Overview

• Thursday’s premiere drew 3.3 million viewers and a 22% audience share, making Intervilles the leader in its time slot, according to Médiamétrie.
• The four-episode summer run features six cities—Beauvais, Coulanges-lès-Nevers, Gap, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Wallers-Arenberg and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux—competing in both revamped and classic challenges.
• In line with a 2021 ban on non-domestic animals and a late-2024 France Televisions directive, producers replaced live cattle with the foam mascot Topa.
• Historic taurine municipalities including Dax, Mont-de-Marsan and Bayonne declined to participate, accusing the revival of betraying the show’s heritage.
• Despite its strong viewership, social media users and critics have critiqued the new décor, pacing and absence of the show’s trademark vachettes.