September 07, 2026 – Mainz -- German broadcaster ZDF has revised its programming for the week of September 6 to 11, with the biggest shift coming on Sunday, September 6, when live coverage of the Saxony-Anhalt state election takes over the 7:25 p.m. slot. The change bumps the documentary series "Terra X: Weltstädte" from that evening's lineup, though the rest of the night's schedule from 8:20 p.m. onward proceeds as planned.
A cast credit gets corrected in a 9/11 documentary
ZDF also flagged a casting correction for "9/11 - Die Geiseln des Terrors," airing Tuesday, September 8 at 8:15 p.m. The actress previously listed as "Kathrin Jelinek" is credited under the correct spelling, Katrin Jelinek. The fix carries over to the program's repeat broadcast early Wednesday, September 9 at 1:45 a.m.
Late-night slots swap out a beauty-industry documentary
Following the Tuesday night documentary, ZDF's post-midnight lineup on Wednesday, September 9 has been rearranged starting at 12:45 a.m.: "Night Call - Überlebe die Nacht," "Queenstown Murders - Zum Sterben schön," and "The Tourist - Duell im Outback" now run in sequence, followed by "hallo deutschland" at 4:35 a.m. The scheduled "WISO-Dokumentation: The Finest F*ckup: Beauty und Millionen" has been pulled entirely.
A moon-landing documentary replaces a repeat on Friday
On Friday, September 11, the 2:05 a.m. slot will instead carry the Terra X documentary "Rückkehr zum Mond," directed by Laurent Lichtenstein and originally broadcast on January 25, 2026. Its scheduling cancels the planned repeat of "Terra X: Weltstädte."