Veterinarian Dr. Mertens returns: New season is causing excitement!

Veterinarian Dr. Mertens returns: New season is causing excitement!

The popular television series "Veterinarian Dr. Mertens", who has been inspiring the audience for almost a decade, continues her successful path. The current episodes are highly valued by the spectators, which is reflected in the ratings. On Tuesday, June 11th, 3.683 million viewers at 8:26 pm saw the latest episode entitled "Between all chairs". The series achieved a market share of 16.1 percent and is therefore in third place, directly behind the Tagesschau and a special report on a killing spree in Graz. In the target group of 14- to 49-year-olds, the series was able to convince with 7.7 percent, while in the age group of 14 to 59 years 760,000 spectators achieved a market share of 8.7 percent, such as thueringen24.de reported.

The main character Dr. Susanne Mertens, played by Elisabeth Lanz, has to deal with tensions in the Leipzig Zoo in the current act. The situation is particularly tricky by the figure Sina and the support of Matteo, who has lost his approval, but remains secret. Dr. Mertens ’commitment to her colleagues and the animals ensures emotional and moving moments in the series.

continuation of the series

A gratifying update for the fan base: The shooting of the eighth season of "Veterinarian Dr. Mertens" has already started after a possible series production had previously been announced. The zoo director Prof. Jörg Junhold is proud of the continuation of the series, which continues 20 years after the start of filming for the pilot film. This decision was made after the success of the last season was obvious. Alexander Bickel, the head of the "ARD Community Editor series in the main evening program", emphasizes that the new consequences will present both emotional family stories and exciting animal cases and thus keep the continuity of the popular family series, with Elisabeth Lanz continues to play the leading role, zoo-leipzig.de.

The filming will take place in the Leipzig Zoo until November 2025 and in various locations in Central Germany. This means that the zoo remains a central component of the series.