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Weekend Duo Maya Lauqué and Damien Thévenot to Lead Télématin on Weekdays

France Télévisions is shifting weekday presenters in response to slipping audiences driven by TF1’s robust Bonjour ratings.

Les animateurs Flavie Flament et Julien Arnaud lors du 40e anniversaire de l'émission Télématin au siège de France Télévisions à Paris, le 6 février 2025.
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Overview

  • Flavie Flament and Julien Arnaud will end their weekday hosting of Télématin on July 14 after one season marked by roughly 650,000 average viewers.
  • Maya Lauqué and Damien Thévenot, who have fronted the weekend edition for four years, will assume the Monday–Thursday slot next season.
  • Alexandre Kara, director of information at France Télévisions, informed Flavie Flament of her removal during a July 1 lunch, underscoring direct management intervention.
  • Flament and Arnaud have been offered the Friday–Sunday editions of Télématin to continue their roles on the program.
  • The lineup change reflects France Télévisions’ growing reliance on audience studies and competitive benchmarking under president Delphine Ernotte.