"Drag Race France is coming to France Télévisions"

Alexandra Redde-Amiel, director of entertainment and games at France Televisions has a particularly busy end of the year just over two weeks before Eurovision Junior which will be held at the musical Seine (Boulogne-Billancourt).

For

, she takes stock of the final preparations for the event, takes stock of the past year on the public service antennas and takes the opportunity to formalize the arrival of the French version of the cult

in the bosom of the group.

A few weeks ago, the start of a French version of “RuPaul's Drag Race”, a famous drag queens competition, was announced.

Rumors announce a broadcast on the France Televisions side.

You confirm ?

Yes,

coming to France Télévisions.

When we had the opportunity to adapt this format, which is a huge success internationally, we didn't hesitate for a single second.

It is a great pride for us.

This program will be broadcast on France.tv Slash.

It is intended for a young audience and is intended to have a large echo on our digital platforms, to generate conversation, to show that the public service dares, surprises.

The entertainment and games unit is working hard with the Endemol France and Slash teams to present an innovative and ambitious French adaptation.

Will the French identity be very marked?

We're betting on the French Touch! 

celebrate French culture, its know-how, fashion, make-up, performing art, choreography… We will show our specificities. This competition is part of a logic of universality of public service - France Télévisions is aimed at all and everyone -, of the desire to discover and search for new talents in all fields. The French drag scene is rich, we are happy to offer these artists a plateau commensurate with their incredibly complete art, allowing them to express all their creativity, their artistic universe, their personality. It's a show that will do us good, allow us to share emotions and bring together an audience that we want large and diverse.

In another register, another competition, "What will be the best folk dance in France?" », Presented by Cyril Féraud, is expected on France 3…

The show was filmed at the Royal Palace in Kirrwiller in Alsace, the largest cabaret in Europe. Ten regional troupes will compete for the title of best folk dance in France. Vincent Niclo, Mareva Galanter, Caroline Margeridon and Laurent Luyat make up the jury. Dancers are of all ages, from 7 to 77 years old. The costumes are magnificent, the dances have been reworked, the show is breathtaking! It is a real event. This program is in line with cultural and regional entertainment which is one of our singularities that we claim at France Télévisions.

, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year,

and

are also part of this dynamic.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on Thursday that the dress rehearsal for the Eurovision junior, scheduled for Saturday, December 18 at Seine Musicale, on the eve of the final, would be without an audience due to sanitary conditions . At this moment T, are the indicators green to ensure the performance of the live show?

We have set up a strict health bubble and we have an exemplary protocol. We pay attention to everything. We know that small things may need to be refined as we go. Decisions are made with one goal: that the show can take place live on December 19 at 4 p.m. We therefore decided with the EBU and the management of France Télévisions to withdraw the Saturday audience to give us the best chance that everything will go well. We are of course all ears to everything that is going on. Whether it is us or the other delegations, we can't wait, we want to share this

in Paris. I still had them this morning [Thursday] on the phone, everyone is eager to arrive.

Eurovision Junior will kind of kick off the end-of-year holiday programming.

What will be the highlights?

In summary, the holiday schedule will be rich in entertainment, fun, humor and music to do our viewers good in this gloomy period.

We will have the honor of broadcasting on the 18th an exceptional evening by Laurent Gerra.

The premiere of

will be broadcast on Thursday 23 December on France 3. Faustine Bollaert takes the controls.

She arrives with her kindness, brings a lot of freshness, her look of a mother of a family.

We were won over.

Laurence Boccolini will be at the helm of

Friday 24. A bonus thought for families and people alone that evening.

It will be a meeting in the mood, in the game, where the idea will be to play with guests and live a real Christmas evening in a chalet, the chalet of Laurence Boccolini (smile) which has plenty of surprises in store for this evening.

December 31st will be hosted by Stéphane Bern who will continue to showcase unique heritage places.

This year, the evening will take place at the Great Stables of the Château de Chantilly and there will be a great show in perspective.

What results do you draw from the entertainment side this year?

Under the impetus of Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez [the director of antennas and programs], we organized our offers. We continue to create entertainment and get-togethers. There are some great winning events: the creation of

, the tribute to Johnny Hallyday, the Victoires de la Musique which have beaten their record since 2014, the Fête de la musique live at Roland-Garros,

,

,

, the

or even the weekend programs like 

by Michel Drucker

There were some great records with Laurent Ruquier and

 and Jean Luc Lemoine with his band in

.

“The Artist”, launched at the start of the school year, did not find its audience.

Several observers noted that the concept was a good idea but that the mechanics were confusing.

Could a revamped season 2 see the light of day?

As I said, discovering talent is a trademark of France Télévisions and we claim it.

It is one of the great strengths of Nagui, moreover, with

.

This highlighting can be found in other shows such as

or

.

It was also the goal of

with the mission to introduce authors, composers and performers.

It was a bet.

We can of course always analyze what worked or not - and this is essential for building the future - but it seems important to me to remember about this program that Nagui and France Télévisions have contributed to discovering very fine talents who, I can tell you, we have some nice surprises in store.

We continue to dare, to amaze, to renew.

It's a tough bet, with some easy moments and some less so, but it's essential to move forward.

What is your assessment of the revised version of “Spectaculaire!

»With Jean-Marc Généreux joined by Cyril Féraud?

When launching new products, the important thing is to settle down.

We changed things in the bonus.

This was only the second issue, a third will be coming soon.

We will take stock after this next broadcast and we will see what we decide.

One thing is certain: we are in line with the DNA of France Télévisions which is to continue to offer great shows.

This year, Cyril Féraud's visibility on public service channels has continued to expand ...

This is what we work with our animators: the possibility of being deployed within the group.

signed a more than excellent performance, 16.3%, 3 million on a Saturday night on France 2, it was Cyril's first and it was absolutely crazy.

There were also several novelties in the tables concerning the games with Laurence Boccolini who succeeded Nagui at the presentation of "Everyone wants to take his place" ...

It's a bet won with Laurence as for the overhaul of the matinees as a whole.

With Laurence Boccolini, the stakes were high.

We are on a solid footing in a few months - this is only the beginning - we have 1.5 million viewers and an average audience share of 16%, so we are very happy with this transition because it was not not necessarily won in advance.

There was a nice, benevolent handover between Nagui and Laurence.

“Each in turn” was launched to replace “Z'amours”, also presented by Bruno Guillon.

Again, do you think the bet has been won?

Everyone in turn

got off to a good start.

We are more than 700,000 viewers with peaks at 18%.

We are delighted with what is happening on the morning games.

there is also

with Alex Goude who came to enrich the Saturday box.

We are around 600,000 viewers and 12% audience share.

In the evening

presented by Olivier Minne and Sidonie Bonnec took three points over one year, with 1.4 million viewers.

"Remember the words" is irremovable?

It is our access star with Nagui, always as powerful, who keeps the lead almost all the time with progressions of almost 1 point over a year.

The special premium made 17% audience share last Saturday with more than 3 million viewers.

This show is the rendezvous that viewers expect and want to have.

,

,

, among others, are also real appointments.

We have an extremely solid base of games.

The entertainment and games unit is 2,000 hours of programs per year, including 1,500 just for games.

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