The main novelty on the series side for TMC this season, season 1 of “Benoît Gênant Officiel” with Artus, Ornella Fleury and Esteban ends this Friday evening at 9:25 p.m. Before returning soon for a season 2? Response elements.
BG Immo, hello! This Friday, February 2, TMC opens the doors of Benoît Gênant’s real estate agency one last time to offer you, at 9:25 p.m., the last four episodes of the first season of Benoît Gênant Official.
Benoît Gênant, one of the worst real estate agents in France
Benoît Gênant Officiel invites us, as a reminder, to follow Benoît Gênant (Artus), a young man at the head of “BG immo”, a small real estate agency in Puteaux, “the Monaco of Hauts-de-Seine”. One day, the real estate agent, an unconditional fan of Stéphane Plaza, welcomes a new girl, Ludivine (Ornella Fleury). Reluctant, at first, to train her, Benoît allows himself to be convinced by Francis (Esteban), his faithful collaborator, to pass on all his knowledge to her, and especially his… unorthodox methods. Ludivine is not at the end of her surprises.
At the same time, Benoît learns that his agency’s accounts are in the red, so much so that he only has one month left to find a solution. However, this is a poor understanding of Benoît and his unshakeable belief in his future success.
A disappointing first audience report
If, in recent weeks, word of mouth has been particularly successful for Benoît Gênant, with several prestigious clients, can he boast of the same success with the public in front of his screen? In terms of audiences, this first season, made up of twelve episodes, garnered disappointing audiences.
On January 19, only 405,000 people (2.5% of the public in front of their television at that time) were, on average, attracted by the first four episodes of the series. The very first episode, however, exceeded the symbolic mark of half a million people, with nearly 540,000 people (2.8% market share).
Penalized by the overtime of France’s victorious semi-final at the men’s handball Euro, the rest of the series, broadcast from 9:45 p.m. instead of 9:25 p.m., failed to continue this momentum. Around 240,000 people (1.8% market share) thus followed, on average, the following four episodes of Benoît Gênant Official.
A completely possible sequel
Can the series carried by Artus, Esteban and Ornella Fleury, nevertheless, hope for a season 2 thanks to its critical success, which is rated 3.3 out of 5 by the press and 3/5 by spectators of Allocinated? The finale of the first season of Benoît Gênant Official leaves, in any case, this possibility completely open.
For now, the fate of the series is up in the air. Contacted by Allociné, the TF1 group prefers, in fact, to wait for the audiences of the third and final evening of broadcast, as well as the replay viewing figures, before deciding the question. To be continued…