Popular ARD crime series surprisingly canceled: That's what's behind it.. As of: March 31, 2024, 7:01 p.m By: Jonas Erbas CommentsPressSplit Crime series on public broadcasters' evening programs are very popular.

Now a format has to give way: the “Rentnercops’ with Bill Mockridge and Hartmut Volle. Because the Cologne police are suffering from a personnel shortage, they are actually bringing retired investigators back into service.