Catch (TV show)

Television broadcast
Original title	CATCH! The big Sat.1 Catch Friday (2018) CATCH! The German Catching Championship (since 2019) CATCH! The European Catching Championship (since 2020)
Country of production	Germany
Year (s)	since 2018
Production company	Lucky Pics
length	85 minutes (2019), otherwise 135 minutes
Episodes	6+
genre	Game show , competition
Director	Frank Lieberich (2018-2019)
idea	Luke Mockridge
production	Godehard Wolpers
Moderation	Andrea Kaiser Jan Platte Simon Pearce Jakob Glanzner (2020)
First broadcast	December 7, 2018 on Sat.1

Catch ( spelling : CATCH! ) Is a German game show that determines the German master and European champion in catching by competing with several teams in different competitions. It is produced by Lucky Pics and ran for the first time under the title Catch! The big Sat.1 Fang Friday on December 7, 2018 on the German television station Sat.1 .

On January 4th, 2020 another edition of Catch! The German championship in catching broadcast on Sat.1. Two weeks later, on Sat.1 and pulse 4 output Catch! The European Catching Championship , in which the European Catching Championship is determined for the first time, is shown.

concept

2018, since 2020

Four teams, each led by a prominent team captain and made up of three other athletically successful teammates (i.e. four players per team), compete against each other in six competitions (different catching disciplines ). To qualify for the final, the team must be among the two teams with the highest number of points in the ranking after these six competitions. In each competition, the team that has escaped the longest or has the most catches wins 20 points, the second 10 and the third 5 points. In addition, 5 bonus points can be earned.

In the final, The Circle , the two best teams compete against each other to the endeavor also to determine the European Champion German Champion and since 2020th

2019

In the first phase, in the qualifying rounds, twelve teams or four teams per episode compete against each other in four competitions to qualify for the final of the qualifying round or episode. The teams again consist of a prominent team captain and three athletically successful teammates. In each competition the team that can escape the longest or has the most catches wins again 20 points, the second 10 and the third 5 points. In addition, 5 bonus points can be earned. The two best teams take part in the final of the qualifying round The Circle . The winner of this final will qualify for the second phase, the grand final.

The three winning teams and the winning team, the German catching champion from the previous year, will again compete against each other in the finals in six competitions to determine the German catching champion of the year.

Production and broadcast

In October 2018, the television station Sat.1 announced that the station would launch the physical game show concept Catch! Designed by Luke Mockridge . bought an edition and produced an edition by the company Lucky Pics . The first issue under the title Catch! The big Sat.1 Fang-Freitag was recorded in Cologne at the end of November 2018 and broadcast on December 7, 2018. It was seen by a total of 1.35 million viewers. A day later, the game show was extended for new episodes in spring 2019.

At the beginning of February 2019 it was announced that the show would be available as a multi-successive tournament and under the title Catch! The German championship in catching is continued. The four recordings (three episodes as qualification, one episode as final) took place from February 20 to 27, 2019 in the Cologne-Mülheim studio in Cologne . The season started on March 22, 2019 and was followed by a total of 1.50 million viewers. However, the final was only watched by a total of 1.36 million viewers.

At the Screenforce Days on June 26, 2019, Sat.1 announced the extension of the show. Catch! As in 2018, the German Catching Championship was recorded as a single tournament in early November 2019. Also for the first time under the title Catch! The European Catching Championship recorded a one-time tournament in which the European Catching Championship was determined for the first time between Germany , Austria , Switzerland and England . The first recording was broadcast on January 3, 2020 on Sat.1, two weeks later on January 17, the second recording follows again on Sat.1 and for the first time on the Austrian television channel Puls 4 .

Contributors and participants

The main moderation is the sports presenter Andrea Kaiser , the sports commentator Jan Platte acts as the commentator and the comedian Simon Pearce acts as a field reporter . For the Austrian television station Puls 4, the edition Catch! The European championship in catching Jakob Glanzner , who switched from ServusTV to Puls 4 in summer 2019 .

The shower finder Luke Mockridge acted as a participant in the first two episodes. After appearing in the first episode of Catch! The German championship in catching 2018 was eliminated, he stood by Kaiser as an expert in the second and third episodes. He has been a participant again since the finale of the first season.

