This Sunday, January 27, France 3 topped the ratings with a new episode of its British police series “Inspector Barnaby”. This new investigation led by Neil Dudgeon has intrigued 2,76 millions of viewers. This is equivalent to 14,7% of the public and 1,9% of Women responsible for purchasing aged under 50 (FRDA-50), a non-priority target for the Three. Last Sunday, the detective fiction “The investigations of Commissioner Van der Valk” attracted 2.18 million viewers between 9:05 p.m. and 10:35 p.m., or 11.3% of 4-year-olds and 0.8% of FRDA-50.
M6 leader on target with “Forbidden Zone”
There was a blockbuster on the menu this Sunday evening. And in this little game, it was France 2 which won with one of James Bond’s adventures, “007 Spectre”. The action film directed by Sam Mendes and carried by Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz and Léa Seydoux brought together 2,47 millions of spectators from 9:10 p.m. to 11:29 p.m. 15,2% individuals aged 4 years and over and 12,7% FRDA-50s passionately followed the adventures of the most famous secret agent in the world. During its first free-to-air broadcast on France 2 in 2018, the feature film released in theaters in 2015 attracted 3.88 million fans, or 18.7% of the public.
M6 is third with a new number of “Forbidden Zone”. Entitled “Bread, fruits, vegetables: revelations on a new food scandal”, the magazine presented by Ophélie Meunier was of interest 2,12 millions of viewers. This investigation into cadmium, an “invisible poison”, present in everyday products, informed 12,2% audiences aged 4 and over. On the FRDA-50 target, the audience share climbs to 21,6%. The last issue of the show, broadcast on Sunday January 12 and which focused on neighborhood wars, brought together 2.13 million viewers between 9:14 p.m. and 11:03 p.m., or 11.5% of the public and 18.3% of FRDA- 50.
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TF1 is fourth with a film never broadcast in the clear: “The Batman”, directed by Matt Reeves and released in cinemas in 2022. The Dark Knight, this time played by Robert Pattinson, captivated on average 1,78 million of viewers for almost 3 hours. This represents 12,6% of the public present in front of their television and 20,4% on the FRDA-50 target. This opus attracted 1.17 million spectators to French cinemas. Last week, TF1 topped the audiences with the film “Operation Fortune: Ruse of War” (2023), directed by Guy Ritchie and led by Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza. The latter had kept 3.56 million viewers in suspense, or 20.0% of individuals aged four and over and 21.1% of the FRDA-50.
