Anke Late Night
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Anke Late Night was a German late night talk show hosted by Anke Engelke and produced by Brainpool.
The show first aired on May 17, 2004 on SAT.1, in the same timeslot as Die Harald Schmidt Show. The stageband for the show was the "Electric Ladyband" led by Claus Fischer, who was previously the bassist for the TV total band. To generate publicity before the show's premiere, a 10.000 euro bet was arranged between Rudi Carrell and Olli Dittrich. Carrell bet that show would bomb, a bet which he later took back.
The show wasn't able to fulfill the expectation of many viewers and the ratings for it dropped significantly in the first week. It had been announced in advance that people relating to daily news themes would be invited on a regular basis, but the show couldn't fulfill this promise at all.
From August 5 to August 30, 2004 there was an interruption of the broadcasting of the show, contrary to announcements made in advance. This fueled allegations pertaining to the forthcoming cancellation of the show, which came on October 21, 2004 due to the low viewing-ratings.
