Due to very low ratings the production of the show was axed by ARD/Das Erste. On June 29, 2009 the cast and crew was told that the show would end. Only around 100 episodes were produced and 44 were aired at this date. Originally ARD/Das Erste ordered 200 episodes.
Plagued by extremely low (though consistent) ratings since its debut, the final two episodes aired in a one hour block on October 16, 2009 averaging 1.26 million viewers (5% market share) with an abysmal 2% share in demographics.