The press conference of President Emmanuel Macron was followed on Thursday evening by nearly 7 million viewers on TF1 and France 2, according to Médiamétrie data released Friday.
Scores of known news channels in the morning
On TF1, from 18 hours to 20 hours, an average of 3.3 million viewers followed the ads, representing a 20.4% audience share. The 20-hour newscast gathered 5.1 million people. On France 2, which broadcast the entire press conference, 3.6 million viewers were in front of the channel, and the 20-hour newscast, shifted to 20:30, attracted 4.1 million viewers ( 17.8%).
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These data do not include the news channels, whose scores will be known at the end of the morning. In December, the president's address was followed by more than 23 million viewers across all channels, a record for an official statement, but it was broadcast by more channels and at an hour of greater listening.