Audiences and Results TV
TV Audiences: Key ratings, audience shares and trends to help you understand how viewers engage with television.
Médiamat Semestrial: January–June 2026
From 25th December 2025 to 14th June 2026
The audience audience The set of listeners, viewers, or TV viewers in which each individual is equally weighted, regardless of their listening/viewing duration or frequency of contact. Find out more for special-interest channels among viewers aged 4 and over.
Reach Reach Reach is the term used to describe the reach achieved by a medium, publication, advertisement or campaign. It corresponds to the number of users reached and is therefore quantitative data. Reach plays a key role in measuring return on investment. It is used to determine whether or not the communication is effective. Whether for a website or a social network, reach corresponds to the proportion of the Internet user population or the audience reached by the site or network over a set period. Find out more and Audience Share Audience Share The audience share, or market share of an event (programme, advertising slot, channel, station, etc.) is the ratio of the average audience for that event and the average audience for the media over the same time slot. This gives an indicator of the relative performance of a channel or station relative to their competitors. Find out more of Specialty Channels
Average
Average
The average is one of the most important statistical indicators for a set of numbers. By default, it is the arithmetic mean, calculated by adding the values in the set and then dividing that sum by the number of values.
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Monday–Sunday 3:00 a.m.–3:00 a.m.
Ages 4 and over
| CHAÎNES |
Part d'audience en %* Sur une base 100% = Ensemble Chaînes thématiques |
Couverture 4 semaines Nb individus |
| CHAÎNES THÉMATIQUES | 100,0 | 49 937 000 |
| RTL9 | 7,8 | 12 848 000 |
| PARIS PREMIÈRE | 6,5 | 14 782 000 |
| TV BREIZH | 6,5 | 7 624 000 |
| POLAR+ | 4,0 | 4 351 000 |
| TÉVA | 4,0 | 8 042 000 |
| SÉRIE CLUB | 3,9 | 5 338 000 |
| EUROSPORT 1 | 3,8 | 10 227 000 |
| CANAL+ FOOT | 3,5 | 11 706 000 |
| BEIN SPORTS 1 | 3,3 | 10 726 000 |
| AB 1 | 2,4 | 5 284 000 |
| LIGUE 1+ | 2,4 | 6 524 000 |
| DISCOVERY INVESTIGATION | 2,3 | 1 879 000 |
| CANAL+ SPORT | 1,8 | 8 824 000 |
| DISCOVERY TLC | 1,7 | 3 854 000 |
| SCIFI | 1,7 | 3 053 000 |
| 13ÈME RUE | 1,7 | 2 415 000 |
| EUROSPORT 2 | 1,5 | 5 459 000 |
| HISTOIRE TV | 1,5 | 3 361 000 |
| CANAL+ GRAND ECRAN | 1,4 | 5 282 000 |
| CINÉ + FRISSON | 1,4 | 4 761 000 |
| CANAL+ SPORT 360 | 1,3 | 7 806 000 |
| OCS | 1,3 | 5 252 000 |
| NRJ HITS | 1,2 | 4 300 000 |
| BRAVO | 1,0 | 2 120 000 |
| DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1,0 | 1 864 000 |
| TOUTE L'HISTOIRE | 1,0 | 3 208 000 |
| USHUAÏA TV | 1,0 | 2 925 000 |
| PLANÈTE + CRIME | 0,9 | 2 324 000 |
| RFM TV | 0,9 | 3 605 000 |
| WARNER TV | 0,9 | 3 491 000 |
| BEIN SPORTS 3 | 0,8 | 3 524 000 |
| CANAL+ BOX OFFICE | 0,8 | 5 302 000 |
| CANAL+ CINÉMA(S) | 0,8 | 4 794 000 |
| CINÉ + CLASSIC | 0,8 | 3 643 000 |
| DISNEY CHANNEL | 0,8 | 2 554 000 |
| NOVELAS TV | 0,8 | 1 672 000 |
| PLANÈTE + | 0,8 | 3 261 000 |
| TV5 MONDE | 0,8 | 6 895 000 |
| AUTOMOTO | 0,7 | 3 143 000 |
| BEIN SPORTS 2 | 0,7 | 5 061 000 |
| CINÉ + FAMILY | 0,7 | 4 217 000 |
| COMÉDIE + | 0,7 | 3 959 000 |
| INFOSPORT + | 0,7 | 3 524 000 |
| LIGUE 1+ / AGRÉGAT CANAUX EVÉNEMENTS 2 À 10 | 0,7 | 2 662 000 |
| MANGAS | 0,7 | 1 860 000 |
| CINÉ + EMOTION | 0,6 | 3 534 000 |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 0,6 | 2 340 000 |
| TCM CINÉMA | 0,6 | 2 317 000 |
| CINÉ + FESTIVAL | 0,5 | 3 351 000 |
| EQUIDIA | 0,5 | 2 237 000 |
| PLANÈTE + AVENTURE | 0,5 | 2 399 000 |
| WARNER TV NEXT | 0,5 | 1 125 000 |
| EUROPE 2 POP TV | 0,4 | 1 725 000 |
| M6 MUSIC | 0,4 | 2 932 000 |
| TIJI | 0,4 | 1 435 000 |
| BOOMERANG | 0,3 | 1 718 000 |
| CANAL+ DOCS | 0,3 | 3 343 000 |
| CARTOONITO | 0,3 | 668 000 |
| BOOMERANG +1 | 0,2 | 448 000 |
| SCIENCE ET VIE TV | 0,2 | 788 000 |
| CANAL J | 0,1 | 1 121 000 |
| CANAL+ KIDS | 0,1 | 2 005 000 |
| CARTOON NETWORK | 0,1 | 593 000 |
