Pure excitement on Thursday: Inspector Dupin is investigating Breton's secrets!
Find out everything about the TV highlights on July 24th, 2025 in Cologne-Nippes, from crime stories to comedies and reality shows.

Pure excitement on Thursday: Inspector Dupin is investigating Breton's secrets!
Today, July 24, 2025, an exciting evening of television awaits us, which will not only give crime lovers their money's worth. The focus is particularly on the latest episode of the popular crime series “Inspector Dupin”, which will be broadcast on Das Erste at 8:15 p.m. Since its debut, the series has found a loyal fan base among viewers, not least due to the mix of gripping plot and charismatic protagonists.
Today's episode is all about Inspector Kadeg, who visits his aunt Joelle, who he grew up with. Tragically, he finds Joelle fatally injured and shortly afterwards he himself is critically injured. Inspector Dupin, known for his ability to uncover even the deepest secrets of a family, is called to investigate this mysterious case. It will become clear how much the family entanglements influence Kadeg's life. [News.de reports that ...](https://www.news.de/tv-aktuell/857878822/tv-programm-heute-abend-was-laeuft-am-donnerstag-24-07-2025-im- Fernsehenen- Fernsehenprogramm-um-20-15-uhr-und-22-uhr-fuer-alle-sender/1/)
A great interest in crime novels
But what is the fascination for German crime novels and crime series? An analysis by IfD Allensbach shows that interest in this genre has steadily increased in recent years. The viewers appreciate the exciting presentation and the opportunity to hunt criminals together with the investigators. According to surveys, millions of people in Germany were open to criminal cases on television between 2020 and 2024. This suggests that today's program has been chosen exactly right. [Statista looks at interest in crime novels...](https://de.statista.com/statistics/data/study/1168054/umfrage/interest-an-deutschen-krimis-und-crimiserien-im- Fernsehen/)
In addition to “Commissioner Dupin,” other interesting formats are also programmed. The comedy “Other Parents – The 1st Class” will be shown on ZDF at 8:15 p.m., in which helicopter parents try to support a primary school in Cologne-Nippes that is in financial difficulties. A project that is accompanied by documentary filmmaker Iniüger and is sure to cause a few laughs.
Popular shows in the evening
If you like something a little more action-packed, you can look forward to “Pirates of the Caribbean – At the End of the World” at 8:15 p.m. on RTL. Jack Sparrow is once again making a name for himself, even as the heroes around him try to rescue him from the afterlife. ProSieben offers another entertaining option with the dating show “Beauty & The Nerd”. Here eight beauties meet eight nerds and have to prove themselves in various challenges.
| transmitter | program | time |
|---|---|---|
| The First (ARD) | Commissioner Dupin: Breton Nights | 8:15 p.m |
| ZDF | Other parents – 1st grade | 8:15 p.m |
| RTL | Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End | 8:15 p.m |
| ProSieben | Beauty & The Nerd | 8:15 p.m |
Tonight's TV night has something for everyone and it will be exciting to see how viewers react to the new episodes. The stories of “Commissioner Dupin” – where family and secrets collide – are sure to win many fans again. And that's exactly what could make today's program a real hit. TVinfo invites you to find out more about Commissioner Dupin...