In addition to Luke Mockridge, the participants include national athletes , primarily from athletics , actors , presenters and singers . In addition, professional parkour runners also take part in the show. In addition, viewers could apply for the 2019 show and take part in the show as wildcard winners. At the European Championship 2020, the participants included national celebrities and professional parkour runners according to the countries.

Overview of expenses

year	consequences	premiere	final	Teams	Main presenter	commentator	reporter	winner
Catch! The big Sat.1 catch Friday
2018	1	07th Dec 2018		4th	Andrea Kaiser	Jan Platte	Simon Pearce	Jeannine Michaelsen with Julian Würzler, Kai Kazmirek , Pamela Dutkiewicz , Marcel Fehr
Catch! The German championship in catching
2019	4th	22 Mar 2019	April 12, 2019	13	Andrea Kaiser	Jan Platte	Simon Pearce	David Odonkor with Jacqueline Schulz, Luca Ehrmanntraut and Patrick “Peet” Peter
2020	1	0Jan. 3, 2020		4th
Catch! The European Championship in Catching
2020	1	Jan. 17, 2020		4th	Andrea Kaiser, Jakob Glanzner	Jan Platte	Simon Pearce	Luke Mockridge with Silke Sollfrank, Norman Lichtenberg and Patrick “Peet” Peter

Catch! The big Sat.1 Catch Friday (2018)

The first issue under the title Catch! The big Sat.1 Fang-Freitag was recorded in Cologne at the end of November 2018 and broadcast on Friday, December 7th, 2018 at 8:15 p.m. The winner was Jeannine Michaelsen's team with Julian Würzler, Kai Kazmirek , Pamela Dutkiewicz and Marcel Fehr .

Teams

Team captain		other team members
	Luke Mockridge	Fabian Hambüchen , Matthias Bühler , Renae Dambly
	Tom Beck	Bart van der Linden, Felix Streng , Hanna Klein
	Jeannine Michaelsen	Julian Würzler, Kai Kazmirek , Pamela Dutkiewicz , Marcel Fehr *
	Wincent Weiss	Marie Lang , Norman Lichtenberg, Robin Erewa

* Marcel Fehr stood in for Jeannine Michaelsen, who had injured her foot.

Competitions

1. At time-out , three runners had to escape the catcher for a minute and a half. He, however, had to catch each of the runners in order to decide a lap for himself and his team. As with classic catching, there are protection zones, with time-out there are a total of two. There the runners were able to get to safety for ten seconds each. Four rounds were played. Each team provided a runner three times and the catcher once.
2. The endurance run was called Long Distance . On a 500-meter-long route with various obstacles, three runners start with a five-second lead over the catcher. Catching by hand or overtaking was a victory for the latter. Four rounds were played, with each team providing the catcher once and the runner three times.
3. In the Blind Catch , runners and catchers were blindfolded onto the field. In order to catch the runner or to escape the catcher, the blind players had to be guided by their team colleagues by radio.
4. At Cross the Line , the playing field was split in half. In between there were two catchers in a central zone. The runners - three on each half of the pitch at the beginning - had to cross the central zone as often as possible in 60 seconds in order to score. If they were caught or tapped, the game was over for them. Four rounds were played. Each team provided catchers twice and runners eight times.
5. One against one at Vertical Catch was the competition on a 24 meter high climbing wall. It went up to the highest point and jumped on a rope. The runner was four seconds ahead. Getting caught up or falling was seen as losing. In four rounds, each team provided a runner and a catcher.
6. In the obstacle race , two players competed against each other on a course with numerous obstacles. The runner had to survive for over 25 seconds without being caught. If he succeeded, the next catcher came. If the catcher was successful, he became a runner and a new catcher came along.

The final was called The Circle : The two best teams each provided one player per round, who started on opposite sides of a round course without obstacles. Whoever caught up with the other won the round. The team that won two rounds first won the game show.

