The French candidate may not have made it to the podium – Slimane came fourth – but Eurovision 2024 wins the gold medal hands down in the ratings match. According to the Médiamétrie website, the 68th edition of the European song contest, organized in Malmö, Sweden, thrilled 5.40 million music lovers this Saturday, May 11. This represents 36.8% of the public watching television. A score significantly higher than last year, when 3.48 million viewers followed the final, or 25.6% audience share (PDA).
Behind, France 3 was banking on its essential regional thriller. “Les Secrets du Finistère”, a TV film played by Évelyne Bouix and Jérémy Banster, intrigued 3.09 million fans, for a 16.8% market share. It’s difficult to match “Cassandre”, the detective series hosted by Gwendoline Hamon, which brought together 4.11 million fans last week (20.4% PDA).
Front page singing tour loses votes
On the third step of the podium, TF 1 broadcast “The Voice”, presented by Nikos Aliagas. The first part of the headline singing tour was followed by 2.18 million viewers (11.7% PDA), then 2.10 million until 11:46 p.m. (13.3% PDA). The program has lost several hundred thousand followers compared to last week.
The return of the special investigations of “NCIS”, whose 21st season began on M 6, convinced 1.30 million aficionados (7% PDA). As for the magazine “Échappées belles”, the France 5 program which this time headed to Colombia and the Caribbean coast, it took 691,000 curious people on a journey, or 3.8% of the public in search of escape. .
