French soaps Plus Belle la Vie and Un Si Grand Soleil air high‑drama episodes

Plus Belle la Vie aired a new episode on TF1 on 2 July 2026. In the story, lead character Patrick is targeted by gunfire while driving. The broadcast attracted an average of 1.88 million viewers (24.6 % share) and showed a year‑on‑year increase in audience share.

Un Si Grand Soleil aired episode 1958 on France 3 on 3 July 2026. The plot follows newspaper director Nicolas Fourneau, who is blackmailed with compromising photos and faces a editorial crisis. Concurrently, a wedding scene triggers a sharp emotional reaction for character Eve, linking personal trauma to the ongoing mystery of Eliott’s death.