The news in the coming months, which promises to be busy, both here and in the United States, is pushing ICI RDI to modify its timetable. Starting next week, Live with Patrice Roy will last an hour longer, same for the show Zone Info hosted by Gérald Fillion.
Updated yesterday at 3:55 p.m.
As of January 20, Patrice Roy will go on air during the week one hour earlier, at 3:55 p.m., at the same time as The Joustthe flagship show of rival channel LCN. On ICI RDI, Live with Patrice Roy will therefore stretch over two hours. Note that the anchor remains at the helm of the TV news of Greater Montreal to 6 p.m. on ICI Télé, -’s main channel. He thus inherits three hours of live broadcast each day.
Change of schedule also for Zone infothe late afternoon show hosted by Gérald Fillion on ICI RDI since fall 2023, in addition to continuing to pilot Economy Zone in the early evening. Zone Info will gain an hour from next Monday, while Gérald Fillion and his panelists will be on the air between 2 p.m. and 3:55 p.m. Opinion continues to take an increased place on the air of the news channel, which had already added to autumn in its programming The Agendaa new political meeting presented in the morning by Alec Castonguay.
In a press release, - explained Monday that the changes that will be made next week to the ICI RDI schedule aim to “better inform Canadians about the unprecedented political and economic context.” The public broadcaster cites the return to power of Donald Trump, the leadership race in the Liberal Party of Canada and the upcoming federal elections.
The morning First the infohosted by Marc-André Masson, is also shortened by one hour. Instead of starting at 5 a.m., the show will start at 6 a.m. starting next week.
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