Heading to North America! Last night, the French football team won their ticket to the 2026 World Cup, after achieving a solid victory against Ukraine (4-0). The encounter, marked by two goals from Kylian Mbappé, allowed TF1, which broadcast the encounter live from the Parc des Princes, to place itself well ahead of the crowd that night.
An average of 5.12 million football fans followed the match until 10:40 p.m., according to Médiamétrie. The market share of all people aged 4 years and over who were present in front of the television at that time was 27%. This figure increases to 28.2% in women responsible for purchasing under 50 years (FRDA-50). Therefore, the night was good for the front page in terms of advertising revenue.
France 3 followed with a rebroadcast of “Disparus de Valenciennes”. 2.45 million people were captivated by the detective TV film starring Stéphane Freiss, Arnaud Binard and Virginie Lemoine, or 13.4% of the public. However, FRDA-50’s market share was only 2.4%, which is evidence that, as is often the case with public service series, the fiction has attracted a largely older audience.
The “best pastry chef” is far from great years
France 2 completes the podium with “November 13, Sonia’s choice”, a shocking documentary series about the fate of the mother who played host to Abdelhamid Abaaoud’s cousin and who helped the police neutralize the commando leader after the 2015 attack. 2.29 million people watched the first three of the four episodes on average until 22:30, or 13.4% of the public (and 12.9% of the FRDA-50). A good score for a public channel.
M 6 came in fourth with the continuation of the new season of “Best Pastry Chef” whose test night only attracted 1.3 million foodies overall without division, or just 7.8% of the public, but 15.4% in FRDA-50. Audience-wise, the format is a far cry from those great years…
3.4 million people tuned in to the ceremony on France 2 and TF1
Also on November 13, Arte continues with “Amanda,” a film by Mikhaël Hers surrounding a terrorist attack, starring Vincent Lacoste, Ophélia Kolb and Stacy Martin. It attracted 720,000 moviegoers or 3.8% of the public, allowing the Franco-German channel to outperform W9, TMC, France 5 and Gulli.
November 13 is also marked by the commemoration of November 13 2015. TF1 and France 2 broadcast the tribute ceremony live, between 18.00. and 8 p.m. It was the public channels that won with 1.89 million viewers, or 14.1% of the total audience, compared to 1.47 million viewers (11%). La Une regained the lead at 8 p.m. news, watched by 5.18 million people, compared with 3.68 million people on rival France 2’s edition (19.1%). Please note that the news channel’s viewership will only be known at the end of the morning.
