Éric Brunet replaced by a new format with Maxime Switek a few months after his arrival

Arriving three months ago on BFM TV, the host of 8 p.m. BrunetÉric Brunet, is preparing to give up his place to Maxime Switek. The morning presenter is about to take charge of a television news show.

A new change is taking place on the side of BFM TV. Éric Brunet is preparing to hand over control to Maxime Switek. The former LCI presenter returned to BFM TV to present his daily show 8 p.m. Brunetduring the start of the 2024 school year, like many of his colleagues who had also switched to another channel. According to information revealed by The Parisian et The Worldthe journalist should leave his place to his counterpart who hosts the channel's morning show, from January 6, 2025.

Maxime Switek is preparing to launch his own 8 p.m. news on BFM TV

After the departure of Bruce Toussaint on TF1, for the creation of a morning show competing with that of BFM TV and France 2, the channel recently bought by Rodolphe Saadé is preparing to relaunch an 8 p.m. news program, replacing the debate show hosted by Éric Brunet. According to information from Le Monde, the newspaper should last two hours and “offer reports and interviews“, directed by Maxime Switek. The presenter will be surrounded by specialists in different fields (politics, economics, etc.) to pilot his new format. As for the host poached last August from LCI, Éric Brunet should no longer host at the screen, but he would retain a role as an editorialist, reports the daily. For the moment, no name has been revealed concerning the replacement of Maxime Switek on the BFM TV morning show.

“Above all, I love the French debate”: Éric Brunet shared some secrets on his show on BFM TV

Éric Brunet had just joined the teams of BFM TV on Monday August 26, 2024. He also confided in the columns of Parisianpublished the day before the launch of his show: “I spent four extraordinary years there (To LCI Editor’s note). But yes, we are not doing it again. Above all, I love French-style debate, that is to say this ability to discuss, sometimes in a lively manner, political and societal subjects. And I missed itt”, he explained about his departure, before adding: “In this new show on BFMTV, we will try to bring this debate to life in French style.“.