The series reports on mysterious criminal cases based on true events. The cases presented are mainly cases that happened in the United States or Canada. However, there are also occasional cases presented by German criminologists. Autopsy - Mysterious Deaths is based on the US television series Autopsy.
Otto's Ottifants is an animated series published in 1993, featuring the famous elephant-like characters created by german comedian Otto Walkes. Within a short period of time the humorous stories of Family Bommel and their notorious baby Bruno won the hearts of many young and old people in all the German-speaking areas in Europe.
Frauentausch is a German reality television series broadcast on RTL II.
This program is similar to other Wife Swap programs, when, for ten days, wives exchange homes and families. They are allowed to advise each other through a video and information cards. The meet blindfolded, half-way en route to their new homes. They are allowed to greet each other, then are later asked for their impression of the meeting.
On the tenth and last day of the swap the wives prepare for their trip home, and say goodbye to their substitute families. At the half-way point en route to their apartments, the women or men meet each other again. They might give each other advice on what they can change or talk about problems encountered, etc. Sometimes the discussions end in insults or even in violence. Finally we see their arrival at their own home and how their families receive them.
On May 18, 2006, the hundredth episode was shown with a big anniversary special. It was shown whether the lives have changed of the families who have take
Switch Reloaded' comedian Martin Klempnow plays the role of Dennis, a vocational student, in his latenight show. The cult redneck, who still lives with his mother and hasn't got his act together yet, parodies celebrities.
Fame Academy was a German reality television program and casting show launched on RTL II in 2003 under the same format of the international TV franchise Star Academy. It differed from other casting shows in that the candidates were housed in a boarding school where they lived and played music together.