According to figures from Médiamétrie, 5.9 million viewers followed the arrival of the Olympic flame this Wednesday, May 8 in Marseille. There were a little more of them on France 2 than on TF1.
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Nearly six million viewers followed the arrival of the Olympic flame on Wednesday behind their televisions. | PHOTO: LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
If nearly 150,000 people followed the arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille this Wednesday, May 8, there were far more of them behind their televisions. According to figures published by Médiamétrie this Thursday, May 9, nearly 6 million viewers attentively followed the arrival of Belemthe boat that transported the flame from Greece to the Old Port.
The front page takes control
There were a little more of them on France 2 (3.34 million) compared to 2.59 million people on TF1. At 8 p.m., it was the front page which returned to the front with its news, attracting 5.39 million viewers compared to 3.88 million for the public channel.
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If TF1 then switched to broadcasting a series, France 2 devoted its prime time to the arrival of the Olympic flame. It attracted an average of 1.85 million viewers.
