What worked (or not) in "Dancing with the stars" this season

• The eleventh season of 

  Dancing with the Stars

   ended this Friday on TF1 with the victory of Tayc.

• Before this new edition started, the channel and the production had promised higher stakes while renewing its jury and rejuvenating its cast.

• New rules, new faces, hearings…

  20 Minutes

   takes stock.

Rain of party favors last night on TF1.

The eleventh season of

ended at 11:25 p.m. with Tayc's victory over Bilal Hassani and Michou.

Average age of the three artists of the evening: 22 years old.

This finale was therefore a reflection of the renewal that the channel and the production wanted to breathe into the ten-year-old program.

What new things worked?

What reservations can we make? 

takes stock.

A successful star casting

A doubt remained at the time of the announcement of the stars of the season.

Were the “housewives” (or “women responsible for purchases under 50” - so dear to TF1) going to find their way there?

Let's say we weren't sure they were hanging out on TikTok to listen to Wejdene's sounds, on YouTube to watch Michou's videos, and on Instagram to like Bilal Hassani's photos.

Still, the mayonnaise took.

Moms were surely more delighted to see Vaimalama Chaves dancing on the floor rather than "this bunch of youngsters", but all the celebrities were keen to put on a beautiful show.

The freshness of Wejdene and Michou is combined with the rigor of Tayc and Lucie Lucas.

The presence of American artist Dita von Teese added a touch of glamor to the cast.

Everyone has also brought their share of surprises over the weeks.

Gérémy Crédeville in particular proved to be an excellent dancer.

We still remember his contemporary to the tune of

, performed by Ben Mazué.

Aurélie Pons, she showed a completely different side of her personality after the death of her father.

Without being able to explain it, something happened around the

actress

 who climbed to the semifinals of the competition.

A (somewhat) less successful jury cast

During the press conference to present the season, Camille Combal sang the praises of Jean-Paul Gaultier. “He's a

fan

, he knows

a

lot better

than I do, it's crazy stuff. It really follows all the seasons with great precision, ”said the host. We will therefore have seen through the eleven bonuses that an assiduous fan does not necessarily make a good juror.

The designer seemed to be out of step with his three comrades, the last few weeks proving it more. In the semi-final, the man in the striped sweater gave Michou a 9 when Chris Marques and François Alu gave him a 6. Later, Jean-Paul Gaultier awarded Aurélie Pons an 8, against Chris Marques 5. , while making an astonishing commentary on… the choice of song. "Great, with Dua Lipa in addition to the music in the background, it was not bad".

However, it is easy to recognize the quality of the other three members of the jury.

Chris Marques has stayed true to himself, formidable in his role as a necessary pillar when everything around him changes.

François Alu, for whom

was the first television experience, knew how to bring his rigor and modernity.

Finally, Denitsa Ikonomova proved to be as competent in her jury chair as as a dancer.

Bright, we would have liked the quadruple winner of the show to come back a little more often to her first love on the floor.

Good and not so good in the new rules

Before the season started, the message from production and the channel was clear. The public had to understand that the personalities had entered a competition at the end of which only the best or the best could win. For this, the power of judges has been revised upwards. The good idea of ​​this eleventh edition was undoubtedly the buzzers used for the time of three bonuses. During the first two, they made it possible to qualify an artist. During the third, they sent the person with the lowest level directly to the “hot seat”. A good way to add stakes at the start of the contest.

From week to week, the public discovered a new rule.

That of the duels, that of the best students against the “outsiders”, that of the fifth judge, that of the obligatory passage in “hot seat”… The desire to surprise the viewers was there, even if it meant that some of these mechanisms seemed superficial .

Therefore, as contradictory as it may seem, the desire to raise the level of dance of each and everyone has erased part of the magical aspect of the show.

This year, no special Halloween bonus, no show devoted to a particular star (as it could have been the case with Celine Dion or Michael Jackson).

Even Chris Marques has given up on his original jackets!

Should we now turn to

to find the second degree on TV?

What about audiences?

Purely objective criterion (the only one in this article), the audience signals are green for

.

On average, this edition gathered 4.2 million viewers and viewers if we count the replay views.

A score up by 600,000 people compared to the previous season, according to

.

Friday evening, the final attracted 4,227,000 people, or 21.2% of the public, according to Médiamétrie figures communicated by

.

This is almost exactly the same score as the final of the ninth season, which was watched by 4,229,000 viewers in 2018. However, there is a nice jump compared to the previous final, broadcast in 2019, which had conquered only 3.1 million followers.

All is well on the best of floors.

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