INTERVIEW
"We accept to grope, we do not have the infused science." Léa Salamé does not elude the critics when it comes to the first issue of You have the floor . Broadcast last September 19, the first issue of the new political program of France 2 had convinced neither on the bottom nor on the form. And the audience had been catastrophic, with only 1.27 million viewers. So the host announced Wednesday on Europe 1 changes for the second issue, which will be broadcast Wednesday night with Christophe Castaner as a guest.
"We were too ambitious, almost"
"It is the greatness of the public service to bait to offer, in prime time, against the American series on TF1, facing a large French series on France 3, to offer a political program," said Lea Salamé. "But it's our duty to think about how to do it best and how to adapt it to today." We thought, after the 'yellow vests', we said the word should be more horizontal, less vertical , the politician less majesty.And then, we tried on the last with Xavier Bertrand, we groped a little, we put too many people, it was recognized.It will be less people against Christophe Castaner: The last time, there were 18. Eighteen people on a set, it can be a cacophony ... We've been too ambitious almost, "says the journalist.
"The audience of political broadcasts, it is very volatile"
Léa Salamé knows that the bet is complicated to succeed. "The political broadcasts, before, twenty years ago, you put a star in majesty for an hour, he spoke, ly vaguely questions journalists and it worked because there was only one major political program Today, the political word is everywhere, on the news channels, on the morning radio, it is absolutely everywhere, "she says. Hence possible hearing accidents. "The audience is part of the story, but we, when we went out with Thomas Sotto, we looked at each other and we were not happy, we were frustrated, so of course it was confirmed by the audience. , but you know, the audience of political broadcasts, she is very volatile. " Answer Thursday morning for the numbers of the second number.