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In mid‑July During the summer of 2026 French broadcasters reshuffled schedules and relied heavily on reruns to sustain audience shares. TF1’s 20 hour 20‑hour news anchored by Jean‑Baptiste Boursier drew 5.17 million viewers (31 % share), keeping kept the channel ahead of rivals. The network also reshuffled rivals in mid‑July, while its summer morning slot, replacing "Bonjour avec vous" with rediffusions slot switched to repeats of the documentary series *Familles nombreuses : la vie en XXL*, which attracted 297 000 (11.4 % share) and 227 000 (8.8 % share) viewers. XXL*. M6 continued to rebroadcast air *La Roue de la fortune*, reaching 942 000 viewers (11.4 % share) on 16 July, fortune* and announced a September shoot for new episodes and a return of *Le Juste Prix* in prime time. TF1 also launched new episodes of *Camping Paradis* and *Balthazar* in late June, and revived classic formats such as *Le Juste Prix* on M6 and *Rex* on France 3 for the summer schedule. September. France 2’s historic morning show *Télématin* faced presenter turnover, while but the channel’s summer programming included a *Fort Boyard* edition and a rugby match on TF1. France 2 later channel topped the July 2026 national audience share in July (17 %); TF1 followed at 17.0 %, overtaking TF1’s 16.3 %, as % and M6 recorded posted its strongest month since 2006 with a 13.3 % share, boosted by extensive sports coverage. (13.3 %). France 5 shifted its summer slate to repeats of game shows and expanded the *Les Maternelles* brand with a dedicated 24/7 channel and new digital content. Popular soaps such as *Plus belle la vie* and *Demain nous appartient* continued to draw strong daytime audiences, with aired game‑show repeats. In early August the former pulling 1.86 trend of leveraging repeats intensified. On 3 August TF1 rebroadcast two prime‑time episodes of the 20‑year‑old series *Camping Paradis*, drawing 2.32 million (15.3 % share) and 2.26 million viewers (20.4 (18.7 % share) in early July. These developments illustrate and helping the channel maintain its lead over France 2’s *Enquêtes au paradis* and France 3’s *Les Fugitifs*. Afternoon repeats on TMC attracted 175‑198 k viewers. The following day France 2 aired a dynamic summer period in French television, where ratings leadership shifted repeat of the game show *Tout le monde veut prendre sa place*, which attracted 1.37 million viewers (18.8 % share). France 3 rebroadcast three episodes of the police series *Rex* (1.03 m, 978 k and broadcasters adjusted line‑ups 757 k viewers) and formats the game show *Slam* (1.03 million, 11.4 % share), despite competition from the women’s Tour de France. These reruns continued to retain viewers. boost summer viewership across the major networks.