''Anke Late Night'' was a German late night

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hosted by Anke Engelke and produced by Brainpool. The show first aired on 17 May 2004 on Sat.1, in the same timeslot as ''

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''. The stageband for the show was the "Electric Ladyband" led by Claus Fischer, who was previously the bassist for the ''

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'' band. To generate publicity before the show's premiere, a €10,000 bet was arranged between

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and Olli Dittrich. Carrell bet that the show would bomb, a bet which he later took back. The show was not 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 could not fulfill this promise. From 5 to 30 August 2004, there was an interruption of the broadcasting of the show, contrary to announcements made in advance. The show was soon cancelled on 21 October 2004, due to low viewer ratings.

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*{{IMDb title, 0410958 2004 German television series debuts 2004 German television series endings German television talk shows German-language television shows Sat.1 original programming