-21; final listed air date 1986-05-10.
• Season 7: premiered 1986-09-27; final listed air date 1987-04-04.
• Season 8: premiered 1987-09-26; final listed air date 1988-05-14.
• Season 9: premiered 1988-09-03; final listed air date 1989-06-10.
• Season 10: premiered 1989-09-30; final listed air date 1990-04-07.
• Season 11: premiered 1990-09-15; final listed air date 1991-06-29.
• Season 12: premiered 1991-09-21; final listed air date 1992-05-02.
• Season 13: premiered 1992-09-26; final listed air date 1993-04-17.
• Season 14: premiered 1993-09-18; final listed air date 1994-05-28.
• Season 15: premiered 1994-09-17; final listed air date 1995-04-29.
• Season 16: premiered 1995-10-07; final listed air date 1996-03-30.
• Season 17: premiered 1996-11-09; final listed air date 1997-03-22.
• Season 18: premiered 1997-11-08; final listed air date 1998-03-28.
• Season 19: premiered 1998-10-10; final listed air date 1999-07-17.
• Season 20: premiered 1999-10-16; final listed air date 2000-03-25.
• Season 21: premiered 2000-10-14; final listed air date 2001-03-17.
• Season 22: premiered 2001-10-13; final listed air date 2002-07-06.
• Season 23: premiered 2002-10-05; final listed air date 2003-03-22.
• Season 24: premiered 2003-10-04; final listed air date 2004-07-03.
• Season 25: premiered 2004-10-02; final listed air date 2005-05-14.
• Season 26: premiered 2005-10-01; final listed air date 2006-04-01.
• Season 27: premiered 2006-09-30; final listed air date 2007-06-23.
• Season 28: premiered 2007-10-06; final listed air date 2008-03-29.
• Season 29: premiered 2008-10-04; final listed air date 2009-06-13.
• Season 30: premiered 2009-10-03; final listed air date 2010-05-22.

Source and licence

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