Audiences: Has the return of “Panda” with Julien Doré on TF1 crushed everything in its path?

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A return a little less brilliant than expected. This Thursday, January 9, TF1 broadcast the first two episodes of the 2nd season of “Panda”, the detective series hosted by Julien Doré and Ophélia Kolb. The beginnings of this second salvo brought together on average 3,19 millions of viewers delighted to find the duo formed by Panda and Lola. This corresponds to 18,8% of the public aged 4 and over and 24,0% on the target of women responsible for purchasing aged under 50 (FRDA-50). In detail, the first episode won over 3.56 million fans, or 18.8% of the public and 23.0% of the FRDA-50. Episode 2, broadcast from 10:11 p.m. to 11:13 p.m., retained the attention of 2.82 million followers, or 18.8% of the public and 24.9% of the FRDA-50.

On November 30, 2023, the launch of the series was a real hit. 5.55 million curious people gathered in front of the debut of the fiction filmed in the Camargue. This represented 29.0% of the entire public aged four and over and 38.9% of the FRDA-50. The pilot episode even aroused the interest of 6.40 million viewers (29.8% of the public and 39.6% of the FRDA-50).

“The best pastry chef” ends down on M6

France 3 follows with a rebroadcast. The TV film “Murders in Pont-l’Évêque”, with Arnaud Binard, Élodie Frenck and Antoine Hamel, captivated 2,56 millions of viewers. This is equivalent to 14,0% individuals aged 4 and over and 2,3% FRDA-50s. Its first broadcast, on February 20, 2021, intrigued no less than 5.08 million viewers, or 21.6% of the public. At the time, the channel also came 2nd in the evening, behind TF1 and “The Voice”.

M6 arrives on the third step of the podium with the final of its culinary competition “The best pastry chef”. The final stretch which pitted young Timothée against José and Tsiory initially held one in suspense. 1,72 million gourmands, or 9,0% of the public. On the FRDA-50 target, the audience share climbs to 17,7%. The second part of the program hosted by Laëtitia Milot with Mercotte and Cyril Lignac, which saw the coronation of young Timothée, 17, was passionate 1,58 million of viewers, which corresponds to 11,5% individuals aged 4 and over and 20,6% FRDA-50s. Last year, the finale of season 12 first attracted 2.01 million viewers (9.5% of the public and 18.2% of the FRDA-50), then 1.84 million viewers (12. 3% of the public and 22.5% of FRDA-50).

France 2 is fourth with a new issue of “Cash investigation”. The magazine presented by Élise Lucet, entitled “Drug shortages: do the labs make the law?”, informed 1,55 million of viewers. This corresponds to 8,4% of the public present in front of their television and 6,6% FRDA-50s. The last issue of the program, broadcast on November 14, attracted 1.69 million viewers, or 8.6% of individuals aged 4 and over, and 8.7% of FRDA-50.

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In the rest of the bonus offer, W9 stands out with cinema. The film “Alone on Mars”, directed by Ridley Scott and carried by an XXL cast (Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor…), captivated 984.000 moviegoers from 9:16 p.m. to 11:39 p.m. This corresponds to 6,3% of the public and 9,0% FRDA-50s.