Placements and winners

The participating teams achieved the following final placement:

space	team		Preliminary round points	Final points
01.		Team Jeannine	85	2
02.		Team Wincent	100	1
03.		Team Tom	55	-
04th		Team Luke	45	-

In the final, the decathlete Kai Kazmirek and the long-distance runner Marcel Fehr from Team Jeannine prevailed against amateur runner Wincent Weiss and Parkour runner Norman Lichtenberg from Team Wincent and took the victory for Team Jeannine . Due to the strong imbalance of this final, the rules in the subsequent episodes of Catch have been changed.

Catch! The German Catching Championship (since 2019)

Edition 2019

At the beginning of February 2019 it was announced that the show would be available as a multi-successive tournament and under the title Catch! The German championship in catching is continued. The tournament consists of three qualifying rounds and a final. Each qualifying round consists of a four-way battle (four competitions) and a final. The four recordings took place from February 20 to 27, 2019 in the Cologne-Mülheim studio in Cologne .

The season started on Friday, March 22nd, 2019 at 8:15 p.m. The finale aired on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

Competitions

The following competitions took place in the qualifying rounds and in the final:

• In Around the Block three runners trying to escape the trap of another team within one minute of a team. However, there are four large blocks on the playing field as obstacles. Four rounds are played, with each team providing the catcher once and the runner three times. (Episode 1, 4)
• In Open Field , the three players from three teams (9 players in total) must try to escape the catcher from the fourth team on the field. This tries to catch as many opponents as possible in one minute. Whoever is caught stays in the game. The catcher then has to catch another player. There are two players on the side of the catcher who can be substituted at any time with a tap. (Episode 2)
• In the event of a time-out , three runners from one team must escape the catcher of another team for one and a half minutes. He, however, has to catch each of the runners. As with classic catching, there are protection zones, with time-out there are a total of two. There the runners can get to safety for ten seconds each. Four rounds are played. The team whose runners can escape the longest wins the competition. (Episode 3)
• In the Under Construction endurance run , the players have to master a two-story course with various obstacles. A catcher from one team competes against a runner from another team, with the runner having to escape from him with a four-second lead over the catcher. There are five buzzers in the course that the runner can press to earn a bonus. (Episodes 1–3)
• In the Office Run endurance run , players must run through a three-story office building. A catcher from one team competes against a runner from another team, with the runner having to escape the catcher with a four second lead. On the route, the players use an elevator. In this one must not be caught. If the runner manages to escape, he receives 15 points. If the catcher manages to catch his opponent on the route, he receives 10 points. (Episode 4)
• In King Size , the players are put in inflatable airsuits. Four players, each one from a team, then have to catch each other as often as possible. The catcher changes every 10 seconds. Four rounds are played. (Episode 1)
• In the Blind Catch , runners and catchers are blindfolded onto the field. In order to catch the runner or to escape the catcher, the blind players had to be guided by their fellow players via radio. (Episode 2, 4)
• In Cross the Line , the six runners at the beginning must try to cross the marked center line as often as possible within 60 seconds. In this middle zone there are two catchers that the runners must catch or touch. Anyone caught is out immediately. On the other hand, whoever pressed the buzzer most often after four rounds wins the competition. Four rounds are played. So each team provides a total of two catchers and eight runners. (Episode 3)
• In the Obstacle Race , two players compete against each other on a course with various obstacles. The teams have to escape between 20 and 26 seconds according to their previous placements (1st place: 20 seconds, 2nd place: 22 seconds, 3rd place: 24 seconds, 4th place: 26 seconds). Accordingly, the runner must survive this time without being caught. If he succeeds, he stays in the game and the opposing team has to provide a new catcher. If the catcher is successful, the runner is eliminated, the catcher becomes the new runner and the opposing team sends a new catcher onto the field. As soon as all players on a team are eliminated, the team has lost. The winners of the duel take part in the final (episode 1–3) or advance to the final (episode 4).

The two best teams take part in The Circle final . At the beginning, one player from each team starts on opposite sides of a round course without obstacles. Both are catcher and runner at the same time. A player can switch with a team member at any time, but each player can only run once. The team whose player can overtake and catch his opponent wins the final and moves into the final (episode 1–3) or wins the game show (episode 4).

Qualifying round

The three qualifying rounds were recorded on February 20, 22 and 25, 2019 and broadcast from March 22 to April 5, 2019.

