• Summer does not always rhyme with idleness and a glass of rosé, but also with good TV programs.

  • In

    A summer in front of the TV

    ,

    20 Minutes

    uses its time-turner to tell you the story of the shows or series that marked the small screen during the summer period.

  • For this second episode, focus on 

    Secret Story

    , one of the most famous reality TV shows and, in any case, the most emblematic of the summer.

If you think about your past summers, what memories come back to you?

A delicious ice cream eaten in front of a sunset?

The satisfaction of a perfect tan?

At

20 Minutes

, we love lemon sorbets and sun-kissed complexions, but what we prefer even more is the television and all the good times that go with it.

During the summer, there is no doubt that you have turned on your station, whether it is to follow the Tour de France and the Olympics if it is your hobby, or to relax in front of one of the cult programs that the TV offers us every season.

Nearly 200 candidates in eleven years

Among the credits that bring us straight back on vacation, that of

Secret Story

ranks in a good position. It was accompanied by a little scent of forbidden for teenagers and guilty pleasure for the less young. Presented by Benjamin Castaldi then by Christophe Beaugrand, the show spanned eleven seasons and welcomed nearly 200 candidates within its walls.

Cult moments, emblematic but also controversial candidates,

Secret Story

has marked the history of reality TV and even of the small screen in general.

Whether thanks to its wacky secrets or its personalities and their dumplings, the program is so iconic that many viewers are hoping for its return.

Let 's take a breath of nostalgia on video in the second issue of

Summer in Front of TV

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