ˌoʊvɚ tˈaɪm, ðə ʃˈoʊ hæd fˈoːɹ hˈoʊsts: wˈɜːnɚ ʃˈʌlzˈɜːdəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, dʒˈɑːtʃən bˈɛndəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, mɐθˈaɪəs ˈɔɪlɚɹˈoʊl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ænd ˈɑːlɪvɚ dʒˈeɪsən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, wˌaɪl dˌeɪsɚɹˈeɪ nˈɑːsbʌʃ hˈoʊstᵻd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd kˈɪdz vˈɜːʒən ʌv ɹˈʌk zˈʌk ˌɔn tˈɛlᵻ fˈaɪv kˈɔːld kˈaɪndɚ ɹˈʌk zˈʌk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
Over time, the show had four hosts: Werner Schulze-Erdel (1988–1991), Jochen Bendel (1991–2000, 2004–2005), Matthias Euler-Rolle (2005) and Oliver Geissen (2016–2018), while Désirée Nosbusch hosted a short-lived kids version of Ruck Zuck on Tele 5 called Kinder Ruck Zuck in 1992.