France 2’s summer shows post mixed audience figures

Faustine Bollaert’s talk‑show "Les Enfants de la télé" aired on France 2 on 5 July 2026, drawing 1.09 million viewers and a 9.7 % share among people aged four and over. The programme placed the public channel fourth in the national ranking, slightly down from the previous season.

The same week, the game show "Fort Boyard" returned on 4 July 2026 with Cyril Féraud as the new host. The episode attracted an average of 2.754 million viewers and an 18.1 % audience share, outperforming the previous year’s average of 1.90 million. It aired between two highly‑watched World Cup matches on M6, while rival TF1’s rugby broadcast recorded a low 844 000 viewers (5.5 % share).