Overview

• Delphine Ernotte Cunci announced Lapix’s mid-July departure days after securing a third term as president of France Télévisions
• Lapix has anchored France 2’s flagship 20 Heures since September 2017 and is known for her incisive political interviews that fueled rumors of pressure on her position
• France 2’s weeknight 20 Heures averaged 3.4 million viewers in its opening segment, trailing TF1’s 5.2 million under Gilles Bouleau
• Caroline Roux is viewed as the leading contender to succeed Lapix, with Julien Arnaud, Maya Lauqué and Benjamin Duhamel also under consideration
• In its departure announcement, France Télévisions thanked Lapix for eight years of service and professionalism