Don’t you have any idea what you’re doing tonight? TV should see? With our TV overview you always keep track of it overview about all relevant TV programs on German television. To the primetime highlights on Wednesday (December 24th, 2025) include “Olympic Games: The Power of the Olympics” (Olympics on Eurosport 1), “Ebbe – An Animal Chamber Play” (documentation at until) and “The “Cash for Rares” Christmas Eve” (antique show at ZDF). Get inspired and plan your perfect TV evening with our TV overview.
Primetime TV highlights tonight from 8 p.m
We can recommend the following TV shows for prime time tonight:
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“The “Cash for Rares” Christmas Eve” – 8:15 p.m. on ZDF
Horst Lichter celebrates Christmas Eve in the dealer room with experts and dealers. They prepare Christmas dinner together. There is a lot of laughter and conversation about the end of the year. It becomes happy and contemplative when Horst Lichter and his friends tell their personal Christmas rituals and anecdotes from their childhood. They look back on special moments from the “Bares” year and enjoy the festive meal. Of course, Horst Lichter has prepared one or two surprises for his “Bares for Rares” family: singer Leslie Clio presents a medley of the most beautiful Christmas songs, and a children’s choir sings for the “Bares for Rares” family. -
“Kevin – Home Alone“ – 8:15 p.m Sat.1
Things are going haywire for the McCallisters as winter vacation is just around the corner. His mother doesn’t have time for little Kevin’s whims right now, so she locks him in the attic. While he is sleeping, his entire family has already accidentally left for Paris without him. After the initial shock, the little rogue is looking forward to his first Christmas alone. But unfortunately two burglars have the house in their sights, and so Kevin gets an uninvited visitor. -
“The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King” – 8:15 p.m. on ProSieben
A heavy burden rests on Frodo Baggins’ shoulders. He has to take the increasingly heavy ring to Mount Doom in order to destroy it there. Only then will the evil Sauron be defeated forever and Middle-earth saved. Together with the faithful Sam and the creature Gollum, the hobbit embarks on the last part of the exciting journey.
Tonight on TV: The television program on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025
In this section you will find a TV overview for tonight’s program, sorted by channel. We have marked programs that are particularly worth watching as “TV tips” for you. news.de wishes you good television entertainment.
The First (ARD)
8 p.m.: “Tagesschau” (News)
8:15 p.m.: “Every year again” (Comedy)
9:45 p.m.: “The Feuerzangenbowle” (Comedy)
11:20 p.m.: “Tagesschau” (News)
11.30 p.m.: “Catholic Christmas mass: From the parish church of St. Maria in Stuttgart” (television service)
00:30: “Every year again” (Comedy)
ZDF
7:00 p.m.: “today” (News)
7:14 p.m.: “Wetter” (weather report)
7:15 p.m.: “Terra X: Kindings wanted Well: Wasserparatic“ (Tierdoku) – ⭐ TV Tip!
8:15 p.m.: “The “Cash for Rares” Christmas Eve” (Antique Show) – ⭐ TV Tip!
10.30 p.m.: “Protestant Christmas Vespers: What are you looking for?” (television service)
11:15 p.m.: “Today Xpress” (News)
11:20 p.m.: “North North Murder: Sievers and the Silent Night” (crime series)
00:50: “Wilsberg: Every year again” (crime)
RTL
7:03 p.m.: “RTL Aktuell – The Weather” (weather report)
7:05 p.m.: “Beautiful Sisi – that’s what she really was” (Documentation)
8:15 p.m.: “Sissi” (Historiendrama)
10:10 p.m.: “Sissi, the young empress” (local film)
00:10: “Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress” (historical film)
ProSieben (Pro7)
7:15 p.m.: “The Simpsons: The Competition” (animated series)
7:45 p.m.: “The Simpsons: The Wine Spirit of Christmas” (animated series)
8:15 p.m.: “The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King” (Fantasy Adventure) – ⭐ TV Tip!
00:00: “Violent Night” (action comedy)
Sat.1
7:55 p.m.: “SAT.1 :newstime” (News)
8:15 p.m.: “Kevin – Home Alone” (Comedy) – ⭐ TV Tip!
10:15 p.m.: “Der Grinch” (Fantasy Comedy)
12:15 a.m.: “A promise is a promise” (Comedy) – ⭐ TV Tip!
Cable One (Kable1)
8:15 p.m.: “The Devil’s Right and Left Hands” (Westernkomödie) – ⭐ TV Tip!
10:35 p.m.: “Four fists for a hallelujah” (Westernkomödie)
00:50: “Species” (SciFi-Horror)
RTL TWO (RTL2)
8:15 p.m.: “Die Hard” (Action movie) – ⭐ TV Tip!