| PIWI + | 0,1 | 1 137 000 |
| SPORT EN FRANCE | 0,1 | 2 316 000 |
| TÉLÉTOON + | 0,1 | 1 266 000 |
| TRACE URBAN | 0,1 | 952 000 |
| DREAMWORKS | <0,1 | 453 000 |
| RMC SPORT 1 | <0,1 | 1 005 000 |
| TÉLÉTOON +1 | <0,1 | 457 000 |
* Audience share Audience share The audience share, or market share of an event (programme, advertising slot, channel, station, etc.) is the ratio of the average audience for that event and the average audience for the media over the same time slot. This gives an indicator of the relative performance of a channel or station relative to their competitors. Find out more calculated on the basis of all the special-interest channels marked
National Channels: Reach Reach Reach is the term used to describe the reach achieved by a medium, publication, advertisement or campaign. It corresponds to the number of users reached and is therefore quantitative data. Reach plays a key role in measuring return on investment. It is used to determine whether or not the communication is effective. Whether for a website or a social network, reach corresponds to the proportion of the Internet user population or the audience reached by the site or network over a set period. Find out more and Audience Share Audience Share The audience share, or market share of an event (programme, advertising slot, channel, station, etc.) is the ratio of the average audience for that event and the average audience for the media over the same time slot. This gives an indicator of the relative performance of a channel or station relative to their competitors. Find out more **
Average
Average
The average is one of the most important statistical indicators for a set of numbers. By default, it is the arithmetic mean, calculated by adding the values in the set and then dividing that sum by the number of values.
Find out more
Monday–Sunday 3:00 a.m.–3:00 a.m.
Ages 4 and over
| CHAÎNES |
Part d'audience en % sur une base 100% = TOTAL TV |
Couverture 4 semaines Nb individus |
| CHAÎNES THÉMATIQUES | 9,8 | 49 937 000 |
| CHAÎNES NATIONALES* | 89,6 | 61 549 000 |
| TF1 | 18,0 | 58 573 000 |
| FRANCE 2 | 14,9 | 57 061 000 |
| FRANCE 3 | 8,9 | 49 972 000 |
| FRANCE 4 | 1,3 | 37 260 000 |
| FRANCE 5 | 3,6 | 49 553 000 |
| M6 | 8,0 | 54 946 000 |
| ARTE | 3,1 | 40 767 000 |
| LCP-ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE / PUBLIC SÉNAT | 0,4 | 27 103 000 |
| W9 | 3,1 | 44 028 000 |
| TMC | 2,8 | 45 886 000 |
| TFX | 1,6 | 38 301 000 |
| GULLI | 1,1 | 31 775 000 |
| BFM TV | 2,9 | 45 250 000 |
| CNEWS | 2,9 | 39 838 000 |
| LCI | 2,6 | 38 518 000 |
| FRANCEINFO: | 1,1 | 32 742 000 |
| CSTAR | 1,1 | 30 329 000 |
| T18 | 1,0 | 25 862 000 |
| NOVO19 | 0,9 | 25 190 000 |
| TF1 SERIES FILMS | 1,6 | 27 503 000 |
| L'EQUIPE | 1,6 | 32 977 000 |
| 6TER | 1,5 | 28 576 000 |
| RMC STORY | 1,5 | 38 368 000 |
| RMC DÉCOUVERTE | 1,7 | 31 407 000 |
| RMC LIFE | 1,2 | 24 620 000 |
| CANAL+ | 1,4 | 30 642 000 |
** National channels: legacy channels or DTT channels
Definitions
Audience share Audience share The audience share, or market share of an event (programme, advertising slot, channel, station, etc.) is the ratio of the average audience for that event and the average audience for the media over the same time slot. This gives an indicator of the relative performance of a channel or station relative to their competitors. Find out more (%): the share of total television viewing time accounted for by a channel channel A subset of the brand URLs that overlap with a single theme (e.g., news, e-mail, etc.); the channel audience contributes to the overall audience of the brand, which itself contributes to the overall audience of the Parent. Find out more (pages 1 and 5) or the total viewing time of specialty channels (pages 2–4). Results are reported as an average average The average is one of the most important statistical indicators for a set of numbers. By default, it is the arithmetic mean, calculated by adding the values in the set and then dividing that sum by the number of values. Find out more from Monday through Sunday, covering the entire day (3:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.).
