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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 Worst Episode
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    ZDF Magazin Royale Season 7 Episode 9 - Bee vs. Bark Beetle
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    #1 - Bee vs. Bark Beetle

    S7:E9

    A larger-than-life duel despite competitors the size of thumbnails – and the battle seems clear. The bee is great because it produces honey and pollinates flowers, the bark beetle is evil because it destroys trees. Is it really that simple?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 8 Episode 7 - Böhmermann's Borderline Cases of Justice
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    #2 - Böhmermann's Borderline Cases of Justice

    S8:E7

    Germany is in a deep sleep! Society and politics fall asleep when it comes to uncomfortable decisions. Enough of that! A judge will ensure law and order. In the name of the people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 8 Episode 11 - This Secret makes us Sick
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    #3 - This Secret makes us Sick

    S8:E11

    "If you sleep with the window open, you'll wake up with a cold" – the truth is right there on the windowsill: drafts make you sick. Yet most people in Germany turn a blind eye to the obvious danger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 9 Episode 2 - Why we can’t live with or without Dust
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    #4 - Why we can’t live with or without Dust

    S9:E2

    Dust can be created when feces and urine meet, dust can trigger allergies, be vacuumed, make movies magical, accelerate climate change, avenge colonial nuclear tests, and maybe even save humanity. Don't you believe it?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 5 - Together against Loneliness!
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    #5 - Together against Loneliness!

    S10:E5

    Many people feel lonely. How can this be when we are connected to the entire world through our smartphones? Are we really alone in our loneliness? Or is there a common solution?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 18 - Eisern Ehrenfeld Tour 2025
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    #6 - Eisern Ehrenfeld Tour 2025

    S10:E18

    With the Jadebuben and a few surprises in their luggage, the Ehrenfeld Radio Dance Orchestra, including Jan Böhmermann, traveled through the German-speaking region (DACH). We followed along with the cameras in Stuttgart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 11 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #7 - Episode 9

    S11:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 11 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    #8 - Episode 14

    S11:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 6 Episode 17 - Twitter: With Freedom to Ruin
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Twitter: With Freedom to Ruin

    S6:E17

    Twitter after the Musk takeover: Why do you suddenly have so many right-wing accounts recommended in your timeline? Why are some of the accounts you follow only displayed sparsely? How political is the purchase of the platform really?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 11 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 3

    S11:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 3 Episode 8 - Lifestyle CBD: Expensive Products with no Effect
    5.1/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Lifestyle CBD: Expensive Products with no Effect

    S3:E8

    Whether in mouth oil, bath bombs, dog shampoo, or lubricant – CBD is in everything, even though lifestyle CBD is to the body what the demands of Fridays For Future are to politics: It doesn't matter. Sorry to ruin the placebo effect for you again.

    Director:Andrea Achterberg
    Writers:Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs, Tim Wolff, Markus Hennig, Sarah Haverth, Sebastian Hotz, Chris Sommer

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  12. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 4 Episode 11 - Clemens Tönnies – Born to Slaughter
    5.8/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Clemens Tönnies – Born to Slaughter

    S4:E11

    Clemens Tönnies has them all: the mini wiener chain, the grill torch, and the crispy ham – all the delicious meat products made from ground cartilage, hooves, and bacon that we love so much on the grill. What's going on behind the butchered pigs of the slaughterhouse empire?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 6 Episode 9 - Free at the top
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Free at the top

    S6:E9

    There's no reason to be ashamed of a bald head, just as there is no reason to be ashamed of a Harley under the carport or the gin collection in the in-house bar. Germany's most oppressed minority lives among us and holds (some) system-relevant jobs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 6 Episode 12 - The big ZDF Magazine Live Show
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The big ZDF Magazine Live Show

    S6:E12

    Anyone can produce a show from tape. But going live is the pinnacle of linear television. So the team dressed up, cursed a lot beforehand, and simply let the tapes roll.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 7 Episode 2 - Speaking of the Devil
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Speaking of the Devil

    S7:E2

    Today, the focus is on ritual violence. It's said to originate, for example, from satanic cults that use brutal rituals to control the personalities of their victims. However, there's no evidence for this. Or does a psychotherapist know better?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 8 Episode 2 - Crime Scene Flower Pot
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Crime Scene Flower Pot

    S8:E2

    Having plants in the home has long been more than just a trend. It's part of the personality of urban trendsetters, an important status symbol in the background of video calls. But where do houseplants actually come from?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 8 Episode 3 - The FPÖ and its People's Chancellor
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The FPÖ and its People's Chancellor

    S8:E3

    The FPÖ, the AfD's Austrian sister party, is leading in the polls. Will Austria soon have a new "People's Chancellor"? And why is someone like John Otti not in the German charts?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 9 Episode 9 - The Second-hand Business and its dark Sides
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Second-hand Business and its dark Sides

    S9:E9

    Humana, Think Twice, and even Picknweight. No vintage football jersey or fake leather jacket is safe from Jan. That's why the secondhand hunter has delved into the interesting history of a very special secondhand chain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 9 Episode 11 - The Multi-Million Dollar Business with Refugee Accommodation
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Multi-Million Dollar Business with Refugee Accommodation

    S9:E11

    Accommodations for refugees are often run by private companies. This generates a lot of money. Where does it say that human rights and profit maximization are mutually exclusive?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 2 - Dance of the Sect
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Dance of the Sect

    S10:E2

    Behind the Shen Yun dance show is a sect that spreads its ideology not only in propaganda shows but also in a globally active media.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 7 - Anyone who wants German Children for Germany
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Anyone who wants German Children for Germany

    S10:E7

    Birth rates – sounds like a Saturday night game show, but they actually refer to the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime. This number is supposedly too low. Do we really have a problem with offspring?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 8 - Who is the Security Risk here?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Who is the Security Risk here?

    S10:E8

    In the summer of 2021, the German Armed Forces fled Afghanistan. The Taliban were back in power. People at risk were promised safe passage. The future German government has already announced that it will end the program. How did this happen?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 9 - René Benko: Power, Corruption, Billion-Dollar Bankruptcy
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - René Benko: Power, Corruption, Billion-Dollar Bankruptcy

    S10:E9

    Austria. This is where the fairy tale of René in Luck took place, who set off with a bag full of gold coins, foundations, and 1,138 companies. But evil forces abruptly ended Benki-Boy's meteoric rise: courts and public prosecutors. Bankruptcy, pre-trial detention.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 10 Episode 17 - Greenland: Hot or Not?
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Greenland: Hot or Not?

    S10:E17

    Greenland's location is fantastic! With the right mindset, the iced-out island will soon no longer be an insider tip. It's clear that Russia, China, and the USA are involved in this Arctic melting pot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. ZDF Magazin Royale Season 11 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Episode 5

    S11:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bee vs. Bark Beetle" is the worst rated episode of "ZDF Magazin Royale". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/3/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Böhmermann's Borderline Cases of Justice".