Audiences: Did Fabrice Luchini and Catherine Frot on France 2 resist Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham on TF1?

Battle of new films this Sunday evening. And it was France 2 which came out on top with “A Happy Man”, a film by Tristan Séguéla never broadcast unencrypted. In this 2023 comedy, Fabrice Luchini plays a conservative mayor who wishes to run for a new mandate when his wife (Catherine Frot) announces her desire to transition. A synopsis that attracted 3,32 millions of viewers between 9:09 p.m. and 10:36 p.m. This is equivalent to 16,8% of the entire public and 6,8% FRDA-50s. In February 2023, nearly 477,000 spectators went to see it in theaters.

“Capital” above 2 million on M6 and FRDA-50 leader

TF1 follows with “Expendables 4”, the 4th part of the adventures of these seasoned mercenaries living on the fringes of the law led by Sylvester Stallone. The blockbuster directed by Scott Waugh and in which we find Jason Statham, Andy Garcia, Megan Fox and even 50 Cent in the cast, kept us in suspense 3,27 millions of viewers between 9:10 p.m. and 10:47 p.m. This corresponds to 16,9% of the public present in front of their television and 21,3% Women responsible for purchasing aged under 50 (FRDA-50). When it was released in French cinemas in October 2023, the film, praised by critics (1.4/5 for the press on Allociné and 1.6/5 for spectators), attracted nearly 328,000 spectators.

M6 arrives on the 3rd step of the podium with a new issue of “Capital”. The magazine presented by Julien Courbet, whose theme was: “Seb, Noz, Cdiscount: equip yourself with the latest technology, at a low price!”, was of interest 2,26 million of consumers, which amounts to 12,6% of the entire public. On the FRDA-50 target, the audience share climbs to 26,1%. The channel is largely the leader in this target and the program achieves its 2nd best audience this year. On October 19, the previous issue, which focused on “new restaurant tips”, attracted 1.62 million viewers, or 9.2% of the public aged 4 and over and 16.9% of the FRDA-50.

France 3 ranks fourth with the continuation of the new season 5 of its detective series “The investigations of Dan Sommerdahl”. Played by Peter Mygind, episode 3 of the Danish fiction intrigued 1,81 million of viewers between 9:10 p.m. and 10:39 p.m. This represents 9,2% ages 4 and up and 0,7% FRDA-50, a target not favored by the Three. Last Sunday, the previous episode convinced 2.04 million viewers (10.7% of those aged 4 and over and 1.4% of FRDA-50, a target not favored by Trois).

Arte to the million

In the rest of the bonus offer, Arte exceeds one million with the film “Witness”. Worn by Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Viggo Mortensen and Lukas Haas, this thriller directed by Peter Weir and released in 1985 captivated 1,26 million of viewers between 9:04 p.m. and 10:50 p.m. This is equivalent to 6,5% of the entire public and 3,2% FRDA-50s.