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The Best Episodes of ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5

Every episode of ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5!

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Jan Böhmermann welcomes his viewers every Friday to his new late-night satire on ZDF and presents socially relevant topics, paired with wit and irony.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 1 - Germans and their Water: It's complicated
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Germans and their Water: It's complicated

    S5:E1

    Water – H2O, as we Quarks viewers call it. This super element is a true all-rounder, versatile, and something we take for granted in Germany. But: We have a water problem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 2 - Animal Diseases, man-made
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Animal Diseases, man-made

    S5:E2

    Animals – man's best friends. That is, when they're not spreading deadly diseases. It's incredibly annoying! Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 3 - In-game purchases – Fake Currency, Real Overdraft
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #3 - In-game purchases – Fake Currency, Real Overdraft

    S5:E3

    Microtransactions? Sounds kind of boring. Things get interesting when little Johannes can't leave his bedroom for nine weeks and suddenly €15,000 is debited from his dad's account via PayPal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 4 - Satellites: Toys of Billionaires
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Satellites: Toys of Billionaires

    S5:E4

    Will Star Wars soon become a reality? And what do satellites have to do with it?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 5 - Bye Bundestag: Politicians looking for a Job
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Bye Bundestag: Politicians looking for a Job

    S5:E5

    What do members of parliament actually do after their time in the Bundestag? Some have been hit hard. One wrong step, one careless moment, one casual signature, and they're in it: lobbying.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 6 - Cyberclown Security Risk
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Cyberclown Security Risk

    S5:E6

    Who is responsible for cybersecurity in Germany? And what is the common thread doing here again? The trail leads... to the Kremlin!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 7 - How noble is Wine really?
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #7 - How noble is Wine really?

    S5:E7

    Wine drinkers have style, solid wood bookshelves, and can explain complex issues like the Middle East conflict or the dangers of cancel culture in just a few words. But they can only do all of this with a liquid companion in hand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 8 - There's a Party
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #8 - There's a Party

    S5:E8

    How about a good mood for a change? And what helps better than music? Lots of music!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 9 - Pssst! The NSU Files
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Pssst! The NSU Files

    S5:E9

    Dear Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Honestly, the 90s, 00s, and 10s weren't your era. Even today, things aren't always running smoothly, and you've shredded a few files on the NSU and right-wing extremism too many.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 10 - A Broadcast for Everyone?
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #10 - A Broadcast for Everyone?

    S5:E10

    Public broadcasting: Incorrect distribution of funds, poor working conditions and outdated structures in the committees.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 11 - Player Agent Business Model
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Player Agent Business Model

    S5:E11

    Sometimes dad's tirades aren't enough to catapult little Lucas into the Bundesliga. That's when professionals step in: player agents, managers for football talents so young that they occasionally lose a baby tooth while heading the ball.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 12 - People, Learning, Dancing, Money
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - People, Learning, Dancing, Money

    S5:E12

    A school without pressure to perform and stuffy classrooms. In harmony with nature, perhaps even with a petting zoo – Waldorf schools. A concept with extraordinary approaches and a questionable inventor with a penchant for racial theory and esotericism.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 13 - The Lindner-Lehfeldt Complex
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #13 - The Lindner-Lehfeldt Complex

    S5:E13

    The greatest threat to Germany is, OF COURSE, left-wing extremism and its most cunning advocate: the FDP.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 14 - Transphobia is a Trend
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Transphobia is a Trend

    S5:E14

    There is agitation against trans people. Journalists, activists, academics, and even veteran feminists take to the streets to protest self-determination or write "opinion-driven" articles in "liberal" daily newspapers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 5 Episode 15 - Welcome to the Welcome Authority
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Welcome to the Welcome Authority

    S5:E15

    Besides a factual debate about THOSE UP THERE with the family and dried-out wreaths with real candles, what's a must at Christmas? An Advent calendar. That's why we want to open a very special Advent calendar with you.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Germans and their Water: It's complicated" is the best rated episode of "ZDF Magazin Royale" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/2/2022. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Animal Diseases, man-made".