Schmidt & Pocher
Schmidt & Pocher is the name of a late-night show, which was broadcast on Thursdays from October 25, 2007 at 22:45 clock in the first week. The moderators were Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher.
The show was the successor to late-night show Harald Schmidt, which aired between December 23, 2004 and June 14, 2007 in the First.
The plan was to first 22 issues of the format. Despite an announced in February 2008, extension of the duration of the shipment until 31 May 2009, the end of the program in April 2009 was announced in December 2008. The last episode was aired on April 16.
Concept
In an interview with the radio station 1 Live Oliver Pocher declared on 23 October 2007 that Schmidt & Pocher an equal hosted by two presenters " classic Late Night Show " was that maintains all elements of this format, from standing held opening monologue about the moderation of a table of up to Box office films, guests and occasional musical performances. In addition Pocher stated that it had again increased planned actions outside of the studio, which had become increasingly rare in Schmidt's predecessor mission.
With the change to the presenter Schmidt and Pocher Manuel Andrack was, as the Sidekick with sat at Schmidt's predecessor broadcast on the stage, not a permanent part of the program again. In return, Helmut Zerlett, which lost its position as a leader in Schmidt's change of Sat.1 for ARD, brought back to the show. Peter Rütten that belonged to the team of Harald Schmidt Show until 2003, was as a background voice of the film inserts also back again with. Since October 2007, Eckart von Hirschhausen was regularly as doctor visits. As part of the Bayern WG Matthias Knop was seen regularly in his role as Franz Beckenbauer.
In an interview with Der Spiegel Schmidt said in mid-June 2007 that he was approached Pocher and originally rendered him a daily late-night show alone and even " possibly even 30 [ consignments per year ] make holiday cover " wanted, but what Pocher rejected have. Schmidt joined in the interview of a return to the previous format Harald Schmidt after the originally planned 22 episodes Schmidt & Pocher, but returned after the end of Schmidt & Pocher in 2009 back to the name and format of the previous show.
Production
The show was, as Harald Schmidt, produced by Bonito TV and the production company Kogel & Schmidt GmbH, which operates Harald Schmidt together with his friend Fred Kogel. The Kogel & Schmidt GmbH was also responsible for the commitment and payment Pochers.
Like the previous mission Schmidt & Pocher was recorded in Studio 1 of the studio complex Studio 449 in Cologne -Mülheim. The opposite Harald Schmidt revised Studio Decoration was first introduced on 12 September 2007 as part of a press conference of the moderators Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher.
Criticism
The decision to engage Oliver Pocher was critically evaluated, particularly in the arts pages of various newspapers and magazines and commented. Reason for this was mostly Pochers previous career, during which he lack of comedic talent was attacked repeatedly for his work as a presenter of programs on VIVA and ProSieben, as well as Media Markt and its advertising from the perspective of critics.
In the first broadcast of Schmidt & Pocher a device was introduced called " Nazometer " satirical intent, which - in allusion to the debate on the statements of the presenter Eva Herman - seemingly Nazi- style concepts such as highway, shower, gas stove etc. by lighting to react. This representation was, among other things, criticized by the SWR - director Peter Boudgoust and Alfred Möhrle, the chairman of the Frankfurt Radio Broadcasting Council as distasteful and defended by Henryk M. Broder, however.
In the criticism of the show became once again, after the rapper Reyhan Şahin made in the 24 April 2008 broadcast episode with obscene remarks stir. Then waived the MDR and a festival on the repetition of the sequence. MDR- director Udo Reiter criticized the issue as a " crash " and the SWR Radio Councillor Therese Wieland found the interview with the rapper " nauseating ".
Range
The first broadcast recorded 2.3 million viewers and a market share of 13.4 % among all viewers and 13.2 % in the group of 14 - to 49 -year-olds. The reviews were mixed: The time missed surprising; The mirror also spoke of an average broadcast that neither disappointed nor enthusiastic. The Open Full Story in contrast evaluated the Premiere positive and found " Schmidt & Pocher [ ... ] together but much funnier than the sum of its parts".
The second edition of the Late Night Show with 1.55 million viewers could significantly fewer people reach than the premiere. The measured market share was 9.7 %.
In the press statement on the extension of the contract in February 2008, the ARD explained that the market share of the shipment Harald Schmidt at under 9 percent higher, the market share of Schmidt & Pocher since October 2007, on average, however, was in double figures. Weekly you will list an average of 1.5 million viewers. In the young target group of 14 - to 29 -year-old 's market share has increased significantly.