Arthur is a well-known French television presenter. He will have marked generations of viewers with shows each more cult than the last.
But the famous host doesn’t only have good memories. During a special documentary broadcast on TF1, he reveals the show that he himself considers like a failure.
Arthur’s immense career on television
Since its beginningsArthur has established himself as one of the most influential and popular TV presenters. He hosted shows like The Fury or of course TV Kids. These marked millions of viewerswith truly cult moments.
Throughout his long career, Arthur has had the opportunity to work and collaborate with many artists : Michaël Youn, Jenifer or even Kad Merad. The latter agreed to share their memories and anecdotes in a documentary produced and broadcast by TF1. Together, they discuss in particular behind the scenes of Children of TV.
Arthur reveals his greatest failure
Arthur knew many successes but he also agreed to talk about the show that he considers his greatest regret. It is Nice Peoplea reality TV program that he presented in 2004 alongside Flavie Flament. The show achieved very good audiences when it was launched but according to the presenter, it was more of a “bad idea”.
This reality TV show was very similar in concept to Loft Story. Candidates were filmed 24 hours a day in a luxury villa on the French Riviera. The public voted for their favorite personalities. The first episode still attracted almost 7 million viewers. But despite this success, Arthur confides that he was not proud of this program.
A real audience success
Nice People therefore realized excellent audienceswith a market share of 34.9% at launch and an average of 3.2 million viewers for the daily summary. There was real enthusiasm among the youngest, particularly among 15-24 year olds.
Arthur explains that the project was a little sloppy and he doesn’t have very good memories of his experience, despite the good audiences. According to him, the candidates were not dynamic enoughet Nice People didn’t have at all the same flavor as a Loft Story. Furthermore, he believes that his duet with Flavie Flament was not the most effective.
