Big upheaval for the cult game Numbers and letters ! After 50 years of broadcasting, the program is replaced by a new entertainment carried by Cyril Féraud. That’s not all: change of time slot, the game is now broadcast on France 3 every Saturday and every Sunday in the afternoon. Finally, Bertrand Renard, specialist in figures since 1975, and Arielle Boulin-Prat, pro of letters since 1986, are excluded. If the name of the replacement for the first has already been announced, now Patrice Laffont, the producer, says more about the identity of the one who will take the place of the female figure of the show.
“The first is Stéphane Crosnier, who immediately imposed himself on me. He is a very charismatic former candidate, prodigious in numbers. He was brilliant in many Numbers and Letters tournaments. But he also has a very good sense of TV since he worked as a sports editor at BFM TV and RMC Sport“, says Patrice Laffont during an interview with our colleagues from TV 7 Days this Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Information that had already been revealed.
But this day, the 83-year-old host opens up about Arielle Boulin-Prat’s replacement, a charming brunette with short hair. “The second is Blandine Maire, who is a teacher in the small section. She has a strong background, because she is a lawyer and has also worked on television as a journalist working with Olivier Minne or on Fort Boyardhe says. Funny little anecdote: she was in the mountains at the time of the casting, so she sent us a little video from her little studio! Everyone was packed.“
If on the production side, the duo was unanimous, the two new recruits are also already very eager to take the air. “They jumped at the chance! (laughs) Now we brief them, we train them. They’re going to have to work, because there’s a lot to prepare for the ‘duels’ part of the game. It’s time to explain things that are a little more cultural to viewers, so we have to prepare papers for each issue“, continues Patrice Laffont.