• The popular cult party game as a major primetime show for the first time
• Hosted by Elton, prominent teams take on the musical challenge
• 6 episodes from Sun, April 12, 2026, 19:05 on RTL and in advance on RTL+

Cologne, 18.03.2026. The greatest hits of all time, pure nostalgia and a rousing competition: With HITSTER – DIE GAMESHOW DER GRÖSSTEN HITS, UFA Show & Factual is bringing the Jumbo Group’s successful music game to the screen as a major TV show for the first time. The new RTL show – based on the cult party game of the same name – pits celebrity teams of two against each other in fast-paced rounds. Elton hosts the brand new music show, which can be seen on RTL every Sunday at 7:05 pm from April 12.

Vanessa Schmit and Sascha Rustmeier, Managing Directors UFA Show & Factual: “HITSTER evokes memories, connects generations and creates enthusiasm everywhere – it is precisely this mixture that has already made the game a real classic. We are very much looking forward to bringing this special atmosphere on air. Together with RTL and the Jumbo Group, our team has developed a show that will thrill music fans of all ages. We are convinced that HITSTER has the potential to win over the Sunday evening audience from the very first minute.”

Presenter Elton: “What I love about HITSTER is that you don’t really need to know anything here. Not what the songs are called. Not who sang them. And nobody has to shine with nerd knowledge either – who hit the triangle in the third bar of the second verse. It’s all sausage. You just have to remember your own life. And that’s exactly why we’ll hear great stories here. Because hardly anything awakens memories as reliably as music.”

The game: emotions, memories and lots of music

In HITSTER – DIE GAMESHOW DER GRÖSSTEN HITS, prominent duos put their musical memory to the test. The task: to correctly place hits from different decades on a timeline.

Songs from pop, rock, Schlager, movies & TV or Guilty Pleasures meet iconic musical moments – and immediately trigger memories: “Was that before or after graduation?”, “That was on my first vacation!”. The mixture of nostalgia, fun and personal memories is what makes the show so appealing. The first team to correctly place ten songs in their timeline will reach the final and play for up to 10,000 euros for a good cause.

Celebrity teams: Stars put their musical sense of time to the test

The celebrity teams will include the following stars in the musical time travel duel: Angelo and Gabriel Kelly, Ingolf Lück, Evelyn Burdecki, Andrea Kiewel, Jeanette Biedermann, Hans Sigl, Luca Hänni, Yvonne Catterfeld, Ben Zucker and the “Let’s Dance” duo Joachim Llambi and Daniel Hartwich – as well as many other celebrity guests.

Performances by national and international stars such as Nik Kershaw, Maggie Reilly, Max Giesinger, Fun Factory, Right Said Fred and Carol Decker (T’Pau) will give you goosebumps.

HITSTER – DIE GAMESHOW DER GRÖSSTEN HITS is produced by UFA Show & Factual on behalf of RTL. Fremantle Netherlands and NewBe are responsible for the creative development together with the Jumbo Group. Fremantle holds the international production and distribution rights.