Overview

• France 3 and producer Fremantle confirmed that Questions pour un champion will leave its weekday slot to air only on Saturdays and Sundays starting September 2025.
• France Télévisions operates under a €70 million deficit after cuts to public funding and has reshaped its schedule to reduce costs.
• The quiz averaged 1.2 million viewers in 2024, a decline of 300,000 from the year before, and incurs one of the highest production budgets of daytime programs.
• Bruno Fallot, president of Fremantle France, voiced his surprise and sadness over the decision to drop weekday broadcasts.
• Host Samuel Étienne questioned the use of audience metrics against the program and emphasized its enduring appeal beyond raw viewer numbers.