And the “Prodigy” of the year 2024 is… Monroe! The young 16-year-old singing virtuoso was crowned at the end of the 11th season of the program hosted by Faustine Bollaert this Thursday, January 2, 2025. A victory applauded by 3.04 million viewers on average, placing France 2 well ahead audiences of the evening. 16.6% of the public in front of their television and 3.3% of women responsible for purchasing aged under 50 (FRDA-50) attended the coronation of the young Franco-American, who amazed the jury made up of Gautier Capuçon, Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Axelle Saint-Cirel (who replaced soprano Julie Fuchs for this finale, in concert on the evening of the recording).
Viewers gained over the weeks
A grand finale for the show which has only progressed over its three weeks of broadcast. On December 19, the first issue of the season attracted an average of 2.46 million viewers. 14.8% of the public and 2.8% of the FRDA-50 had become acquainted with these children with extraordinary talent, whether in the field of classical dance, lyrical singing or playing a musical instrument. music. The following week, 2.54 million faithful (15.3% of the public and 3.9% of the FRDA-50) gathered to watch the entertainment produced by Endemol France.
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In the end, on average and in monitoring audiences, this 11th season appealed 2,68 millions of viewers, or 15,6% of the public and 3,3% on the FRDA-50 target, not a priority for the channel. If, each time this year, “Prodiges” allowed France 2 to rank at the top of the evening’s audiences, its results are down slightly if we compare it to season 10. Last year, this one had in fact attracted 2.82 million viewers, or 16.2% of the public.
