Arriving against Pascal Praud, Cyril Hanouna, Yann Barthès and Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine, the bet was more than risky, and maybe even lost in advance : the name of Laurent Ruquier, one of the most popular hosts in the French audiovisual landscape, was not enough to bring viewers to the 20/21 slot on BFMTV, and the audiences for its debate segment, co- animated with Julie Hammett, unfortunately did not achieve the expected audiences. This Tuesday, December 26, 2023, without much surprise, Laurent Ruquier formalized his abrupt departure from the channel headed by Marc-Olivier Fogieljust three months after his arrival: “I decided not to continue the adventure. I would like to thank Marc-Olivier Fogiel for the trust he placed in me and which he wanted to continue to place in me for the January resumption but I prefer to ‘stop there.’
Honest, Laurent Ruquier admitted that his audiences were catastrophic; the companion of Hugo Manos failed to compete with Time for the pros, don’t touch my post or Daily, and did not grab any viewers from any channel. If its beginnings were encouraging and allowed the box to see its audiences double, The 20 Hours of Ruquier quickly collapsed. The three months of broadcast of the format only attracted the attention of 244,000 faithful (1.1%). Over one year, the hut only gained 12,000 people… Not enough to weaken the competition: Pascal Praud, on CNews, with Time for the pros 2is in great shape, with 820,000 viewers (3.8%) average, and even saw its audiences increase by 26% according to The Parisian. Worse still, Laurent Ruquier’s poor audiences allowed LCI and France Info to also see their audiences increase.
“The adventure continues for him!”
On “Congratulations to Laurent Ruquier for always trying new adventures, for taking risks. Those who criticize him do not have the square root of his talent. Laurent wrote sketches and plays. He has hosted radio and television shows. He did a one-man show. He has multiplied his successes for so many years while his detractors have often added up his failures. The adventure continues for him!“ applauded the journalist, who will find himself at the start of the school year facing Alice Darfeuillewho will replace Julie Hammett, who takes the reins of Julie until midnight instead of 10 p.m. Max, Maxime Switek being promoted to morning in place of Bruce Toussaint. A stir at BFMTV!