4-week reach reach Reach is the term used to describe the reach achieved by a medium, publication, advertisement or campaign. It corresponds to the number of users reached and is therefore quantitative data. Reach plays a key role in measuring return on investment. It is used to determine whether or not the communication is effective. Whether for a website or a social network, reach corresponds to the proportion of the Internet user population or the audience reached by the site or network over a set period. Find out more : the number of people aged 4 and older who watched the channel or channel group in question question An inquiry posed in the same way to all participants in the same survey, with the goal of obtaining answers of the same nature. We distinguish closed questions whose responses are chosen from the options provided (scales, yes / no, classification options, etc.), from open-ended questions for which no answer categories are offered. In the latter case, the spontaneous answer of the interviewee is gathered. Find out more for at least 10 consecutive seconds, on average, over 4 consecutive weeks.
« Established Pay-TV reception »: This universe universe All the statistical units from which a survey sample is drawn. When these units are people, the universe is termed a population. Find out more is built from the established special-interest channels consumption and the reported equipment of the panelists. It includes people living in households receiving a TV offer via an Internet service provider (Orange, Free, Bouygues, SFR) where at least 5 PayTV special-interest channels have been watched within one month and the reported Canalsat / Pack FAMILY FAMILY A family is composed of a couple (married or unmarried) and, as the case may be, their children; or a person with no spouse and his/her children (single parent family). This idea should not be confused with a household: a household may comprise no family, or one or more families. Find out more / Option TV+ from Canal+ subscribers.
Methodology
The Médiamat Médiamat Registered name, the Médiamat is the benchmark in television audience measurement in France. Carried out by Médiamétrie, it provides daily audience figures for programmes watched anywhere, on any screen, live, timeshifted, on replay or preview, by all French people aged 4 and over, i.e. 62.4 million individuals. The measurement is based on 2 representative panels : - A first panel of around 12,000 individuals in 5,500 households, comprising : • 5,000 households equipped with home TV sets, each connected to a fixed audimeter, the source of home TV audience measurement • 500 households without home TV sets - A second panel of around 5,000 individuals carrying a personal portable meter to measure TV audiences out of home (all screens) and on Internet screens at home. These audiences are then attributed to the individuals in the first panel by statistical fusion. The Médiamat allows Médiamétrie to monitor audience behaviour on a daily basis, while offering the possibility of both editorial and advertising analysis. Find out more Semestriel is part of Médiamétrie’s Mediamat offering. Médiamat, the benchmark in television audience measurement audience measurement Quantitative study of the frequency of use of media. Find out more in France, provides daily audience audience The set of listeners, viewers, or TV viewers in which each individual is equally weighted, regardless of their listening/viewing duration or frequency of contact. Find out more figures for programmes watched anywhere, on any screen, live, timeshifted, on replay or preview preview A way to view a television programme via a catch-up platform before it is broadcast on live TV. Find out more , by all French people aged 4 and over, i.e. 63.1 million individuals
-A first panel panel A sample from which information is collected over time. It can be questioned several times at regular intervals. This method is pertinent for studying changes in behaviour. The sample can be questioned continuously: - either: each individual in the panel is asked to fill in a daily questionnaire relating to the subject of the study. This is the case for the Radio panel. - or the information is recorded and returned regularly. This is the case for the Médiamat panel. This method is pertinent for understanding behavioural patterns and their changes if the panel lasts long enough. Find out more of around 12.000 individuals in 5.500 households, comprising :
•5.000 households equipped with home TV sets. each connected to a fixed audimeter. the source of home TV audience measurement
•500 households without home TV sets
- A second panel of around 5.000 individuals carrying a personal portable meter meter Measurement software installed on computers, smartphones or tablets of panellists in order to collect, with their consent, all of their surfing paths on computers, mobiles or tablets making it possible to produce the Internet audience measurement. Find out more to measure TV audiences out of home out of home Since 30 March 2020, for individuals aged 15 years and older, Médiamat has included the audience of television programmes viewed outside the home and whilst on the move on television sets, computers, smartphones and tablets. This includes, for example, audience viewing with relatives or friends, or else in a second home, hotel, holiday rental, workplace, bar, restaurant, train station, airport, public place, car, train, bus, etc. Find out more (all screens) and on Internet screens at home. These audiences are then attributed to the individuals in the first panel by statistical fusion.
The interpretation of the audience results of the Médiamat study study Any research done across a population, line of business, or products (programme content, programme schedules, etc.) A study relies most often on the data coming out of a survey (or surveys). Find out more must take into account, for each channel channel A subset of the brand URLs that overlap with a single theme (e.g., news, e-mail, etc.); the channel audience contributes to the overall audience of the brand, which itself contributes to the overall audience of the Parent. Find out more , the diversity of the audience, the competitive environment, its coverage coverage The audience accumulation over a long period (week, month, etc.) This is the number or percentage of people having had at least one contact, of any duration, with the media studied during the time period. It is calculated based on continuous panels. Find out more on one or more platforms, and its seniority. An individual who is not subscribed to a channel for the entire period may have watched the channel for part of the period (promotional offers, subscription or unsubscription during the period, multiple subscriptions, cast function, outside their home, etc.).