Wink. Since its return to the air on Thursday January 2, 2025 on RMC Story after more than twenty years of absence, “Le Bigdil” has achieved real audience success. For its first issue, the cult game still hosted by Vincent Lagaf' and his sidekick Bill, the unforgettable blue alien, attracted 1.80 million nostalgic fans, or 9.1% of the public and 19.8% of the FRDA-50 . A feat reiterated during the following two episodes. On January 10, the show remained stable, attracting 1.78 million viewers (10.1% audience share), enjoying the luxury of being ahead of TF1, while a week later, on the 17th, 1.59 million faithful were still there (9.3% market share). A successful bet for the TNT channel 23 channel which agreed to revive this format originally broadcast on the front page between 1998 and 2004.
“We kiss Vincent Lagaf’”
This reunion with one of its most famous shows shocked the main person concerned during its premiere: “It is with great, great, great pleasure and enormous emotion that I find you again after twenty years. But what joy, really!“, he declared with tears in his eyes. Many of his colleagues were particularly delighted with the presenter's triumph. “I had to wait 40 years in the profession to get a tribute like that“, reacted Vincent Lagaf' in “What a time!” this Saturday, January 18 after the words of columnist Charlotte Dhenaux.
This Wednesday, January 22, it was Cyril Féraud's turn to welcome this successful return to the air. The host even sent his congratulations on air as he began hosting a new issue of “Everyone wants to take their place” on France 2: “Hello everyone, bon appetit if you are already at the table. It's Saint Vincent's Day today. Big kisses, happy birthday to all the Vincents watching us“, he began his show. Before turning to the audience present on set: “Are there Vincents among you? No, there is no Vincent. We kiss Vincent Lagaf, who is a hit with 'Le Bigdil'. So deserved, in fact“, he said. A wink between colleagues that Puremédias invites you to watch again on video.