10:55 p.m.: “Blade” (Horroraction)
VOX
8:15 p.m.: “Sister Act – A heavenly career” (Musical Comedy)
10:20 p.m.: “Sister Act 2 – On a divine mission” (Musical Comedy)
00:20: “Medical Detectives – Secrets of Forensic Medicine: In the Best Families” (Crimedoku)
until
7:20 p.m.: “ARTE Journal” (News)
7.40 p.m.: “At the table with Lucie – Kitchen Hacks: Bread” (culinary magazine)
8:15 p.m.: “Ebbe – An animal chamber play” (Documentation) – ⭐ TV Tip!
9:45 p.m.: “The Snow Leopard” (Documentation)
11:20 p.m.: “Javier Torres Lopéz: Giselle: Ballet of the Finnish National Opera” (ballet) – ⭐ TV Tip!
3sat
7:00 p.m.: “today” (News)
7:14 p.m.: “3sat-Weather” (weather report)
7:15 p.m.: “Donkey, ox and child – Christmas nativity scenes in Europe” (Documentation) – ⭐ TV Tip!
8 p.m.: “Tagesschau” (News)
8:15 p.m.: “The 3 Tenors – Their Lost Concerts: With Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, José Carreras” (Documentation) – ⭐ TV Tip!
9:25 p.m.: “The Eternal Song” (Drama)
11:25 p.m.: “All under one tree” (Comedy)
00:50: “Single Bells: Pascal” (Comedy)
MDR
7:00 p.m.: “The Pyramid of Oberwiesenthal” (Reportage)
7.30 p.m.: “MDR current” (News)
7:45 p.m.: “Wonderful Christmasland: Christmas Eve with pop stars” (Show)
8:15 p.m.: “Christmas with Andy Borg” (Schlagershow)
10:25 p.m.: “Roland Kaiser – Christmas Time: The Concert” (Concert)
11:25 p.m.: “Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Cantatas 1 – 3: Recording from the Thomaskirche Leipzig” (Concert)
00.45 a.m.: “Lotte at the Bauhaus” (social drama)
SuperRTL
7:20 p.m.: “Santa Claus & Co. KG: The Longest Day” (Christmas series)
7:45 p.m.: “Santa Claus & Co. KG: Santa Claus and his secret” (Christmas series)
8:15 p.m.: “Nine Kittens for Christmas – A Velvety Present 2” (Comedy)
9:55 p.m.: “The Christmas Charade – Mission Christmas Love” (romantic comedy)
11:35 p.m.: “Love on the Christmas Pier” (Comedy)
Tele5
7:10 p.m.: “Star Trek: The Next Century: Secret Mission on Celtris III” (SciFi-Series)
8:15 p.m.: “Dallas: The Prodigal Son” (Drama series) – ⭐ TV Tip!
9:10 p.m.: “Dallas: Retaliation” (Drama Series)
10:10 p.m.: “Dallas: Blackmail” (Drama Series)
11 p.m.: “Critters – They’re here!” (horror comedy)
00:50: “Critters II” (horror comedy)
ZDFneo
8:15 p.m.: “I’m marrying a family: + 1 = 5” (Family series) – ⭐ TV Tip!
9 p.m.: “I marry a family: 1 + 1 = 5 (2)” (Family series)
9:45 p.m.: “I’m Marrying a Family: Everyday Life Begins (2/14)” (Family series)
10:25 p.m.: “I’m Marrying a Family: Childhood Illnesses (3/14)” (Family series)
11:10 p.m.: “I’m marrying a family: the kids are on the way (4/14)” (Family series)
11:55 p.m.: “I’m Marrying a Family: Adding to the Family: How Do We Tell the Children?” (Family series)
00:40: “I’m marrying a family . . .: Addition to the family: Werner finds out more . . .” (Family series)
Sport1
7:00 p.m.: “Please Smile!: Special – Funny Christmas, XXL” (Clipshow)
9 p.m.: “Caretaker Krause – There must be order: Full of gifts” (comedy series)
9.30 p.m.: “Caretaker Krause – there must be order: The Manga Girl” (comedy series)
10 p.m.: “Caretaker Krause – There must be order: The enemy from Frankfurt” (comedy series)
10.30 p.m.: “Caretaker Krause – there must be order: Tommie is being burned” (comedy series)
11 p.m.: “Caretaker Krause – there must be order: Krause against Krause” (comedy series)
11.30 p.m.: “Caretaker Krause – there must be order: full of gifts” (comedy series)
00:00: “Please Smile!: Special – Funny Christmas, XXL” (Clipshow)
Eurosport
8 p.m.: “Olympics: The Power of the Olympics” (Olympia) – ⭐ TV Tip!
9 p.m.: “Monuments” (sports magazine)
9.30 p.m.: “Tennis: French Open: Final Men’s: Jannik Sinner (I) – Carlos Alcaraz (E)” (Tennis)
11 p.m.: “Snooker: World Championship: Final” (Snooker)
00:30: “Ski Freestyle: World Cup San Candido: Ski Cross for women and men, 2nd day” (ski freestyle)
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