Teams

episode	Team captain		other team members
1		Daniel Donskoy	Benedikt Mayr , Fatmire "Lira" Alushi , Norman Lichtenberg
		David Odonkor	Imke Salander, Luca Ehrmanntraut, Patrick "Peet" Peter
		Luke Mockridge	Clinton Mzee, Silke Sollfrank, Tim Nowak
		Sophia Thomalla	Benny Gleißner (wildcard winner), Jan Otterbeck, Michael Kraus
2		Fabian Hambüchen	Dean Tanwani, Marc Busch, Nadine Hildebrand , Paul Pasytsch *
		Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht	Carlos Meyer, Christoph Ewinger (wildcard winner), Elisabeth Seitz
		Jochen Schropp	Lorenz Wetscher, Sascha Klein , Saskia Neville
		Thore Schölermann	Florian Gems, Mathias Mester , Waldi Müller, Jacqueline Schulz *
3		Edin Hasanović	Carlos Meyer, Franziska Hauke, Julius Brink
		Jasmine device	Felix Schmitt, Lukas Bönninghausen, Marcus Füller (wildcard winners)
		Mike Singer	Kevin Rutkowski, Philipp Boy , Zeina Nassar, Paul Steffen **
		Oliver Mommsen	Felix Forneck, Melanie Tischler, Yannick Brümmer

* Paul Pasytsch and Jacqueline Schulz replaced Marc Busch and Waldi Müller in the final, who were unable to compete due to a foot injury.
** Paul Steffen will replace Philipp Boy after the second competition, who was unable to compete due to a foot injury.

Results and winners

The participating teams achieved the following results in the qualifying rounds:

episode	team		Points before obstacle race	Result in the obstacle race	Result in The Circle
1
		Team David	45
		Team Luke	40		-
		Team Sophia	30th
		Team Daniel	20th		-
2
		Team Fabian	65
		Team Jochen	60		-
		Team Thore	30th
		Team Jimi	10		-
3
		Team Oliver	50
		Team Jasmin	45		-
		Team Edin	30th
		Team Mike	15th		-

qualified for the finals

eliminated before the qualifying sequence final

final

The finals were recorded on February 27, 2019 and broadcast on April 12, 2019. Three of the four teams were previously determined in the qualifying rounds. The winning team from the 2018 edition with team captain Jeannine Michaelsen took part as the fourth team.

Teams

In three teams there were partially different team members than in the qualifying rounds or in the previous year. Only the team around Fabian Hambüchen remained unchanged.

episode	Team captain		other team members	Qualified as / in
4 (final)		Jeannine Michaelsen	Benny Gleissner (wildcard winner), Julian Würzler, Luke Mockridge	Winner team 2018
		David Odonkor	Jacqueline Schulz, Luca Ehrmanntraut, Patrick "Peet" Peter	episode 1
		Fabian Hambüchen	Dean Tanwani, Marc Busch, Nadine Hildebrand	Episode 2
		Julius Brink *	Carlos Meyer, Silke Sollfrank, Felix Forneck	Episode 3

* Julius Brink replaced Edin Hasanović as team captain, as Hasanović could not compete due to an injury.

Results, placements and winners

The participating teams achieved the following results and final placement in the final:

episode	space	team		Points before obstacle race	Result in the obstacle race	Result in The Circle
4 (final)
	01.		Team David	45
	02.		Team Fabian	25th
	03.		Team Jeannine	40		-
	04th		Team Julius	20th		-

German champions

eliminated before the final of the final

Edition 2020

As in 2018, the show was no longer a multi-success tournament, but a one-time event under the title Catch! The German championship in catching continued. While the recording took place on November 8, 2019, it was broadcast on TV on January 3, 2020. The winner was again David Odonkor's team with Jacqueline Schulz, Luca Ehrmanntraut and Patrick “Peet” Peter.

Teams

Last year's winning team led by David Odonkor is the only team that continued to participate in 2020. All other teams have been recomposed.

