Presidential election: on TF1, “Les Visitors” will quickly drive out the election evening of the first round – Le Monde

Yet another rebroadcast of Visitors deserved to nibble on election night, April 10, the day of the first round of the presidential election. In any case, this is the choice made by TF1, announcing, Wednesday, March 23, that it will end its evening at 9:30 p.m., earlier than usual. The election evening “will offer three hours of live, between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.,” said Thierry Thuillier, deputy director general of the information division of the TF1 group, to Agence France-Presse. Many commentators saw it as a symptom of public disinterest in the election. Our live: Grand oral devoted to disability, Ferrand clarifies Macron’s proposals on the Multidiffused RSA, Jean-Marie Poiré’s comedy, with the character of Jacquouille la Fripouille, records audience successes with each television appearance. Such a format is a first for the presidential election. “But not for the other elections, including legislative ones”, specified Mr. Thuillier. This choice is justified by the fact that “the uses, tastes and expectations of viewers have evolved”, due to “the multiplication of the offer” of debates and comments on the news channels. Traditionally, during election nights, “you had the TF1 20-hour set which arrived on the France 2 set at 9 p.m., and vice versa, and you still had comments and political sets, but honestly without much move forward,” said Mr. Thuillier. “As the leading channel (…), we consider that in the hot part of an hour and a half [à partir de l’officialisation des résultats à 20 heures], we may have given all the facts, results, reactions, comments,” he continued. “Pluralism” To comment on the results, the channel invited government spokesperson Gabriel Attal (La République en Marche), Jordan Bardella, acting president of the National Rally, Marion Maréchal, who is in the Eric Zemmour (Reconquest!), Eric Ciotti, from the campaign of Valérie Pécresse (Les Républicains), Clémentine Autain, deputy La France insoumise, and Delphine Batho, from the campaign of Yannick Jadot (Europe ecology-Les Verts), i.e. “almost the whole spectrum of political pluralism”. From 9:30 p.m., election night will continue on LCI, the news channel of the TF1 group. However, TF1 does not refrain from extending its program if the news so requires. The World with AFP