After three weeks on the air, “Simon Coleman” bowed out this Friday, September 27, 2024 on France 2. The outcome of season 2, the detective series played by Jean-Michel Tinivelli, held an average of 3.67 million in suspense. of viewers between 9:05 p.m. and 10:35 p.m. (the first episode exceeds 4 million viewers). 20.3% of individuals aged four and over and 4.9% of women responsible for purchasing aged under 50 (FRDA-50) were passionate about the daily life of this police captain, who left Paris to settle in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) and take care of the children of his sister who died in a tragic car accident.
Two episodes out of six above 4 million viewers on France 2
Two weeks earlier, on Friday September 13, 2024, the inauguration of the new format of the series, now offered in the form of 52-minute episodes, had found favor in the eyes of 3.88 million viewers on average, or 22 .7% of the public. The first episode alone, the most watched of season 2, was acclaimed by 4.28 million viewers, or 23.4% of the public and 7.0% of women responsible for purchasing aged under 50. (FRDA-50). A record this season.
Despite stronger competition – what was the first bonus celebrating the 25th anniversary of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” on TF1 – season 2 of “Simon Coleman” maintained a high pace for its second evening of broadcast. On Friday September 20, 2024, the series had attracted the attention of 3.57 million viewers on average, or 20.7% of the public aged four and over and 5.5% of the FRDA-50.
Result, on average and in watch audiences, this second burst of episodes of the series brought together 3,71 millions viewers every Friday on France 2, i.e. 21,2% of the entire public and around 5,6% FRDA-50s.
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For comparison, the three 90-minute episodes that had been offered so far had respectively brought together 4.34 million viewers (22.7% of the public and 7.2% of the FRDA-50) on Wednesday June 15, 2022, 3.49 million viewers (18.8% of the public and 5.1% of FRDA-50) on Friday September 22, 2023 and 3.96 million viewers (21.2% of the public and 4.3% of FRDA- 50) on Friday March 15, 2024. The average on D+8 had reached 4.4 million viewers according to figures communicated by France 2.