Team captain		other team members
	Luke Mockridge	Silke Sollfrank, Dean Tanwani, Andreas Wöhle
	David Odonkor	Jacqueline Schulz, Luca Ehrmanntraut, Patrick "Peet" Peter
	Fabian Hambüchen	Dana Kleine-Grefe, Benni Grams, Benny Gleißner
	Vanessa Mai	Norman Lichtenberg, Felix Forneck, Saeid Fazloula

Results, placements and winners

The participating teams achieved the following results and final placement in the final:

space	team		Points before obstacle race	Result in the obstacle race	Result in The Circle
01.		Team David	50
02.		Team Vanessa	20th
03.		Team Fabian	95		-
04th		Team Luke	75		-

German champions

eliminated before the final of the final

Catch! The European Championship in Catching (2020)

The first edition of Catch! The European Catching Championship was recorded on November 10, 2019 in Cologne . The TV broadcast took place for the first time on two television channels. In addition to Sat.1, the Austrian television station Puls 4 also broadcast the show on January 17, 2020 . The winner was Luke Mockridge's Germany team with Silke Sollfrank, Norman Lichtenberg and Patrick "Peet" Peter. In game 4 there were two injury-related changes. Lorenz Wetscher replaced Johannes Sumpich in the Austria team and Dean Tawani Luke Mockridge in the Germany team.

Teams

Further team members for Team Germany around Luke Mockridge were determined in the German championship 2020.

Team / country	Team captain	other team members
Germany	Luke Mockridge	Silke Sollfrank, Norman Lichtenberg, Patrick “Peet” Peter
Austria	Johannes Sumpich	Thomas Morgenstern , Anna Donauer, Mario Fuchs
Switzerland	Beatrice Egli	Joel Eggimann, Samuel Bieri, Eddy Yusof
England	Nikeata Thompson	Joe Scandrett, David Nelmes, Luke Stoney

Results, placements and winners

The participating teams achieved the following results and final placements in the final:

space	team	Points before obstacle race	Result in the obstacle race	Result in The Circle
1.		Germany	80
2.		England	95
3.		Switzerland	75		-
4th		Austria	5		-

European champion

eliminated before the final of the final

reception

Awards

In 2019, the format was awarded the Grimme Prize in the entertainment category.

Audience ratings

episode	date	spectator		Market share		source
		total	14 to 49 year olds	total	14 to 49 year olds
Catch! The big Sat.1 catch Friday
1	07th Dec 2018	1.35 million	0.90 million	5.1%	11.5%
Catch! The German championship in catching
2	22 Mar 2019	1.52 million	0.91 million	5.1%	10.3%
3	29 Mar 2019	1.22 million	0.78 million	4.2%	8.9%
4th	0Apr 5, 2019	1.02 million	0.78 million	3.5%	7.1%
5	April 12, 2019	1.36 million	0.85 million	4.8%	10.0%
6th	0Jan. 3, 2020	1.65 million	1.00 million	5.7%	12.1%

International marketing

The Banijay Group is responsible for marketing the TV show abroad and began selling the format rights at the MIPCOM TV fair in Cannes in April 2019.

Web links

• Official website at Sat.1
• Catch at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ ^{a b c} Sidney Schering: Luke Mockridge's big celebrity catch rises in December. In : quotemeter.de . October 31, 2018, accessed March 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Manuel Weis: Luke makes the European Catch Championship. In : quotemeter.de . December 4, 2019, accessed December 29, 2019 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Daniel Sallhoff: "! Catch ': Luke Fang-Friday, with double-digit rate. In : quotemeter.de . December 8, 2018, accessed March 22, 2019 . 
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13. ↑ Catch the hatch! Apply now and play in "CATCH! The German Catching Championship". In: press portal . January 27, 2019, accessed March 23, 2019 . 
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17. ↑ Who catches the European crown? "CATCH! The European Championship in Catching" runs on January 17, 2020 on two channels - on SAT.1 and in Austria on PULS 4. In: Presseportal.de . Sat.1, December 4, 2019, accessed on January 1, 2020 . 
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20. ↑ Timo Nöthling: Burglary: "CATCH!" catches the first weak odds. In : quotemeter.de . April 6, 2019, accessed November 12, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Daniel Sallhoff: “Catch” and “Chart Show” in the target group at eye level. In : quotemeter.de . January 4, 2020, accessed January 4, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Elsa Keslassy: Brainpool's Lucky Pics to Produce Sports Show 'Catch!'; Banijay to Sell Format Rights. In: Variety.com . October 13, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .