AUDIENCE RATINGS IN JUNE: INCREASE FOR THE 4 FREEVIEW CHANNELS
AUDIENCE RATINGS IN JUNE: INCREASE FOR THE 4 FREEVIEW CHANNELS
Boulogne-Billancourt, 6 july 2015
AUDIENCE RATINGS IN JUNE:
INCREASE FOR THE 4 FREEVIEW CHANNELS
Month after month, the TF1 group’s strategy of editorial complementarity is being enhanced
and producing results.
The Group’s 4 channels are showing strong growth momentum, taking a 27.9% audience
share and 32.7% of WPDM<50.
TF1, 21.4% share: Strongest rise in television in June (+0.4 pts)
TMC, 3.1% share: Up year on year (+0.1 pts)
NT1, 2.1% share: Strongest increase in DTT year on year (+0.5 pts)
HD1, 1.3% share: New record for the leading HD DTT channel, up year on year (+0.3 pts)
TF1: Strongest rise in television in June
TF1 claimed the top 20 ratings of the month, including the number-one performance of 7.4m viewers
for the major French drama On se retrouvera. Twenty programmes attracted over 6m viewers.
Excellent results for the new series Forever, with an average 6.2m viewers and 37% of WPDM<50, and for the new season of Grey’s Anatomy, with an average 5.4m viewers and a record season-ender wit 48% of WPDM<50.
Koh Lanta performed strongly every Friday, amassing impressive ratings week on week, with 6.4m on average since the start of the season and 40% of WPDM<50.
Major success for La chanson de l'année, with 4.1m viewers, 33% of WPDM<50 and 41% of 15-24 year olds.
Success for Rock’n’roll Circus, the leader with 1.7m viewers, 26% of WPDM+children and 33% of 15- 34 year-olds.
Ciné Dimanche continues to be the top film event on TV with headlining performances for Die Hard 4 (6.4m viewers) and We Bought a Zoo (5.8m).
Access game shows on the rise: best month for Les 12 coups de midi with 3.0m viewers and a 32% share. Money Drop led the way and once again posted growth with 3.4m viewers and a 21% share.
Leading news programmes: a peak of 6.5m viewers for the 8 o’clock news and 5.3m for the 1 o’clock
news. A high of 3.4m for Sept à Huit and 3.9m for Grands Reportages.
TMC: Film, series and French drama on form
The comedy film line-up attracted a broad public, with 1.2m viewers for Lethal Weapon 4, 1.1m for Case Départ and 1m for Les Sous-doués.
Success for the new series The Musketeers, with the first season drawing a high of 800,000 viewers.
The weekly soap Les Mystères de l'amour ended the season with a double record: a 10.7% share of
WPDM<50 on Saturday and an 8.7% share on Sunday.
TMC is impressing with its documentaries, attracting 650,000 viewers with the show on Parc Astérix and
taking a 4.8% share of WPDM<50.
NT1: Strongest year-on-year increase in DTT and a new record in film
As well as posting the strongest growth with Ind 4+, NT1 affirmed its positioning with young and women viewers, scoring record increases with 15-34 year-olds (+0.8 pts) and WPDM<50 (+0.7 pts).
NT1 put in a record month in film in June with its film franchise line-up targeting young people and women:
1.5m viewers for Jurassic Park 3: 8.1% of WPDM<50 and 10.8% of 15-34 year-olds.
1.3m viewers for Snow White and the Huntsman: 8.7% of WPDM<50
Over 700,000 viewers for The Hangover Part II: 5% of WPDM<50 and 7.4% of 15-34 year-olds.
HD1: New record, top-performance evenings and growing recognition
HD1 set record scores with Ind 4+ (1.3% share) and women viewers (1.9% of WPDM<50).
HD1 was also the only channel to draw over 600,000 viewers in the evening with the two main pillars of its
line-up: film (695,000 viewers for Gladiator) and French drama (the series Section de Recherches with
699,000 viewers and the mini-series La main blanche with 604,000).
HD1 is gaining growing recognition and praise. According to the channel’s latest barometer, eight out of
ten French people know HD1 and 75% of TV viewers say that HD1 is a quality channel.