France 2 wins the TV match on the first Friday of the year. Last night, the public broadcaster ranked number one in ratings thanks to the return of the ninth season of Candice Renoir. Three months after having seen its broadcast interrupted, the series carried by Cécile Bois gathered 4.99 million followers, or 24.6% of the public, in front of its special double episode, according to figures from Médiamétrie communicated by Puremedia.
TF1 climbs to second position with the launch of the sixth season of Ninja warrior. The program hosted by Denis Brogniart, Christophe Beaugrand and Iris Mittenaere was seen by 3.36 million people, for a market share of 16.1% for the general public. This is the show’s worst launch ever: in January 2021, Season 5 kicked off in front of 4.4 million fans. The chain is still consoled thanks to the scores made on women responsible for purchases under 50 years old. With 27.2% of the market share, TF1 is the leader of the evening on this target.
Small score for France 3
M6 manages to get a place on the third step of the podium thanks to an unprecedented number of House for sale. Stéphane Plaza’s show won over 2.02 million viewers, or 10.2% of the public.
France 3, meanwhile, gets a small score with the new program 70’s TV: When Giscard was President. This documentary covering in particular the creation of TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3 was viewed by 1.38 million people, for an audience share of 7.4% of the general public.