She’s off to a flying start! Last year, Léa Salame launched herself “alone” into the weekend assault on the public service. Indeed, after having worked for a long time alongside Laurent Ruquier, notably in We are not in bed, the one who livens up the morning France Inter was entitled to his reserved space on Saturday evening in the second part of the evening. What an era saw the light of day and was a huge success throughout the 2022/2023 season. And according to the figures from the first issue of the new season, broadcast on Saturday September 9, 2023, Raphaël Glucksmann’s partner seems to have started on the same basis.
900,000 viewers (19.4% of the public) responded for the “back to school” episode, as noted by our colleagues at Tele-Leisure. Proof that the formula still appeals and with the same speakers as last year. Paul de Saint Sernin, Philippe Caverivière, and even Christophe Dechavanne were once again entitled to the trust of Léa Salame. The host says she is proud of the audiences and the success of her show. Especially since she didn’t really believe it at first. “It was a big challenge for all of us, and especially for me. Because honestly, I didn’t know if I had the host side in me, this Saturday night side”she confided to TV Mag.
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Léa Salamé far from being supported by “people in the trade”
And maybe the “professional people” did not help her to have confidence before the launch of What an era. Indeed, always with our colleagues, the facilitator recognizes that few colleagues believed in her. “A year ago, people in the profession, whether frankly or behind my back, said: ‘She is too much of a journalist, she is too marked by politics, on Saturday evenings you have to have a laugh, she is perhaps -being too harsh with certain guests is not Thierry Ardisson, it is not Laurent Ruquier…'”she remembered before continuing: “I heard a lot of things and so I went there quite freaked out, hoping that I wouldn’t mislead thousands or even hundreds of thousands of viewers”.
In addition to “professional people”, Léa Salame also had to face the reluctance of certain guests. “There are guests who told us: ‘We’re waiting to see if the show works.’ So, that allows me to thank those who trusted us before even knowing”revealed Raphaël Glucksmann’s partner before rejoicing: “For example, Gad Elmaleh […] He did it out of sympathy and because he wanted to encourage us. It’s easier to come to a show that’s a hit…”
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