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And time has told: BFM TV's share for that hour is getting nearly close to the average it had last season (when Aurélie Casse presented at that hour). Worse not only for Hammett, given she lacks any kind of chemistry with Ruquier, but also for losing to a major competitor like CNEWS, given Pascal Praud's second daily shout fest had nearly four times more viewers than Ruquier, boosted thanks to an interview with Home Minister Gérald Darmanin on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and the terrorism alert related to it, allowing it to break the million viewer mark. Additionally, BFM TV was really close to LCI and Franceinfo in the share.

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Honestly, to BFM TV's detriment, and not withstanding they have continuously run into hot water with all that right-leaning punditry and clash, CNEWS has found quite a niche at that hour, and positioned them as the alternative to the 20h newscasts on the main channels and the more laidback infotainment talkers, thanks to Pascal Praud's explosive style and also due to its consistency, having stood three consecutive seasons on air at that time (the decision to drop Éric Zemmour from Face à l'info did not have an effect on ratings too). In contrast, BFM TV has had a tug in the time slot since Fogiel took over: they dropped the politics-focused 20h newscast in favour of trying opinion-led formats with Alain Marschall and Natacha Polony to no success; extending Yves Calvi and Aurélie Casse last season did not help matters either, also worsened by the multiple controversies Fogiel has had during his stewardship of the network.

On Monday, the 20/22 overall was behind LCI. They didn't communicate for the 21/22 over on BFMTV so I assume that's where they were 3rd and Ruquier was still 2nd by a few thousand viewers.

Ruquier was in essence supposed to be a left-wing 'Heure des Pros' but anyone watching recently could tell you the coverage would not be liked by anyone in that target audience. Who are they trying to please? Perhaps the right like most of BFMTV nowadays? Perhaps just Ruquier fans for the sake of it being Ruquier presenting?