The grand finale of “Prodiges” excited viewers this Thursday, January 2, 2025. The program presented by Faustine Bollaert allowed France 2 to come out on top in the audiences. 3,04 millions of viewers on average witnessed the victory of the young singer Monroe, the big winner of this season arbitrated by the star dancer and choreographer Marie-Claude Pietragalla, the cellist Gautier Capuçon and exceptionally the mezzo-soprano Axelle Saint-Cirel (she replaced the soprano Julie Fuchs, in concert on the evening of the recording). This corresponds to 16,6% of the public present in front of their television and 3,3% Women responsible for purchasing aged under 50 (FRDA-50).
Last week, the second evening of season 11 of the competition delighted 2.54 million viewers between 9:06 p.m. and 11:16 p.m., according to Médiamétrie. This represented 15.3% of the entire public aged four and over and 3.9% of Women Purchasing Managers aged under 50 (FRDA-50). La Deux was already on the first step of the podium.
RMC Story 4th national channel thanks to “Bigdil”
TF1 is second with cinema and a blockbuster: “Doctor Strange”. The superhero film directed by Scott Derrickson and released in 2016 captivated 1,85 million of viewers. The adventures of Doctor Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, appealed 9,8% individuals aged 4 years and over and 15,6% FRDA-50s. On November 3, the second opus entitled “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”, attracted 2.41 million viewers (13.8% market share and 24.4% audience share for the target audience). FRDA-50).
France 3 follows with also cinema, but in another genre and in a new way. “Le temps des secrets”, directed by Christophe Barratier and released in theaters in 2022, appealed 1,85 million nostalgic. The adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's novel has won over 9,4% of the public aged 4 and over and 2,3% FRDA-50s. When it was released in cinemas, the feature film with Léo Campion, Guillaume de Tonquédec and Mélanie Doutey in the cast attracted more than 441,000 spectators.
RMC Story achieves an incredible performance thanks to the return of “Bigdil”, still hosted by Vincent Lagaf’ accompanied by his sidekick Bill. The channel ranks 4th by bringing together 1,80 million nostalgic people between 9:11 p.m. and 10:36 p.m. 9,1% of the public responded for the return of the flagship show which was absent from the small screen for 20 years. 19,8% FRDA-50s were in front of RMC Story last night!
M6 is only fifth with the continuation of season 13 of its culinary competition “The Best Pastry Chef”. The show presented by Laëtitia Milot, with Cyril Lignac and Mercotte, made people salivate in the first part of the evening 1,60 million of viewers, which corresponds to 7,9% of the public. On the FRDA-50 target, the audience share climbs to 13,8%. 1,49 million faithful followed with attention the second part of the program, which was marked by the elimination of Benjamin at the gates of the grand final. This is equivalent to 9,2% individuals and 15,5% FRDA-50s. Last Thursday, the competition brought together 1.50 million viewers between 9:13 p.m. and 10:02 p.m., or 8.1% of the public and 18.6% of the FRDA-50. The second part retained the attention of 1.45 million viewers (10.6% of the public and 21.6% of the FRDA-50).
As for other channels, W9 also exceeds one million viewers with “The Lion King”, in its 2019 version. The feature film directed by Jon Favreau has won over 1,10 million young and old, either 5,9% of the public and 11,7% FRDA-50s.
