05-10-2023, 08:37 PM
Shocking hiring that of Bruce Toussaint indeed. But TF1 needed to have a morning show to fend off the dominance of Télématin and Première édition. Worth noting this is not the first time it is happening.
TF1 had a morning show called Good Morning France (Bonjour la France) during the 80s. Created by Jean-Claude Bourret on the model of the US morning shows, it initially aired on weekends only (with weekdays being the remit of Télématin, which was more inspired by TV-am) from 1984; Télématin debuted some months after. The show, given it aired on weekends only, it had the mix of news, politics, newsmaker interviews and lifestyle and entertainment segments long favoured by American morning shows.
When Jean-Claude Bourret left TF1 after its privatisation to join La Cinq, the show was expanded by the new management to air 7 days a week; on weekdays, the show retained its original format, but on weekends, the show became known as Bonjour la France, Bonjour l'Europe, and had a more magazine-style presentation and a format prioritising French and European cultural issues and patrimony. The show ended in 1990; the exact reasons are still unknown, but TF1 was having an increased success with the Club Dorothée, leading to the show having an increased duration (up to 8 hours on Wednesdays); the slot has since been used for children's TV and its shopping strand Téléshopping.
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TF1 had a morning show called Good Morning France (Bonjour la France) during the 80s. Created by Jean-Claude Bourret on the model of the US morning shows, it initially aired on weekends only (with weekdays being the remit of Télématin, which was more inspired by TV-am) from 1984; Télématin debuted some months after. The show, given it aired on weekends only, it had the mix of news, politics, newsmaker interviews and lifestyle and entertainment segments long favoured by American morning shows.
When Jean-Claude Bourret left TF1 after its privatisation to join La Cinq, the show was expanded by the new management to air 7 days a week; on weekdays, the show retained its original format, but on weekends, the show became known as Bonjour la France, Bonjour l'Europe, and had a more magazine-style presentation and a format prioritising French and European cultural issues and patrimony. The show ended in 1990; the exact reasons are still unknown, but TF1 was having an increased success with the Club Dorothée, leading to the show having an increased duration (up to 8 hours on Wednesdays); the slot has since been used for children's TV and its shopping strand Téléshopping.
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