On the occasion of the broadcast of the finale of season 2 of “Master Crimes” this Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. on TF1, Muriel Robin and Anne Le Nen were Bruce Toussaint's guests in “Hello!” this Thursday. They made a big announcement concerning the future of the series in which they share the poster with Victor Meutelet, Nicolas Briançon and Thaïs Vauquières.
A season 3 of “Master Crimes” already ordered by TF1
The two actresses revealed that the front page had already ordered a third season of “Master Crimes”. As for the filming of the third round of episodes, Anne Le Nen specified that it would begin in January. To which Muriel Robin reacted with humor: “I will shoot another 20 years of ‘Master Crimes’ and then I will take a break. So normally there are still 21 seasons to come”. The actress then confided that “surprises” awaited viewers during the new finale of season 2 of “Master Crimes”. “Tonight, a strong episode!”teased the interpreter of criminology professor Louise Arbus.
Anne Le Nen, who plays the role of Captain Barbara Delandre, indicated that the common thread investigation, which had kept fans in suspense since season 1, “will be resolved this evening, not without tension and suspense”. The plot of this Thursday evening's episode, called “Without Reason”, will center on an immolation case. The tragedy occurred at the home of a former Foreign Legion member. While the victim's neighbor claims not to have seen anything abnormal, the theory of suicide will quickly be ruled out. It turns out that the former Legionnaire may have developed a sudden interest in astronomy shortly before his death…
A decent launch but down
TF1 launched season 2 of “Master Crimes” on Thursday October 16. The first two episodes of the series, which became the second most viewed French fiction in replay in 2023, were acclaimed by an average of 3.39 million viewers, or 20% of the entire public and 16.2 % of women under 50 responsible for purchasing. Although it rose to the top of the audiences, it recorded a sharp decline. For comparison, the launch of its season 1 mobilized an average of 4.58 million viewers, or 25.3% of the entire public and 25.6% of women under 50 responsible for purchases, on Thursday November 9, 2023.
To date, TF1 has already broadcast five of the six new episodes making up season 2 of “Master Crimes”. These brought together an average of 3.31 million viewers, or 19.4% of the entire public. Over its three evenings of broadcast, the series topped the audiences. However, on the popular target of women under 50 responsible for purchasing where its market share rose on average to 17.7%, the fiction was systematically doubled by the 13th season of “Best Pastry Chef” broadcast on M6.
